-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*September 30, 2016
*MNDU1609.30

-Birds mentioned
Ross's Goose
Surf Scoter
Western Grebe
Parasitic Jaeger
Sabine's Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Red-throated Loon
Swainson's Hawk
Northern Mockingbird
Bohemian Waxwing
Lapland Longspur
Smith's Longspur
Golden-crowned Sparrow
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: September 30, 2016
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind ([log in to unmask])

This is the Duluth Birding Report for September 30th, 2016 sponsored by
the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

A GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW was reported on the 30th by Jeff Newman in the
Lakeside neighborhood of Duluth. Jeff is at 44th Avenue East and Regent
Street and has had a Golden-crowned Sparrow in his yard during the past
two winters. As in past years, birders are welcome to look for the bird
but Jeff asks observers to stay on the sidewalk and not venture into his
yard.

Brad Abdenroth saw a SABINE'S GULL and two PARASITIC JAEGERS on the 28th
on both sides of the Superior Entry. Several PARASITIC JAEGERS and a
first-cycle LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL continue to be reported from
Wisconsin Point as recently as the 29th, and a SABINE’S GULL was
reported by several observers from Lot 1 and Gull Bluff near the base of
Wisconsin Point on the 24th and 25th. Jan and Larry Kraemer saw a
FRANKLIN’S GULL in the Duluth Harbor on the 24th at Miller Creek near
27th Avenue West.

Don Kienholz found a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD on the 26th in Canal Park near
the Endion Station cider house. The bird was still present on the 30th.
Peder Svingen found a SMITH'S LONGSPUR in a flock of about 100 LAPLAND
LONGSPURS on the 27th at the Park Point Recreation Area ball fields.

A SWAINSON'S HAWK was seen at Hawk Ridge on the 26th, and single
RED-THROATED LOONS flew past on the 26th and 28th. The first BOHEMIAN
WAXWING of the season flew past the count site on the 28th.

Rita and Robert Reed found two ROSS'S GEESE on the 23rd in Two Harbors
at the old football field next to the Burlington Bay campground. The
birds were also seen on the 27th across MN Highway 61 near the golf
course clubhouse. A WESTERN GREBE was seen on Burlington Bay in Two
Harbors on the 28th and two SURF SCOTERS were seen on the 24th at Agate
Bay.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on or about Thursday,
October 6th.

This report is compiled from MOU-net postings, local eBird checklists,
various Facebook group pages (some of which may require joining), and
personal contacts. Please follow the links below for the most up-to-date
information:

MOU-net: http:[log in to unmask]
eBird: http://ebird.org/ebird/places
Facebook group pages:
Minnesota Ornithologists Union:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/moumn.group/
Minnesota Birding: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mnbirding/
Minnesota Rare Bird Alert:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1570731239835376/
Northeast Minnesota Birding:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/177159692431348/
Sax-Zim Bog: https://www.facebook.com/groups/saxzimbog/
Duluth Phenology: https://www.facebook.com/groups/duluthphenology/

Information about bird sightings may be sent to the Duluth Rare Bird
Alert at [log in to unmask]

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, write us c/o the Bell Museum, e-mail us at
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