-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*August 22, 2013
*MNDU1308.22
-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: August 22, 2013
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind ([log in to unmask])

This is the Duluth Birding Report for August 22nd, 2013 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

PARASITIC JAEGERS have been seen recently along Park Point and Wisconsin Point. Karl Bardon saw five on the 13th between Gull Bluff and the Superior Entry on Wisconsin Point, one of which briefly crossed into Minnesota waters. Other sightings at Park Point occurred on the 14th and 17th. Peder Svingen saw three RED-NECKED PHALAROPES on the 13th at the Sky Harbor Airport and Tim Lamey saw two on the 14th on Lake Superior southeast of the mouth of the Lester River. Karl Bardon saw a flock of 56 phalaropes on the 20th at the mouth of the Lester River, presumably Red-necked Phalaropes.

Many observers throughout northeastern Minnesota have reported impressive flights of COMMON NIGHTHAWKS in recent days. Karl Bardon reported that more than 30,800 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were counted on the 21st between sunrise and sunset between count sites at Hawk Ridge and Lester Park. Kim Eckert counted more than 1,300 on the 21st during one hour in the late afternoon near 25th Avenue East and Peder Svingen counted more than 3,800 in one hour on the evening near the same location. Jesse Ellis counted more than 3,700 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS in less than an hour of counting on the 19th near Tofte in Cook County. Interestingly, the birds were flying north.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, August 29th.

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.