[mou] Duluth RBA 2/21/08

[Jim Lind]

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*February 21, 2008
*MNDU0802.21

-Birds mentioned
Green-winged Teal
Hooded Merganser
Northern Goshawk
American Coot
Thayer's Gull
Iceland Gull
Glaucous Gull
Snowy Owl
Northern Hawk Owl
Boreal Owl
Red-bellied Woodpecker
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker
Boreal Chickadee
Townsend's Solitaire
Varied Thrush
Bohemian Waxwing
Pine Grosbeak
Common Redpoll
Hoary Redpoll
Evening Grosbeak
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: February 21, 2008
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind at frontiernet.net)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, February 21st, 2008
sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

Most of the species of interest from the Sax-Zim area were relocated
during last weekend's Sax-Zim Bog Winter Bird Festival. The NORTHERN
HAWK OWL was seen both days along CR 7, 0.5 mile south of the Stone Lake
Road. AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS and BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS were
seen along the Blue Spruce Road (CR 211) about 0.4 mile north of CR 133,
along the Admiral Road (CR 788) 0.1 mile north of the Zim Road (CR 27),
on the McDavitt Road (CR 213) 2.5 miles north of the Sax Road (CR 28),
along the Admiral Road 2.6 miles south of the Zim Road, and along the
Hedbom Forest Road 2.3 miles west of the yellow gate. A RED-BELLIED
WOODPECKER was seen along the Nichols Lake Road at the first house west
of US Highway 53, and another was seen along the Stone Lake Road just
south of Stone Lake. BOREAL CHICKADEES were found at a deer carcass hung
in a tree along the Admiral Road 2.6 miles south of the Zim Road, along
the Blue Spruce Road about 0.4 mile north of CR 133, and at the feeding
station along the Blue Spruce Road one mile north of CR 133. HOARY
REDPOLLS were also seen at the Blue Spruce Road feeding station, as well
as EVENING GROSBEAKS, PINE GROSBEAKS, and COMMON REDPOLLS. A small flock
of BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS was seen on the 17th near the Meadowlands post
office.

The VARIED THRUSH and BOREAL CHICKADEE at a feeder in east Duluth were
still present as of the 18th, and those interested in looking for the
birds should call the homeowners (Christina and Dave) at 218-728-0808.
Mike Hendrickson found a flock of BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS on the 18th below
Hawk Ridge at the end of 52nd Avenue East in Duluth. Several GLAUCOUS
GULLS, THAYER'S GULLS, and an ICELAND GULL were seen over the weekend at
the Superior Landfill. A SNOWY OWL was reported from the railroad yards
in west Duluth on the 18th near Stinson Avenue. Sparky Stensaas saw a
NORTHERN HAWK OWL near the Duluth Airport on the 15th near the
intersection of US Highway 53 and Stebner Road.

Josh Horke heard two BOREAL OWLS calling on the 17th from Fishhook
Island on Seagull Lake at the end of the Gunflint Trail (CR 12) in Cook
County. Josh also found two AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS and a
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER in a burned area on the island. Jake Miller
found a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE in downtown Grand Marais on the 16th,
behind the Beaver House bait shop. Jake also found a BLACK-BACKED
WOODPECKER at Lookout Point near the Gunflint Lodge.

Jan Green had a NORTHERN GOSHAWK on the 14th in her backyard along the
Old North Shore Road in Duluth Township. An adult GLAUCOUS GULL was
found by Warren Lind on the 18th at Agate Bay in Two Harbors. Deb
Falkowski reports that a GREEN-WINGED TEAL, two HOODED MERGANSERS, and
an AMERICAN COOT are overwintering at Silver Lake in downtown Virginia.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, February
28th.

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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