-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*November 5, 2015
*MNDU1511.05

-Birds mentioned
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Ruddy Duck
Red-throated Loon
Pacific Loon
California Gull
Thayer's Gull
Iceland Gull
Vermilion Flycatcher
Black-billed Magpie
Townsend's Solitaire
Northern Mockingbird
Bohemian Waxwing
Golden-crowned Sparrow
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: November 5, 2015
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jsl...@frontiernet.net)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for November 5th, 2015 sponsored by
the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

Kim Eckert and Barb and Denny Martin found a female VERMILION FLYCATCHER
on the 2nd at Lutsen Resort in Cook County. It could not be relocated.
They also found an ICELAND GULL on the 1st at the Grand Portage marina.
Dave Bartkey found a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD on the 31st at Good Harbor Bay
west of Grand Marais.

BLACK SCOTERS, SURF SCOTERS, WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, and LONG-TAILED DUCKS
were reported on the 31st and 1st by several observers at various sites
in Cook County including Taconite Harbor, Good Harbor Bay, the Grand
Marais harbor, and Paradise Beach. SURF SCOTERS, WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS,
and LONG-TAILED DUCKS have also been seen recently at Burlington Bay in
Two Harbors.

BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen on the 31st and 1st near the Grand Marais
campground, along the Beaver River at MN Highway 61, at 4th Avenue and
2nd Street in Two Harbors, and at Hawk Ridge in Duluth. Clinton Nienhaus
also saw a flock on the 3rd just northeast of the Ray Berglund wayside
rest between Tofte and Lutsen.

Mike Hendrickson saw a PACIFIC LOON on the 1st at Stoney Point. Helen
Hendrickson saw a BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE on the 26th in Duluth Township
near the French River off the Ryan Road. Karl Bardon saw a TOWNSEND'S
SOLITAIRE fly by Hawk Ridge on the 3rd.

Jan and Larry Kraemer relocated the PACIFIC LOON near the Sky Harbor
Airport on the 1st, along with a RUDDY DUCK and a WHITE-WINGED SCOTER.
Alex Lamoreaux and Kaija Gahm saw six RUDDY DUCKS on the 31st on the bay
side of Park Point.

John Richardson found a HARLEQUIN DUCK on the 30th on the Minnesota side
of the Superior Entry, and it was still present on the 2nd. Alex
Lamoreaux saw eight THAYER'S GULLS on the 5th on the Minnesota side of
the Superior Entry. The CALIFORNIA GULL at the Superior Entry was last
reported on the 30th. Jan and Larry Kraemer saw a PACIFIC LOON and a
RED-THROATED LOON on the 2nd at Lot #1 on Wisconsin Point, and four
RED-THROATED LOONS on the Wisconsin side of the Superior Entry

The GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW at 44th Avenue East and Regent Street in the
Lakeside neighborhood of Duluth was still present on the 31st. Birders
are welcome to look for the bird but the homeowner asks observers to
stand by the corner of his front porch and not in his yard.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on November 12th.

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://www.mail-archive.com/mou-net@lists.umn.edu/maillist.html
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 duluth...@moumn.org

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
m...@moumn.org, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org.

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