Yesterday afternoon Park Point in Duluth was dripping with warblers. The weather, however, was terrible. The temperature was in the 40s and a strong wind was blowing from the northeast at 20 to 30 miles per hour. While the weather made for challenging birding, it forced the birds to feed on the ground, sometimes right at my feet (no binoculars needed). Warblers were everywhere: In yards, on the street, in low-lying shrubs, and along the shore. During three hours of birding I found 20 species. Palm, Magnolia, and American Redstarts were the most common. I saw only one each of Black-throated Green Warbler, Golden-winged Warbler and Mourning Warble, but there were good numbers of Cape May, Chestnut-sided, Pine, Wilson, Nashville, Northern Parula and other warblers. Another birder told me about a Black-throated Blue Warbler seen near the end of Park Point, but I could not find this bird. There were also thousands of Savannah and Chipping Sparrows. In addition, I observed two White-winged Scoters in the harbor side bay of Park Point a bit northwest of the Rowing Club. Since weather conditions in Duluth today (and maybe tomorrow) are similar to yesterday, I’m guessing that the warblers are still hunkered down there.Douglas Mayo ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html