[mou] Duluth RBA 6/23/05

[David Benson]

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, June 23rd, sponsored by 
the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

Kim Eckert reported GREAT GRAY OWLS in the Sax-Zim area in the past two 
days, including on Stickney Rd (Cty Rd 207), 0.1 mi N of Arkola Rd (Cty 
Rd 52); and another on McDavitt Rd (Cty Rd 213), 2.5 mi N of the Sax Rd 
(Cty Rd 28). Back on the 11th, Bruce Anderson saw a Great Gray on 
Arkola, half way between Owl Ave and Cty Rd 208.

Kim also reported BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS on McDavitt, 2.4 mi N of the 
Sax Rd. The birds have a nest 100 yards west of the road. Linda 
Sparling reported a Black-backed in southern Carlton Cty on Net Lake 
Rd, 0.7 mi west of Cty Rd 146 (on the Pine Cty border).

Also in Sax-Zim, Kim Eckert reported 2 LONG-EARED OWLS on Owl Ave (Cty 
Rd 202), 0.1 mi south of Overton Rd (Cty Rd 908). He also saw a 
BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO at the jct. of Stickney and Arkola, and a BOREAL 
CHICKADEE on McDavitt, 2.7 mi north of the Sax Rd.

A HORNED GREBE was reported on Lake Superior on the 15th and the 22nd, 
first at Glensheen and then at Brighton Beach.

Jan Green saw a RUDDY TURNSTONE in breeding plumage at the McQuade Rd 
construction site on the shore of Lake Superior on the 19th.

Uwe Kausch saw 9 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS over Two Harbors on the 19th. 
Uwe also reported that there have been successful Wood Duck and Hooded 
Merganser nests at his place on Wildwood Rd, and that he has seen an 
unusually large number of Bank Swallows in his area this summer.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, June 
30th; however, if there is little news, it may not be updated until 
July 7th.

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 to
mou@cbs.umn.edu, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org.