[mou-net] Duluth Birding Report - 9/27/2017
This is the Duluth Birding Report for September 27th, 2017sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. A RUFOUS/ALLEN’S hummingbird was found by Dee Kuder on the 23rdand 24th near Crane Lake in northern St. Louis County, but it hasnot been relocated. Karl Bardon and Tom Reed saw a PACIFIC LOON on the 22ndat the mouth of the Talmadge River near the McQuade Road, and it was relocated onthe 23rd at Stoney Point. Alex Lamoreaux saw a TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE fly by the HawkRidge overlook on the 23rd. JohnRichardson saw three YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS on the 26th at AgateBay in Two Harbors, and he saw one on the 25th at Hawk Ridge. Peg Robertson saw one in Tofte on the 25that the Holiday gas station. Migrating BLACK-BACKEDWOODPECKERS continue to be seen at many locations along the North Shore. There have been several good sightings from Wisconsin Pointin the past week including WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, BLACK SCOTER, RED-THROATEDLOON, a WESTERN GREBE, a LONG-TAILED JAEGER on the 19th, several PARASITICJAEGERS, FRANKLIN’S GULL, GREAT-BACKED GULL, and LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL. Most of these have been seen from Lot # 1. Peder Svingen saw a ROSS’S GOOSE on the 24that 1412 East 2nd Street near Fairlawn mansion in Superior. This report is compiled from MOU-net postings, local eBirdchecklists, various Facebook group pages (some of which may require joining),and personal contacts. Please follow the links below for the most up-to-dateinformation: MOU-net: http://www.mail-archive.com/mou-net@lists.umn.edu/maillist.htmleBird: http://ebird.org/ebird/placesFacebook 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 DuluthRare Bird Alert at duluth...@moumn.org The Duluth Birding Report is sponsored and funded by theMinnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For moreinformation on the MOU, write us c/o the Bell Museum, e-mail us at...@moumn.org, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Duluth Birding Report 9/16/2017
This is the Duluth Birding Report for September 16th, 2017sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. A record-early HARLEQUIN DUCK was found and photographed byMary Anne and David Marjamaa in the Grand Marais harbor on the 15th. An adult and a juvenile PARASITIC JAEGER have been seen sporadicallyalong Park Point during the past week, and as many as five have been seen atWisconsin Point by several observers. Ajuvenile POMARINE JAEGER was seen by Clinton Nienhaus and others on the 11that parking lot #1 on Wisconsin Point and Karl Bardon saw one there on the 15th. At least ten BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS have flown by HawkRidge during the first two weeks of September, with other presumed migrantbirds seen at Hartley Nature Center and Tettegouche State Park. Clinton Nienhaus saw a YELLOW-THROATED VIREO on the 16that Indian Point in west Duluth. This report is compiled from MOU-net postings, local eBirdchecklists, various Facebook group pages (some of which may require joining),and personal contacts. Please follow the links below for the most up-to-dateinformation: MOU-net: http://www.mail-archive.com/mou-net@lists.umn.edu/maillist.htmleBird: http://ebird.org/ebird/placesFacebook 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 DuluthRare Bird Alert at duluth...@moumn.org The Duluth Birding Report is sponsored and funded by theMinnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For more informationon the MOU, write us c/o the Bell Museum, e-mail us at m...@moumn.org, or visitthe MOU web site at moumn.org. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Duluth Birding Report - 8/29/2017
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: 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. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Duluth Birding Report 5/24/2017
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://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. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Duluth Birding Report 5/7/2017
This is the Duluth Birding Report for May 7th, 2017 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. An apparent SMEW was reported at 16th Street on the bay side of Park Point on the 3rd, but it could not be relocated. A freshly-killed NORTHERN FULMAR was found by John Richardson on April 27th on the beach at the Park Point Recreation Area. If accepted, this would be the first record for Minnesota. John also saw four RED-THROATED LOONS and a WESTERN GREBE at the same location. Art Larsen found an AMERICAN AVOCET on the 3rd at the Sky Harbor Airport, and it was seen again on the 4th at 36th Street. Laura Erickson saw six SURF SCOTERS on the 4th at 19th Street on Park Point. Larry and Jan Kraemer found an EASTERN TOWHEE on the 5th at Southworth Marsh on Park Point and it was still present on the 7th. John Richardson saw an adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL on the 1st at the Park Point Recreation Area. The NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD at the Park Point Recreation Area was last reported on