[mou] Duluth RBA 4/1/04

[David Benson]

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This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, April 1, 2004, 
sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

Migrant waterfowl have arrived in numbers since last week. Species 
reported include SNOW GOOSE, CANADA GOOSE, TUNDRA SWAN, GADWALL, 
AMERICAN WIGEON, BLUE-WINGED TEAL, NORTHERN SHOVELER, NORTHERN PINTAIL, 
GREEN-WINGED TEAL, CANVASBACK, RING-NECKED DUCK, LESSER SCAUP, 
BUFFLEHEAD, and HOODED MERGANSER.

The West Skyline Hawkwatch concluded a productive month of March. 
Monthly totals included 4 TURKEY VULTURES, 2753 BALD EAGLES, 4 NORTHERN 
HARRIERS, 21 SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS, 7 COOPER'S HAWKS, 13 NORTHERN 
GOSHAWKS, 1 RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, 361 RED-TAILED HAWKS, 36 ROUGH-LEGGED 
HAWKS, 98 GOLDEN EAGLES, 1 AMERICAN KESTREL, and 1 PEREGRINE FALCON.

Some other new migrants arrived in northeastern Minnesota this week: 
Tom Jones reported EASTERN BLUEBIRDS near Aitkin on the 25th, Bill 
Maier saw a BROWN CREEPER on the 26th, and Rick Schroeder saw the first 
OSPREY of the season near the Cloquet River in Saginaw on the 28th. 
MERLINS were seen at several locations in Duluth on the 29th.

Bill Lane has heard four owl species on his Northeastern Minnesota owl 
surveys, including 2 BOREAL OWLS, 10 NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWLS, 14 BARRED 
OWLS, and 2 GREAT HORNED OWLS.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, April 8.

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 to mou@cbs.umn.edu, or visit the MOU web site at mou.mn.org.
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This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, April 1, 2004,
sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.


Migrant waterfowl have arrived in numbers since last week. Species
reported include SNOW GOOSE, CANADA GOOSE, TUNDRA SWAN, GADWALL,
AMERICAN WIGEON, BLUE-WINGED TEAL, NORTHERN SHOVELER, NORTHERN
PINTAIL, GREEN-WINGED TEAL, CANVASBACK, RING-NECKED DUCK, LESSER
SCAUP, BUFFLEHEAD, and HOODED MERGANSER.


The West Skyline Hawkwatch concluded a productive month of March.
Monthly totals included 4 TURKEY VULTURES, 2753 BALD EAGLES, 4
NORTHERN HARRIERS, 21 SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS, 7 COOPER'S HAWKS, 13
NORTHERN GOSHAWKS, 1 RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, 361 RED-TAILED HAWKS, 36
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, 98 GOLDEN EAGLES, 1 AMERICAN KESTREL, and 1
PEREGRINE FALCON.


Some other new migrants arrived in northeastern Minnesota this week:
Tom Jones reported EASTERN BLUEBIRDS near Aitkin on the 25th, Bill
Maier saw a BROWN CREEPER on the 26th, and Rick Schroeder saw the
first OSPREY of the season near the Cloquet River in Saginaw on the
28th. MERLINS were seen at several locations in Duluth on the 29th.


Bill Lane has heard four owl species on his Northeastern Minnesota owl
surveys, including 2 BOREAL OWLS, 10 NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWLS, 14 BARRED
OWLS, and 2 GREAT HORNED OWLS.


The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, April 8.<bigger>


<bold>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 to mou@cbs.umn.edu, or visit the MOU web site at
mou.mn.org.</bold></bigger>
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