[mou] Duluth RBA 3/25/04

[David Benson]

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This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, March 25th, 2004, 
sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

Tuesday was a record-setting hawk migration day in Duluth. At the West 
Skyline Hawkwatch, Frank Nicoletti and Dave Carman counted 822 BALD 
EAGLES, the largest North American daily migration count ever. This 
eclipsed the old record of 743, set at Hawk Ridge in the fall of 1994. 
They counted 194 Bald Eagles in one hour and saw one kettle of 60 
birds. On the same day, they saw a record 20 GOLDEN EAGLES, including 
19 adults. This brings the seasonal total to a record 81 Golden Eagles 
so far.

Also on the 23rd, Frank reported 200 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS, and yesterday, 
Dave Carman reported a first-winter ICELAND GULL from the Thompson Hill 
overlook.

The many birders who have visited Aitkin Cty to look for Great Grays 
have turned up some other owls in the area. Warren Nelson reported that 
the SNOWY OWL on Cty Rd 1 north of the town of Aitkin (about a mile 
north of the diversion channel) was still present on the 21st. Great 
Gray, Barred, Long-eared, and Saw-whet owls have been reported in 
recent weeks from various points around Cty Rd 18 between Cty Rd 5 and 
Hwy 169.

Debbie Waters reported a NORTHERN SHRIKE at the intersection of 
Glenwood and South Ridge Drive in Duluth. No sign of the mockingbird 
since last week. In addition to hawks, migrants reported this week 
include TRUMPETER SWAN and RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, April 1.

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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This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, March 25th, 2004,
sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.


Tuesday was a record-setting hawk migration day in Duluth. At the West
Skyline Hawkwatch, Frank Nicoletti and Dave Carman counted 822 BALD
EAGLES, the largest North American daily migration count ever. This
eclipsed the old record of 743, set at Hawk Ridge in the fall of 1994.
They counted 194 Bald Eagles in one hour and saw one kettle of 60
birds. On the same day, they saw a record 20 GOLDEN EAGLES, including
19 adults. This brings the seasonal total to a record 81 Golden Eagles
so far.


Also on the 23rd, Frank reported 200 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS, and yesterday,
Dave Carman reported a first-winter ICELAND GULL from the Thompson
Hill overlook.


The many birders who have visited Aitkin Cty to look for Great Grays
have turned up some other owls in the area. Warren Nelson reported
that the SNOWY OWL on Cty Rd 1 north of the town of Aitkin (about a
mile north of the diversion channel) was still present on the 21st.
Great Gray, Barred, Long-eared, and Saw-whet owls have been reported
in recent weeks from various points around Cty Rd 18 between Cty Rd 5
and Hwy 169. 


Debbie Waters reported a NORTHERN SHRIKE at the intersection of
Glenwood and South Ridge Drive in Duluth. No sign of the mockingbird
since last week. In addition to hawks, migrants reported this week
include TRUMPETER SWAN and RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD.


The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, April 1.


<bold><bigger>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.</bigger></bold>
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