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-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*November 21, 2002
*MNDU0211.21

-Birds mentioned
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Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: November 21, 2002
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 525-5952
Compiler: David R. Benson (drbenson@cpinternet.com)
Transcriber: David R. Benson (drbenson@cpinternet.com)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, November 21, 2002, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

On the 18th, Mike Hendrickson found a very late RED-NECKED PHALAROPE at Stony Point. This would be the latest record for this species in Minnesota.

On the 17th, Peder Svingen and Phil Chu found a PACIFIC LOON at Burlington Bay in Two Harbors. They also found a 1st winter GLAUCOUS GULL and two THAYER'S GULLS (1 adult, 1 2nd winter) at Grand Marais among over 2000 HERRING GULLS, plus another 1st winter GLAUCOUS GULL near Croftville. Several observers reported a GREEN-WINGED TEAL at Grand Marais.

On the 16th, John Ellis reported another PACIFIC LOON at Five Mile Rock east of Grand Marais and a HARLEQUIN DUCK at Burlington Bay.

On the 20th, Bob Williams found 4 BOREAL CHICKADEES in the Sax-Zim area on Co. Rd. 788 about 2.1 miles south of Cty Rd 27 and a flock of 4 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS on Cty Rd 203 (Owl Ave) south of Cty Rd 52. On the 17th, Karen Sussman reported 2 GREAT GRAY OWLS, one on Cty Rd 7 three miles north of the Sax Rd and another.6 mile east of Cty Rd 7 on Cty Rd 319 (Stone Lake Road).

The Duluth Christmas Bird Count will be held on Saturday, December 14th. Counters and feederwatchers are needed. For more information, contact Jim Lind at jimlind@lakenet.com.

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

The phone number for the Duluth Birding Report is (218) 728-5030, and callers can report bird sightings if they wish after the tone at the end of each tape.

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 of Natural History, 10 Church Street SE, Minneapolis MN 55455; or send an e-mail to mou@cbs.umn.edu; or visit the MOU web site at mou.mn.org.




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