-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *October 8, 2010 *MNST1010.08 -Birds mentioned Ross's Goose White-winged Scoter Red-throated Loon American White Pelican Parasitic Jaeger Band-tailed Pigeon Red-breasted Nuthatch Evening Grosbeak -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota Statewide Date: October 8, 2010 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org Reports: (763) 780-8890 Compiler: Anthony Hertzel ([log in to unmask]) This is the Minnesota Birding Report for October 7th, 2010. A BAND-TAILED PIGEON flew past the overlook at Hawk Ridge in Duluth on the morning of October 7th, but it has not been since. The bird was heading north. At least one PARASITIC JAEGER is still being seen at the far end of Park Point in Duluth, and since October 1st, two RED-THROATED LOONS have been seen from the Point's Recreation Area. Observations of southbound migrants continue to come in slowly. I have reports of ROSS'S GOOSE, WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, COMMON MERGASNSER, AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, and EVENING GROSBEAK. I am not sure what to make of the Rose-throated Becard reported from Ramsey County on October 5th. The next scheduled update of this tape is October 14th, 2010.