[mou] Duluth RBA 12/6/07

[Jim Lind]

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*December 6, 2007
*MNDU0712.06

-Birds mentioned
Pied-billed Grebe
Sharp-shinned Hawk
American Coot
Thayer's Gull
Iceland Gull
Glaucous Gull
Inca Dove
Great Gray Owl
Varied Thrush
American Tree Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: December 6, 2007
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind at frontiernet.net)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, December 6th, 2007
sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

Harley Hanson found a GREAT GRAY OWL on the 2nd at milepost 183 of MN
Highway 200 between Hill City and Jacobson in Aitkin County.

The INCA DOVE along 3rd Street in downtown Two Harbors was still present
as of the 5th at 304 2nd Avenue. The VARIED THRUSH at 226 Ridgewood Road
in east Duluth, west of 34th Avenue East between First and Fourth
Streets, was still present on the 6th. It has been seen most
consistently between 7:00 and 9:00 am under the bird feeder. A VARIED
THRUSH was found last week north of Chisholm in Angora, and it was still
present on the 5th. Anyone interested in looking for the bird should
contact Laura Erickson at bluejay at lauraerickson.com for directions.

Mike Hendrickson found a first-cycle ICELAND GULL at the Superior
landfill on the 6th, along with a first-cycle THAYER'S GULL and two
first-cycle GLAUCOUS GULLS. A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen at Agate Bay in Two
Harbors on the 2nd.

Shawn Conrad found a late-lingering AMERICAN COOT and PIED-BILLED GREBE
on the 2nd on the Mississippi River at Cohasset in Itasca County. Carol
Tveekrem had a late HARRIS'S SPARROW and an AMERICAN TREE SPARROW on the
2nd at her feeders in Schroeder, Cook County. A late SWAMP SPARROW was
seen on the 1st along the East Castle Danger Road in Lake County. Jan
Green had a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK at her feeder on the 1st along the Old
North Shore Road in Duluth Township.

The Duluth Christmas Bird Count will be held on Saturday, December 15,
2007. The Two Harbors Christmas Bird Count will be held the following
day on Sunday, December 16. Anyone interested in participating in either
count should contact compiler Jim Lind at (218) 834-3199 or by e-mail at
jslind at frontiernet.net

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, December
13th. 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, e-mail us
at mou at moumn.org, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org.
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