Minnesota Birding Report Friday, September 26
In general, September offers a wonderful opportunity to see the migration of birds of prey along Hawk Ridge in Duluth. This location is an excellent vantage point for birders wanting to see sharp-shinned and broad-winged hawks, peregrine falcons, and other raptors.
The following is a list of recent, significant sightings:
On September 19, a Rock Wren was reported from the top of the Inspiration Peak State Wayside Park in Otter Tail County. This location is just west of the town of Urbank. No further updates have been provided. There was an interesting report of another Rock Wren on September 25 in the Grand Marais, Cook County, campground. It was reported from a large dirt pile near the yellow maintenance garages.
Two Parasitic Jaegers were at the end of Park Point in Duluth on September 21. At the same time, a possible Little Gull was seen off the 12th Street access to the point.
The first Harris’s Sparrow of the fall was reported on September 19 along the Blue Hill Trail at Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge in Sherburne County. The first Snow Buntings were seen on September 21 in Duluth. The first Ross’s Geese of the fall were reported at Lakeview Golf Course in Two Harbors, in Lake County, on September 24, and a migrant Spotted Towhee was in a yard in Moorhead, in Clay County, on the same day.
Information in this statewide birding report is provided by and financially supported by the Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union (MOU), Minnesota’s oldest and largest bird club. The report is composed from reports submitted by MOU members and other birders throughout the state. You can support this weekly birding update by submitting your bird reports to Anthony Hertzel at axhertzel@sihope.com or by calling the hotline directly at 763-780-8890 and leaving a detailed message. MOU members receive the organization’s quarterly journal “The Loon,” and the bi-monthly magazine, “Minnesota Birding.” For membership information, send an e-mail message to our membership secretary at membership@moumn.org
“The information in this report is provided courtesy of the Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union and Explore Minnesota Tourism.”
