-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*September 19, 2013
*MNDU1309.19

-Birds mentioned
Greater White-fronted Goose
Snow Goose
Ross's Goose
Swainson's Hawk
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Sabine's Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Parasitic Jaeger
Red-headed Woodpecker
Horned Lark
Lapland Longspur
Dark-eyed Junco
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Rusty Blackbird
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: September 19, 2013
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind ([log in to unmask])

This is the Duluth Birding Report for September 19th, 2013 sponsored by
the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

An adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was found by Eric Collins on the 14th
at Lafayette Square on Park Point and on the 15th on the Minnesota side
of the Superior Entry. A BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was seen by several
observers on the 14th and 15th near the Sky Harbor Airport at Park
Point.

Four GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were found on the 9th by Greg Garmer at
Bayfront Park in the Duluth Harbor and they were still present on the
17th. Karl Bardon briefly saw three ROSS'S GEESE at the mouth of the
Lester River on the 13th.

A SWAINSON'S HAWK was seen at Hawk Ridge on the 16th, and two were seen
on the 12th. Five RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were counted on the 11th, as
well as a record-high count of 107 ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS. The first
migrant DARK-EYED JUNCOS and LAPLAND LONGSPURS were reported from Hawk
Ridge on the 13th, and the first SNOW GEESE, HORNED LARK, and RUSTY
BLACKBIRDS were reported from there on the 12th.

Karl Bardon saw a juvenile SABINE'S GULL at the first parking lot on
Wisconsin Point on the 15th. Karl and Mike Hendrickson saw six PARASITIC
JAEGERS on the 14th at Wisconsin Point.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on September 26th.

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.