-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*May 7, 2016
*MNDU1605.07

-Birds mentioned
Neotropic Cormorant
Broad-winged Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Golden Eagle
Spotted Sandpiper
Sanderling
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Little Gull
Common Tern
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Blue-headed Vireo
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Bank Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
House Wren
Veery
Brown Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
American Pipit
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Nashville Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Northern Parula
Palm Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Clay-colored Sparrow
Le Conte's Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
Yellow-headed Blackbird
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: May 7, 2016
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind ([log in to unmask])

This is the Duluth Birding Report for May 7th, 2016 sponsored by the
Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

An apparent NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was photographed by John Richardson on
the 7th near the McQuade Road Safe Harbor in Duluth Township. If
accepted, this would be the first record for northeast Minnesota. An
adult LITTLE GULL was found on the 2nd by Peder Svingen at Wisconsin
Point and an immature LITTLE GULL was found by Steve Kolbe on the 3rd at
Lot #1 on Wisconsin Point.

A SWAINSON'S HAWK, GOLDEN EAGLE, and 349 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS were seen by
Frank Nicoletti and others at Enger Tower on May 5th.

A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was found by Bill Tefft on the 2nd at Vermilion
Community College in Ely. Julie Grahn saw two WILSON'S PHALAROPE’S,
along with a PECTORAL SANDPIPER and LEAST SANDPIPER at the city of Cook
wastewater treatment plant in northern St. Louis County.

A LE CONTE'S SPARROW was found by Jane Johnson on the 2nd in Tofte in
Cook County. Another was seen along the North Shore on the 4th in the
large grassy area on the north side of Agate Bay in Two Harbors. Two
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS were seen at Agate Bay in Two Harbors on the
7th.

Recent new arrivals in the area include SPOTTED SANDPIPER on the 29th,
BROWN THRASHER on the 30th, CLAY-COLORED SPARROW on the 1st, SANDERLING,
COMMON TERN, AMERICAN PIPIT, and CAPE MAY WARBLER on the 3rd, BANK
SWALLOW, BARN SWALLOW, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, PALM WARBLER and
HARRIS'S SPARROW on the 4th, CHIMNEY SWIFT, NASHVILLE WARBLER, and
ORANGE CROWNED WARBLER on the 5th, FORSTER’S TERN, RUBY-THROATED
HUMMINGBIRD, CLIFF SWALLOW, NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW, HOUSE WREN,
VEERY, OVENBIRD, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, NORTHERN PARULA, and LINCOLN’S
SPARROW on the 6th, and BLUE-HEADED VIREO on the 7th.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on or about Thursday,
May 12th.

This report is compiled from MOU-net postings, local eBird checklists,
various Facebook group pages (some of which may require joining), and
personal contacts. Please follow the links below for the most up-to-date
information:

MOU-net: [log in to unmask]" target="_blank">http:[log in to unmask]
eBird: http://ebird.org/ebird/places
Facebook group pages:
Minnesota Ornithologists Union:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/moumn.group/
Minnesota Birding: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mnbirding/
Minnesota Rare Bird Alert:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1570731239835376/
Northeast Minnesota Birding:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/177159692431348/
Sax-Zim Bog: https://www.facebook.com/groups/saxzimbog/
Duluth Phenology: https://www.facebook.com/groups/duluthphenology/

Information about bird sightings may be sent to the Duluth Rare Bird
Alert at [log in to unmask]

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, write us c/o the Bell Museum, e-mail us at
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