-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*October 22, 2010
*MNDU1010.22

-Birds mentioned
Ross's Goose
White-winged Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Pacific Loon
Western Grebe
American White Pelican
Red-shouldered Hawk
Golden Eagle
Pomarine Jaeger
Parasitic Jaeger
Long-tailed Jaeger
Northern Hawk Owl
Short-eared Owl
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker
Red Crossbill
Evening Grosbeak
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: October 22, 2010
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind ([log in to unmask])

This is the Duluth Birding Report for October 22nd, 2010 sponsored by
the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

A LONG-TAILED JAEGER, POMARINE JAEGER and PARASITIC JAEGERS continue to
be seen on a nearly daily basis along Wisconsin Point from the first
parking lot. A PACIFIC LOON, WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, and three LONG-TAILED
DUCKS were seen on the 18th on the Minnesota side of the Superior Entry,
and a WESTERN GREBE was seen on the Wisconsin side. Jan and Larry
Kraemer saw an AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN on the 15th at Indian Point in
west Duluth.

A NORTHERN HAWK OWL and a SHORT-EARED OWL were seen on the 15th at the
Hawk Ridge main overlook. A RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was seen on the 20th,
and more than 20 BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS have been seen since the 15th.
Small numbers of RED CROSSBILLS and EVENING GROSBEAKS have also been
seen recently. Ten GOLDEN EAGLES were seen on the 21st.

Maggie Seeley saw a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER on the 18th at Lighthouse
Point in Two Harbors. An immature ROSS'S GOOSE was still present in Two
Harbors on the 21st, between the golf course and Burlington Bay. John
Green reported a GOLDEN EAGLE on the 18th in Duluth Township along the
Clover Valley Road.

Nancy Jackson reported a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER on the 21st in Aurora
near 12 North Erie Street.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, October
28th.

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.