-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*July 9, 2010
*MNDU1007.09

-Birds mentioned
Yellow Rail
Lesser Yellowlegs
Marbled Godwit
Northern Hawk Owl
Great Gray Owl
American Three-toed Woodpecker
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: July 9, 2010
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind ([log in to unmask])

This is the Duluth Birding Report for July 8th, 2010 sponsored by the
Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

The first fall migrant shorebirds have begun to arrive in the region,
with a LESSER YELLOWLEGS seen on the 3rd and a MARBLED GODWIT reported
by Jan Kraemer at Island Lake on the 8th.

Cindy and Chris Edwardson reported an AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER on
the 4th at Sunshine Lake in Rice Lake Township, although there is no
public access to the site.

A NORTHERN HAWK OWL was again seen along Lake County Road 2, 0.2 mile
north of the Kane Lake Road (CR 203).

Kim Eckert and others saw a GREAT GRAY OWL on June 28th in Aitkin County
about 0.75 mile south of the intersection of CR 18 and the Pietz's Road.
Kim’s group also heard YELLOW RAILS in the McGregor Marsh, 0.8 mile
south of MN Highway 210.

Unless something unusual is reported, the next scheduled update of this
report will be in two weeks on Thursday, July 22nd.

The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858.
Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded
message.

The Duluth Birding Report is sponsored and funded by the Minnesota
Ornithologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For more
information on the MOU, either write us c/o the Bell Museum, e-mail us
at [log in to unmask], or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org.