the 4th. The NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD at the 6800 block of East Superior Street was relocated on April 27th at Brighton Beach. The EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE is still being seen between 11th Street and 36th Street on Park Point. Josh Watson found a LARK SPARROW in Grand Marais on the 27th at 5th Avenue West and 1st Street. The EURASIAN TREE SPARROW in Two Harbors was relocated by Earl Orf on the 5th at the ground feeder at South Avenue and Waterfront Drive near the Do North pizzeria. Elissa Gallien and Butch Ukura found three AMERICAN AVOCETS on the 30th northeast of the town of Aitkin on the rice paddies along 430th Street, about 1.5 miles east of CR 1. Cindy Risen found 70 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE on the 30th along Osprey Avenue northeast of Aitkin. Recent spring arrivals include SOLITARY SANDPIPER on the 25th, LESSER YELLOWLEGS and MARBLED GODWIT on the 27th, BLUE-HEADED VIREO on the 28th, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW and HARRIS´S SPARROW on the 29th, WILLET, SANDERLING, PURPLE MARTIN, and SEDGE WREN on the 2nd, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, VIRGINIA RAIL, and WESTERN MEADOWLARK on the 3rd, COMMON TERN, CASPIAN TERN, SWAINSON´S THRUSH, and NASHVILLE WARBLER on the 4th, WILSON´S WARBLER, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH and CLAY-COLORED SPARROW on the 5th, and LECONTE´S SPARROW on the 6th. The next scheduled update of this report will be on or about Monday, May 15th. 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. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Duluth Birding Report - 4/25/2017
This is the Duluth Birding Report for April 25th, 2017 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. A EURASIAN WIGEON was found on the 16th by Butch Ukura northeast of the town of Aitkin on the rice paddies along 430th Street, about 1.5 miles east of CR 1. It was last reported on the 23rd. JG Bennett saw a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD on the 22nd on the 6800 block of East Superior Street. A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was found on the 25th by John Richardson at the Park Point Recreation Area. The EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE is still being seen between 11th Street and 36th Street on Park Point. The EURASIAN TREE SPARROW in Two Harbors was still present on the 22nd at the ground feeder at South Avenue and Waterfront Drive near the Do North pizzeria. Jan and Larry Kraemer saw an early OVENBIRD on the 24th at Forest Hill in the Woodland neighborhood of Duluth. Other recent spring arrivals include AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN and OSPREY on the 12th, BROWN THRASHER on the 13th, BROAD-WINGED HAWK, AMERICAN BITTERN, AMERICAN COOT, and SAVANNAH SPARROW on the 15th, BONAPARTE´S GULL and PINE WARBLER on the 19th, SORA on the 22nd, VESPER SPARROW and LINCOLN´S SPARROW on the 23rd, and ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER on the 24th, and BARN SWALLOW on the 25th. The next scheduled update of this report will be on or about Monday, May 1st. 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. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Duluth Birding Report 4/12/17
This is the Duluth Birding Report for April 12th, 2017 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was found on the 10th by John Richardson at the 24th Street on Park Point, and it was still present on the 12th. The EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE is still being seen between 11th Street and 36th Street on Park Point. Larry and Jan Kraemer saw a female RUDDY DUCK on the 8th at Park Point. Bob Myers saw a TOWNSEND´S SOLITAIRE on the 4th at the walking trail north of Highway 61 at Cove Point Lodge in Beaver Bay. Bob Jansen relocated the EURASIAN TREE SPARROW in Two Harbors on the 7th at the ground feeder at South Avenue and Waterfront Drive near the Do North pizzeria. Two AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS have been reported by several observers as recently as the 7th in northern St. Louis County along the Johnson Road, east of the town of Cook. Recent spring arrivals include WINTER WREN on the 2nd, CHIPPING SPARROW on the 3rd, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER and RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET on the 4th, WILSON´S SNIPE on the 7th, TREE SWALLOW, HERMIT THRUSH, LAPLAND LONGSPUR, and YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER on the 8th, GREATER YELLOWLEGS and RUSTY BLACKBIRD on the 9th, The next scheduled update of this report will be on or about Monday, April 24th. 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. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Duluth Birding Report - 4/2/17
