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-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *August 31, 2006 *MNDU0608.31 -Birds mentioned Spruce Grouse Semipalmated Plover Sanderling Red-necked Phalarope Bonaparte's Gull Black Tern Yellow-throated Vireo Golden-winged Warbler American Redstart Connecticut Warbler -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: August 31, 2006 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) Reports: (218) 834-2858 Compiler: Jim Lind ([email protected]) This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, August 31st, 2006 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. Brad Bolduan found eight SPRUCE GROUSE in the George Washington State Forest in Itasca County on the 26th. They were along CR 552 which heads south from CR 52 to Bear Lake. More than 540 songbirds were banded at Hawk Ridge in Duluth on the 27th and 28th. The previous single-day record of 271 individuals was broken on the 28th with 362 birds banded, including more than 140 AMERICAN REDSTARTS, two CONNECTICUT WARBLERS and a GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER. Kim and Cindy Risen found 22 warbler species at Park Point on the afternoon of the 29th, as well as BONAPARTE'S GULLS and FORSTERS TERNS in the harbor. Mike Hendrickson found BLACK TERNS, BONAPARTE'S GULLS, SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, SANDERLINGS, and BAIRDS SANDPIPERS on the 25th at Lafayette Square on Park Point. Tom Nelson found two RED-NECKED PHALAROPES on the 24th in Grand Marais just east of Artist's Point. Jan Green found a YELLOW-THROATED VIREO at Lighthouse Point in Two Harbors on the 27th. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, September 7th. The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858. Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded message. 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, either write us c/o the Bell Museum to [email protected], or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. --====1157077596==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" <html> <PRE> -RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *August 31, 2006 *MNDU0608.31 </PRE> -Birds mentioned <UL> <LI>Spruce Grouse <LI>Semipalmated Plover <LI>Sanderling <LI>Red-necked Phalarope <LI>Bonaparte's Gull <LI>Black Tern <LI>Yellow-throated Vireo <LI>Golden-winged Warbler <LI>American Redstart <LI>Connecticut Warbler </UL> -Transcript <P> <strong>Hotline:</strong> Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore<br> <strong>Date:</strong> August 31, 2006<br> <strong>Sponsor:</strong> Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)<br> <strong>Reports:</strong> (218) 834-2858<br> <strong>Compiler:</strong> Jim Lind ([email protected])<br> <P> This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, August 31st, 2006 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. <P> Brad Bolduan found eight <B style="color: #0057ad">SPRUCE GROUSE</B> in the George Washington State Forest in Itasca County on the 26th. They were along CR 552 which heads south from CR 52 to Bear Lake. <P> More than 540 songbirds were banded at Hawk Ridge in Duluth on the 27th and 28th. The previous single-day record of 271 individuals was broken on the 28th with 362 birds banded, including more than 140 <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN REDSTARTS,</B> two <B style="color: #0057ad">CONNECTICUT WARBLERS</B> and a <B style="color: #0057ad">GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER.</B> Kim and Cindy Risen found 22 warbler species at Park Point on the afternoon of the 29th, as well as <B style="color: #0057ad">BONAPARTE'S GULLS</B> and FORSTERS <B style="color: #0057ad">TERNS</B> in the harbor. <P> Mike Hendrickson found <B style="color: #0057ad">BLACK TERNS, BONAPARTE'S</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">GULLS, SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">SANDERLINGS,</B> and BAIRDS <B style="color: #0057ad">SANDPIPERS</B> on the 25th at Lafayette Square on Park Point. Tom Nelson found two <B style="color: #0057ad">RED-NECKED PHALAROPES</B> on the 24th in Grand Marais just east of Artist's Point. <P> Jan Green found a <B style="color: #0057ad">YELLOW-THROATED VIREO</B> at Lighthouse Point in Two Harbors on the 27th. <P> The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, September 7th. <P> The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858. Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded message. <P> 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, either write us c/o the Bell Museum to [email protected], or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. --====1157077596====--
