Extensive searching throughout the day by multiple parties failed to  

refind the White-winged Dove at the 40th Ave West/Erie Pier area in  

Duluth, including an unsuccessful search by yours truly between 8:30  

and 9:30 AM, but at 5:35 PM this afternoon (Thursday, 8 October) the  

dove was seen in flight by Barb and Denny Martin and myself. We  

watched it fly into a stand of aspen and willows bordering a small  

pond at the northwest corner of the impoundment, and a few minutes  

later we found it perched just above eye level near the trunk of a 3  

inch dbh aspen. The bird was still in this location when we left at  

6:00 PM.



Other noteworthy sightings at the 40th Ave West/Erie Pier area today  

include a Short-eared Owl found by Kim Eckert and the Martins, and a  

stunning adult Nelson's Sparrow that flushed from a grassy area on the  

west side of the impoundment and perched in full sun, where I admired  

it for two minutes early this morning.



Thirteen species of Emberizids were seen at this location today, and a  

14th species -- Chipping Sparrow -- was found at Park Point. No one  

reported Le Conte's Sparrow or Smith's Longspur, both of which were  

seen here 10/4/2009. Below is a composite list of the highest count  

for each species seen at the 40th Ave West/Erie Pier area today.



Peder Svingen

Duluth, MN







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> Date: October 8, 2009 7:34:21 PM CDT

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> Subject: eBird Report - Duluth--40th Ave West / Erie Pier , 10/8/09

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>

> Location:     Duluth--40th Ave West / Erie Pier

> Observation date:     10/8/09

> Number of species:     41

>

> Snow Goose     1     Immature white morph.

> Cackling Goose     15

> Canada Goose     63

> Mallard     63

> Blue-winged Teal     2

> Northern Pintail     5

> Green-winged Teal     5

> Great Blue Heron     1

> Turkey Vulture     1

> Merlin     2

> Peregrine Falcon     1

> peep sp.     1

> Pectoral Sandpiper     2

> Wilson's Snipe     1

> Ring-billed Gull     1

> Herring Gull     2

> Rock Pigeon     2

> White-winged Dove     1

> Belted Kingfisher     1

> American Crow     9

> Horned Lark     103

> Tree Swallow     1

> swallow sp.     1

> Black-capped Chickadee     3

> American Pipit     2

> Yellow-rumped Warbler     38

> Palm Warbler     6

> Clay-colored Sparrow     2

> Vesper Sparrow     1

> Savannah Sparrow     4

> Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow     1

> Fox Sparrow     5

> Song Sparrow     28

> Lincoln's Sparrow     8

> Swamp Sparrow     18

> White-throated Sparrow     18

> Harris's Sparrow     2

> White-crowned Sparrow     46

> Dark-eyed Junco     1

> Lapland Longspur     350

> Red-winged Blackbird     7

> Rusty Blackbird     2

> American Goldfinch     2

>

> This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)





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