This is the Duluth Birding Report for April 2nd, 2017 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. A EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE was found by John Richardson on the 22nd at 25th Street on Park Point, and the bird was still present on the 2nd. It has been seen between 11th Street and 36th Street. John saw a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK fly past Enger Tower on the 29th. Clinton Nienhaus found a WESTERN GREBE on the 21st at Canal Park in Duluth and it was last reported on the 25th. John Richardson found a female RUDDY DUCK on the 24th at 27th Avenue West near WLSSD. The EURASIAN TREE SPARROW in Two Harbors was relocated on the 2nd for the first time since February 21st. It was seen briefly at the ground feeder at South Avenue and Waterfront Drive near the Do North pizzeria. A flock of 55 LONG-TAILED DUCKS was seen on the 1st at Burlington Bay in Two Harbors. The HARLEQUIN DUCK in the Grand Marais harbor was still present on the 2nd. Two AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS have been reported by several observers as recently as the 2nd in northern St. Louis County along the Johnson Road, east of the town of Cook. Mike Hendrickson saw a SLATY-BACKED GULL on the 26th on Allouez Bay at Wisconsin Point at parking lot #1. Peder Svingen and Todd Whitesel saw six GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS, 21 GLAUCOUS GULLS, and an ICELAND GULL on the 2nd on Allouez Bay. Jan and Larry Kraemer saw a ROSS´S GOOSE on the 27th in Superior at the 21st Avenue grain storage area off US Highway 53. Recent spring arrivals include PIED-BILLED GREBE on the 21st, DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT on the 22nd, AMERICAN WOODCOCK on the 23rd, NORTHERN SHOVELER and TURKEY VULTURE on the 24th, SNOW GOOSE and COMMON LOON on the 26th, SANDHILL CRANE and BELTED KINGFISHER on the 27th, KILLDEER on the 28th, BLUE-WINGED TEAL, GADWALL, and EASTERN PHOEBE on the 29th, REDHEAD, SONG SPARROW and FOX SPARROW on the 30th, BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD on the 31st, and TUNDRA SWAN, CANVASBACK, NORTHERN FLICKER and SWAMP SPARROW on the 2nd. The next scheduled update of this report will be on or about Monday, April 10th. 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. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Duluth Birding Report - 3/20/2017
This is the Duluth Birding Report for March 20th, 2017 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. The Six GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE at the Grand Marais municipal campground and the HARLEQUIN DUCK in the Grand Marais Harbor were still present on the 19th. Julie Grahn relocated the AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER in northern St. Louis County along the Johnson Road, 4.3 miles east of the town of Cook, MN. Julie found another AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER on the 18th on the west end of Plum Creek Road, west of the town of Cook. Jan and Larry Kraemer saw a CACKLING GOOSE on the 14th and 15th at Interstate Island in the Duluth Harbor. John Richardson saw 18 LONG-TAILED DUCKS on the 16th at Agate Bay in Two Harbors and Liz Harper saw ten in the Grand Marais Harbor on the 18th. Large flocks of BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS have been seen during the past week in Duluth along Toledo Street near the St. Scholastica campus, along Central Entrance at Arlington, at Thompson Hill, and in the Fond du Lac neighborhood, as well in Duluth Township along the West Knife River Road west of the Homestead Road. Early arrivals in the past week include EASTERN BLUEBIRD on the 11th, RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD on the 13th, and GREAT BLUE HERON on the 20th. The next scheduled update of this report will be on or about Monday, March 27th. 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. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Duluth Birding Report 2/27/2017
This is the Duluth Birding Report for February 27th, 2017 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. The EURASIAN TREE SPARROW in downtown Two Harbors is still being seen daily at the ground feeder at South Avenue and Waterfront Drive, between the Do North pizzeria and the black historic locomotive. The TOWNSEND´S SOLITAIRE at 2nd Avenue and 2nd Street was also seen as recently as the 25th. An immature male HARLEQUIN DUCK was reported by John Richardson on the 22nd at Agate Bay in Two Harbors, and it was relocated on the 27th by Abby Pulvermacher. The HARLEQUIN DUCK in Grand Marais was also seen as recently as the 22nd, and Alex Sundvall relocated the female HARLEQUIN DUCK at Black Beach Park in Silver Bay on the 19th. A flock of 35 LONG-TAILED DUCKS has been seen as recently as the 25th at Agate Bay in Two Harbors. A LONG-TAILED DUCK continues to be reported at Canal Park in Duluth. Last week´s warm weather brought some early migrants into the area including a NORTHERN HARRIER on the 24th in Aitkin County, NORTHERN PINTAIL on the 19th near Wisconsin Point, a GREEN-WINGED TEAL on the 22nd north of Duluth, several RING-BILLED GULLS around the Duluth Harbor beginning on the 19th, and several TRUMPETER SWANS across the region. The next scheduled update of this report will be on or about Monday, March 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://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. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Duluth Birding Report 2/14/2017
