-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *May 24, 2017 *MNDU1705.24 -Birds mentioned Long-tailed Duck Eurasian Collared-Dove Whimbrel Red Knot Little Gull Franklin's Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Black Tern Arctic Tern Red-throated Loon Pacific Loon Loggerhead Shrike Northern Mockingbird Prairie Warbler Eastern Towhee Lark Sparrow Dickcissel -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: May 24, 2017 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) Reports: (218) 834-2858 Compiler: Jim Lind ([log in to unmask]) This is the Duluth Birding Report for May 24th, 2017 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. A PRAIRIE WARBLER was found by Janelle Long and Molly Thompson on the 20th at the Indian Point campground in west Duluth. Steve Kolbe found an adult LITTLE GULL on the 22nd at the Park Point Recreation Area, and it was relocated on the 23rd. Mike Hendrickson saw an ARCTIC TERN on the 23rd near the Sky Harbor Airport. Two BLACK TERNS were found by John Richardson on the 20th near the Sky Harbor Airport, and he saw another on the 22nd. Clinton Nienhaus saw a FRANKLIN'S GULL on the 22nd at the Recreation Area, and two RED KNOTS were seen here on the 23rd. Larry and Jan Kraemer found a PACIFIC LOON and two RED-THROATED LOONS on the 19th at the Park Point Recreation Area. RED-THROATED LOONS continue to be seen at Park Point, including a flock of 15 seen by Steve Kolbe on the 22nd at Lafayette Square at 31st Street. Several WHIMBRELS and a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL were seen by many observers on the 18th and 19th at the Recreation Area. Mike Hendrickson saw a WHIMBREL on the 22nd near Waseca Drive and Industrial Road in west Duluth, and Bruce Munson saw one on the 22nd at the Recreation Area. Don Kienholz saw a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD on the 17th at the Rose Garden at 12th Avenue East. The EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE is still being seen between 11th Street and 36th Street on Park Point. Robbye Johnson saw a LARK SPARROW on the 23rd near the historical marker along Wisconsin Point. Art Larsen found a DICKCISSEL on the 18th the Two Harbors High School track. A LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE was found on the 23rd in downtown Two Harbors along the dirt road that runs west from the wastewater treatment plant. Mike Steffes saw a flock of ten WHIMBRELS on the 23rd along Lake Superior at Castle Danger. Small numbers of LONG-TAILED DUCKS continue to be seen at Burlington Bay and Agate Bay in Two Harbors. Jan and John Green saw an EASTERN TOWHEE on the 17th along the Old North Shore Road in Duluth Township. John Richardson saw one on the 17th at the Park Point Recreation Area, and another was seen from the 13th to the 17th about two miles west of Two Harbors. The next scheduled update of this report will be on or about Monday, May 29th. 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 [log in to unmask], or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org.