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-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *July 3 1997 *MNDU9707.03 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota Duluth/North Shore
Date: July 3, 1997
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 525-5952
Compiler: Kim Eckert
Transcriber: Rick Schroeder avsaxman@cp.duluth.mn.us
Re-transcriber: David Cahlander (dac@skypoint.com)
This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, July 3rd, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
A GREAT GRAY OWL nest with young was discovered in early June in the Sax/Zim Bog. Though the nest is now empty, it is possible the adult and the young owls are still in the area. The location is along St. Louis County Road 213, two miles West and four miles North of Sax.
Another GREAT GRAY OWL with one or two young was seen last week along Lake County Road 2, across the road from the Green Wood Lake public access, where there is a small permanent camp ground on the West side of the road. This location is about 34 miles North of Two Harbors.
A BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER nest was found last week along the West side of the Gunflint Trail in Cook County. The location is .2 miles North of the Forest Road 325 intersection, which is about 17 miles North of Grand Marais. It is possible the young have fledged and dispersed by this time.
An unexpected singing male BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER was found two weeks ago in the Sax/Zim Bog area. The location is on County Road 83, or 213, .5 miles South and 2 miles West of Zim.
The only other birding news comes from Aitkin County, West of Duluth, where SHARP-TAILED GROUSE, YELLOW RAIL, SHARP-TAILED SPARROW, and other Northern Minnesota specialities were present in late June. For more information about these, call Warren Nelson in Aitkin at 218-927-2458.
The next scheduled update of this tape will not be for three weeks, on Thursday, July 24. In the mean time, you can call Mike Hendrickson at 218-626-2268, or Dave Benson at 218-728-5812 for local birding information. During this time, please continue to leave your birding messages on this tape, as it will still be monitored by local birders.
