-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*August 29, 2017
*MNDU1708.29

-Birds mentioned
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Wilson's Phalarope
Parasitic Jaeger
Black Tern
Carolina Wren
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: August 29, 2017
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind ([log in to unmask])

This is the Duluth Birding Report for August 29th, 2017 sponsored by the
Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

A CAROLINA WREN was found on the 27th in Two Harbors along the old fence
line to the west of the Edna G. tugboat at Agate Bay. The bird was still
present on the 28th

John Richardson saw two BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS and seven other
shorebird species on the 23rd at the Old Stella Jones Pier near Grassy
Point in west Duluth. Jan and Larry Kraemer saw a WILSON'S PHALAROPE
here on the 20th. John Richardson saw a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER on the
24th at the Park Point Recreation Area and he saw a BLACK TERN there on
the 22nd.

Mike Hendrickson saw a PARASITIC JAEGER fly over Esko on the 28th.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on or about Monday,
September 4th.

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:

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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/

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Ornithologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For more
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