This is the Duluth Birding Report for February 14th, 2017 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. The EURASIAN TREE SPARROW in downtown Two Harbors is still being seen daily at the ground feeder at South Avenue and Waterfront Drive, between the Do North pizzeria and the black historic locomotive. The TOWNSEND´S SOLITAIRE at 2nd Avenue and 2nd Street is also still being seen recently as of the 12th. A TOWNSEND´S SOLITAIRE was found on the 12th by Garrett Wee and Justin Hill at the north end of the Homestead Road near the West Knife River Road. Several hundred BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS continue to be seen in this area. Stephen Nelson found a TOWNSEND´S SOLITAIRE on the 8th at the Grand Marais municipal campground and the bird was still present on the 12th. The VARIED THRUSH at West 10th Avenue and 2nd Street in Grand Marias was relocated on the 13th by Brad Abendroth. Larry and Jan Kraemer found a HARLEQUIN DUCK on the 14th at the McQuade Road safe harbor. The HARLEQUIN DUCK in the Grand Marais harbor was relocated on the 13th by Clinton Nienhaus. The LONG-TAILED DUCK at Canal Park in Duluth was still present on the 12th. As many as 40 LONG-TAILED DUCKS have been reported recently by several observers at Agate Bay and Burlington Bay in Two Harbors, and more than 30 were reported on the 13th by Clinton Nienhaus at Good Harbor Bay west of Grand Marais. The Golden-crowned Sparrow at 44th Avenue East and Regent Street has not been reported since January 25th. The next scheduled update of this report will be on or about Monday, February 20th. 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. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Duluth Birding Report 1/31/2017
This is the Duluth Birding Report for January 31st, 2017 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. The GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW at 44th Avenue East and Regent Street was reported as recently as the 25th. A BREWER´S BLACKBIRD and RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD continue to be seen at the WLSSD site at 27th Avenue West. GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS, ICELAND GULLS, THAYER´S GULLS, and GLAUCOUS GULLS are being seen regularly at Canal Park. A TOWNSEND´S SOLITAIRE was found on the 22nd in Two Harbors at 2nd Avenue and 2nd Street, and it was still present as of the 29th. John Richardson found a TOWNSEND´S SOLITAIRE on the 24th at the Silver Bay Marina, far from shore on the island at the end of the rock breakwall. He also found one along MN Highway 61 just west of Grand Marais, about a half mile west of CR 13. A female VARIED THRUSH in Grand Marais continues to be reported at West 10th Avenue and 2nd Street as recently as the 28th. The HARLEQUIN DUCK at East Bay in Grand Marais was reported as recently as the 24th. John Richardson saw 100 LONG-TAILED DUCKS at Good Harbor Bay west of Grand Marais on the 24th. Frank Nicoletti and others saw a WHITE-WINGED SCOTER on the 23rd at Taconite Harbor, and the late-lingering RED-NECKED GREBE there was seen on the 24th. A HORNED GREBE was found on the 24th at the mouth of the Stewart River east of Two Harbors. Peder Svingen saw a GYRFALCON on the 22nd along Winter Street in Superior, but it has not been reported since then. The next scheduled update of this report will be on or about Monday, February 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://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. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Duluth Birding Report - 1/17/2017
This is the Duluth Birding Report for January 17th, 2017 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. The CURVE-BILLED THRASHER at 605 NE 11th Street in Grand Rapids in Itasca County was still present as of the 17th. The bird has apparently been present for a month or so and was seen (and heard singing) as recently as the 9th. The homeowners welcome birders but ask to not park in front of the white house next door on the corner, and only visit between 8 am and 5 pm. The GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW at 44th Avenue East and Regent Street continues to be seen daily as recently as the 15th, with the most consistent time being at about 7:30 in the morning. A LONG-TAILED DUCK continues to be seen at Canal Park as recently as the 16th, as well as a late-lingering GREATER SCAUP. I have a second-hand report of a VARIED THRUSH at the WLSSD composting site at 27th Avenue West on the weekend of the 14th, but I don't have any other details. A BREWER'S BLACKBIRD, RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD, and a WHITE-THROATED SPARROW have also been seen by several observers in recent days at the WLSSD site. Harley Hanson briefly saw a male VARIED THRUSH on the 16th on Otsego Street in the Lakeside neighborhood of Duluth. A female VARIED THRUSH was seen on the 17th in Grand Marais at West 10th Avenue and 2nd Street. A late-lingering WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, and RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD were also seen in the same area. An immature WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was seen on the 15th at 2nd Avenue and 3rd Street in Two Harbors. Josh Watson saw a HARLEQUIN DUCK on the 17th at East Bay in Grand Marais. 