-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*April 16, 2014
*MNDU1404.16

-Birds mentioned
Wood Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Long-tailed Duck
Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Turkey Vulture
American Coot
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs
American Woodcock
Belted Kingfisher
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Yellow-rumped Warbler
American Tree Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: April 16, 2014
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind ([log in to unmask])

This is the Duluth Birding Report for April 16th, 2014 sponsored by the
Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

A flock of 25 LONG-TAILED DUCKS was seen on the 13th at Burlington Bay
in Two Harbors. Kim Eckert saw an early GREATER YELLOWLEGS on the 9th at
27th Ave West in Duluth.

Other recent spring arrivals in the past week include WOOD DUCK,
BLUE-WINGED TEAL, NORTHERN SHOVELER, REDHEAD, RING-NECKED DUCK, GREATER
SCAUP, PIED-BILLED GREBE, DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, TURKEY VULTURE,
KILLDEER, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, AMERICAN COOT, BELTED KINGFISHER,
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, NORTHERN FLICKER, EASTERN PHOEBE,
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, AMERICAN TREE SPARROW, SONG SPARROW, FOX SPARROW,
EASTERN MEADOWLARK, RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD, BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD, and
COMMON GRACKLE.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on April 24th.

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.