Minnesota Birding Report as of Friday, October 24
In general, October 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 October 19, two Plegadis Ibis were in the southeast corner of the junction of Wilkin County Road 26 and State Highway 9. Another was seen on the 18th at the Kvermo Wildlife Management Area in Lincoln County, located roughly one and one-half miles east of the town of Hendricks.
A possible Barrow’s Goldeneye was reported on October 19 at Wigwam Bay on Lake Mille Lacs. The exact location was near the rocks just off shore at the junction of Mille Lacs County Road 25 and U.S. Highway 169.
A Red Phalarope was seen on October 22 along the breakwater at Lighthouse Point in Two Harbors, in Lake County.
A Pacific Loon was on Lake Superior on the 19th, just out from the LaFayette Square boardwalk behind the Park Point Community Club in Duluth.
On October 21, a Carolina Wren was in Dan and Sandy Thimgan’s yard in Battle Lake, in Otter Tail County.
And a Townsend’s Solitaire was seen on the 18th at the Ann Lake Campground within the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge in Sherburne County.
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.”