130 LONG-TAILED DUCKS were seen at Good Harbor Bay west of Grand Marais on the 17th, and a RED-NECKED GREBE was seen at Taconite Harbor. The RED-NECKED GREBE at Agate Bay in Two Harbors was still present on the 15th. Small numbers of SPRUCE GROUSE were reported by several observers between the 13th and 16th along Lake County Road 2 about a quarter mile north of the Sand River and a mile south of MN Highway 1. Craig Mandel and others saw two SPRUCE GROUSE and a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER on the 13th along the Tomahawk Trail, about 1.5 miles east of MN 1. Clinton Neinhaus also saw two SPRUCE GROUSE on the 15th along the Tomahawk Trail around FR 1484. Craig's group saw a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER on the 15th along MN 1, 0.7 mile south of the Tomahawk Trail, and another along Lake County Road 2, 3.1 miles south of the Sand River. They also found BOREAL CHICKADEES along Lake CR 2 near the Greenwood Lake access. Frank Nicoletti saw a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER at Greenwood Lake on the 15th. Ryan Brady saw two BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS in the Sax-Zim Bog on the 17th along the McDavitt Road (CR 213) near the south logging road. He also saw a HOARY REDPOLL along Owl Avenue south of the welcome center. Craig Mandel and others saw seven SHARP-TAILED GROUSE along the east side of CR 229, north of the Racek Road. BOREAL CHICKADEES continue to be seen occasionally at the Admiral Road (CR 788) feeders. The next scheduled update of this report will be on or about Monday, January 23rd. 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. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Duluth Birding
Anyone know if the Gyrfalcon is still hanging around? Or has it gone north? I am looking for something interesting to see this weekend in Duluth. Pete Makousky Anoka, MN Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Duluth Birding
Hello Duluth birders I just arrived from Florida for a weekend of birding. Was able to get out to Sax Zim today for a while but the snow showers made it a short visit. If anyone is headed to that area Saturday or Sunday and would like to bird please feel free to contact me. I have my own vehicle and am not adverse to hiking. Thanks! Pam Stevens Tallahassee, FL 850-510-5528
[mou-net] Duluth birding
The last four days of birding in Duluth have been fantastic. The fallout of warblers which occurred on Sunday, May 19th continued for four straight days! I have never known this to happen, but the strong Northeast winds, rain, and fog which grounded the birds on the 19th continued until Wednesday afternoon, giving the birds no option to leave. Even more amazing was that all these hundreds of warblers fed mostly on the ground, giving unparalleled views. Of the 25 species I saw the last four days, all of them were seen at close range within just a few feet. I had numerous warblers try to land on my tripod while taking photos and a Black-and-white Warbler even landed on our legs! On Tuesday May 21st I counted all warblers seen in a 3 mile stretch of Park Point and had a state high count of 452 Palm Warblers, with smaller numbers (nothing record breaking) of 22 other species, including 3 Connecticuts. Numerous thrushes, sparrows, and empids were also involved in this fallout. Waterbirds have also been grounded by the weather, with a state high count of 1447 Red-breasted Mergansers counted along Park Point on May 20th, and today there were record numbers of scoters. After counting 106 White-winged, 14 Surf, and 7 Black Scoters on Park Point (on the bay and lake side between the rowing club and the recreation area), I heard there was a flock of 284 scoters near Leif Erickson Park (about 4-5 miles away) found by Greg Garmer and counted by Greg and Peder Svingen. I found 13 Surf Scoters in this flock, leaving a total of 271 White-winged Scoters. This gives a total of 377 White-winged Scoters (previous state high was 150), 27 Surf Scoters (previous high was 25), and 7 Black Scoters (second highest spring count). Karl Bardon Duluth, MN Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Duluth birding
Had a great day with Joel Greenberg. Started in the morning on Scenic 61 between Duluth and Two Harbors. Got 2 Great Gray Owls, one at the intersection of Scenic 61 and Salakka, the other at Stony Point. We located a Boreal Owl around 10am about 2 blocks west of the Lakewood intersection on Scenic 61. Had a great time at Sax-Zim as well, but I assume those birds are well-seen and reported. Located the Barrow's Goldeneye at sunset at Canal Park near the lift bridge. No sign of the Snowy Owl there. Now that's some fun birding! Saw lots of folks out there, seems like everyone is having a great time. That's how we do it in Duluth! Lizzie Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Duluth Birding Saturday-Sunday
I'm going to be in Duluth this weekend Feb 16-17, arriving Friday evening and leaving on Monday, and would enjoy meeting up with any birders in the area who would be willing to show me some local winter birds. Thank you for considering this. Karen Ecklund Madison WI Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
