-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *May 15, 2009 *MNDU0905.15-Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: May 15, 2009
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind ([log in to unmask])
This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, May 14th, 2009 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
A PIPING PLOVER was found by Jan and Larry Kraemer on the 14th on the lakeside of the Park Point Recreational Area. This may be the same bird reported from Wisconsin Point on the 13th. Peder Svingen found a first-cycle THAYER'S GULL on the 13th on the Minnesota side of the Superior Entry. Chris and Cindy Edwardson found a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER on the 10th in Hartley Nature Reserve along one of the mountain bike paths in the Kenwood area.
Five LONG-TAILED DUCKS were seen on the 10th and 11th at Burlington Bay in Two Harbors.
New arrivals during the past week include SORA, VIRGINIA RAIL, CHIMNEY SWIFT, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, BANK SWALLOW, VEERY, SWAINSON'S THRUSH, GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, HOUSE WREN, GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, TENNESSEE WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, BLACKPOLL WARBLER, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, CAPE MAY WARBLER, MOURNING WARBLER, AMERICAN REDSTART, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, WILSON’S WARBLER, CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, LE CONTE’S SPARROW, NORTHERN ORIOLE, and BOBOLINK
The Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory is looking for observations and locations of nesting raptors in the city of Duluth. Reports should be sent ASAP to assure time for nesting observations to occur. Please contact Frank Nicoletti either by phone at (218) 724-0758 or by e-mail at [log in to unmask]
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, May 21st.
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.