-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*October 17, 2014
*MNDU1410.17

-Birds mentioned
Surf Scoter
Red-throated Loon
Thayer's Gull
Glaucous Gull
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Black-billed Magpie
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: October 17, 2014
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind ([log in to unmask])

This is the Duluth Birding Report for October 17th, 2014 sponsored by
the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

A RED-THROATED LOON was seen by Jan and Larry Kraemer on the 16th near
the Sky Harbor Airport at Park Point. They also saw three SURF SCOTERS
at the Recreation Area on the 13th. Peder Svingen found a very early
GLAUCOUS GULL on the 16th on the Minnesota side of the Superior Entry.
Peder also saw several THAYER'S GULLS at Wisconsin Point on the 16th.
Kim Eckert reports that the ROSS’S GOOSE along Garfield Avenue in the
Duluth Port Terminal was still present on the 13th.

Amanda Morrow saw a BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE on the 17th in Carlton County
north of Esko, at the intersection of the Canosia Road (CR 1) and the
Stark Road (CR 491). David Brislance saw a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER on the
12th north of Lutsen in Cook County.

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

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