[mou] Duluth RBA 3/3/05

[David Benson]

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, March 3, 2005, 
sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

At least two BOREAL OWLS have been seen in the last week along the Hwy 
61 Expressway between Duluth and Two Harbors in the stretch between and 
around the Berquist Rd and the Homestead Rd.

GREAT GRAY OWLS are still abundant, and NORTHERN HAWK OWLS are still 
around in Aitkin Cty. Warren Nelson saw good numbers along Cty Rd 1 
this week.

Both BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER and THREE-TOED WOODPECKER were seen at the 
location off the west side of McDavitt, 2.6 miles north of the Sax Rd 
in Sax-Zim this week.

Carol Tveekrem reported that a possible LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE was seen by 
Don Goodell of Lutsen on the 23rd. A loggerhead at this time of the 
year would be quite unexpected.

Bill Tefft reported at least two flocks of BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS in Ely on 
the 25th. Waxwings were also reported from the town of Sandstone and 
from eastern Duluth.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, March 10.

The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-728-5030. 
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 mou.mn.org.