-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *October 7, 2016 *MNDU1610.07 -Birds mentioned Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Eurasian Collared-Dove Parasitic Jaeger Sabine's Gull Swainson's Hawk Golden Eagle Short-eared Owl Townsend's Solitaire Northern Mockingbird -Transcript
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: October 7, 2016 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) Reports: (218) 834-2858 Compiler: Jim Lind (jsl...@frontiernet.net) This is the Duluth Birding Report for October 7th, 2016 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. A Plegadis IBIS was seen from the Hawk Ridge overlook on the 7th, but it could not be determined if it was a Glossy or a White-faced. Four SWAINSON'S HAWKS and a GOLDEN EAGLE were also seen. John Richardson saw three SABINE'S GULLS and three PARASITIC JAEGERS on the 3rd at the Park Point Recreation Area. Bruce Munson saw a SURF SCOTER on the 3rd on the bay side of Park Point near the sailing club and Mike Hendrickson saw a WHITE-WINGED SCOTER at the dune bridge near the Sky Harbor Airport. The NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD near the Endion Station cider house in Canal Park was last reported on the 2nd. Peder Svingen also found a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE on the 1st in nearby Lake Place Park, but it has not been reported since. A EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE was seen on the 7th at 1st Avenue and 8th Street in downtown Two Harbors. A flyover SHORT-EARED OWL was also seen in the same area. The next scheduled update of this report will be on or about Thursday, October 13th. 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.
