-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *November 5, 2009 *MNDU0911.05-Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: November 5, 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, November 5th, 2009 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
An immature BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE was seen by Mike Hendrickson and Peder Svingen on the 31st on the Minnesota side of the Superior Entry. GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, ICELAND GULL, GLAUCOUS GULL, and THAYER'S GULLS have also been reported during the past week at the Superior Entry and Wisconsin Point. Peder Svingen saw a PARASITIC JAEGER on the 4th from the first parking lot at Wisconsin Point. Peder also saw WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, SURF SCOTER, and five BLACK SCOTERS on the 4th in the Duluth Harbor near the rowing club.
Cameron Rutt saw two WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, five SURF SCOTERS, and four BLACK SCOTERS on the 3rd at 21st Avenue East. He also saw a late ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER on the 3rd at 13th Street on Park Point, and a late BROAD-WINGED HAWK and TURKEY VULTURE on the 5th at 60th Avenue East. On the 2nd Cameron saw a COMMON REDPOLL in Castle Danger and on the 5th he had 88 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS and 14 EVENING GROSBEAKS at 60th Avenue East. Kim Eckert saw a late NASHVILLE WARBLER on the 5th along the West Kent Road near UMD.
Several NORTHERN HAWK OWLS have been reported during the past week, including a flyby at the Hawk Ridge main overlook on the 31st. Jan Green found one on the 3rd in Duluth Township, west of the Duluth Town Hall at 1818 Shilhon Road (CR 255). Dave Carman saw one on the 2nd along US Highway 53 in Melrude, about a half mile south of the West Melrude Road (CR 59). Debbie Waters found one on the 5th in Aitkin County along the Hedbom Forest Road, 2.2 miles west of the eastern end of the road. Jim Brinegar saw a GREAT GRAY OWL on the 30th along Lake County Road 2, two miles north of CR 14.
Dave, Pam, and Lars Benson saw a PACIFIC LOON and five WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS on the 31st at Chicago Bay in Hovland, Cook County. They saw two BLACK SCOTERS on the 1st at Paradise Beach and a late EASTERN PHOEBE at Grand Portage State Park. Kim Eckert and others saw WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS and BLACK SCOTERS at Paradise Beach on the weekend of the 31st, as well as small numbers of LONG-TAILED DUCKS between Good Harbor Bay and Paradise Beach. They had a first-cycle GLAUCOUS GULL in Grand Marais and a late PHILADELPHIA VIREO at Grand Portage State Park. The SURF SCOTER at the Silver Bay marina was still present on the 31st.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, November 12th.
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