[mou] Duluth RBA 11/30/06
Jim Lind
jslind@frontiernet.net
Thu, 30 Nov 2006 19:13:11 -0800
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-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*November 30, 2006
*MNDU0611.30
-Birds mentioned
Harlequin Duck
White-winged Scoter
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker
Boreal Chickadee
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Varied Thrush
Summer Tanager
White-winged Crossbill
-Transcript
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: November 30, 2006
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)
This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, November 30th, 2006
sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
Three GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCHES were found on the 27th by Mike Schrage
at the Fond du Lac Resource Management Division office just west of
Cloquet. The birds have been seen every day since, including today, and
seem to be easier to find in the early morning. Visitors are welcome to
look for the birds, but are reminded to stay in the parking lot, not
walk around behind the buildings after hours or on the weekends, and be
respectful of employees and visitors. To reach the office, go north on
MN Highway 33 from I-35 until you reach Big Lake Road (CR 7). Turn west
and go three miles to University Road (CR 5). Go south for one block and
the single story blue office building is on the left. The birds have
been feeding on old sunflower plants in front of the office.
Jan Green relocated the female SUMMER TANAGER in Silver Bay on the 25th,
but I have not heard any reports since. The homeowners are open to
having a limited number of visitors, and people interested in looking
for the bird should contact Laura Erickson by e-mail at
bluejay@lauraerickson.com
A male VARIED THRUSH has been coming to a feeder in the Kenwood
neighborhood of Duluth since at least
November 18th. It is at 1807 McFarlane Road, at the first house after
turning west off the Howard Gnesen Road. The feeder is visible from the
road.
The two female HARLEQUIN DUCKS were relocated by Jan Green and Jim
Mattson on the 24th on the south side of the breakwall at Canal Park.
Jim also saw five WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS at Park Point. In Two Harbors,
Jim found a female AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER on the 24th at
Lighthouse Point, and a female BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER along the
snowmobile trail south of the Holiday gas station on the west side of
town.
Warren Nelson found a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER in Aitkin County on the
25th along CR 1, 11.6 miles north of the Mississippi River. Warren also
found a BOREAL CHICKADEE, 12 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS, and 20
GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS at the Rabey tree farm along MN Highway 200
between Hill City and Jacobson, near milepost 186.
The Duluth Christmas Bird Count will be held on Saturday, December 16,
2006. Anyone interested in participating should contact compiler Jim
Lind at (218) 834-3199 or by e-mail at (jslind@frontiernet.net) for more
information.
The Two Harbors Christmas Bird Count will be held the following day on
Sunday, December 17, 2006. Please contact compiler Frank Nicoletti
(bjboreal@aol.com) if interested in participating.
The first official Fredenberg Township Christmas Bird Count will be held
on Saturday, December 30, 2006. Anyone interested should contact
compiler Celeste Kawulok at (218) 591-6076 or by e-mail at
ckawulok@cloquet.k12.mn.us.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, December
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, e-mail us
at mou@moumn.org, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org.
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-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*November 30, 2006
*MNDU0611.30
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-Birds mentioned
<UL>
<LI>Harlequin Duck
<LI>White-winged Scoter
<LI>American Three-toed Woodpecker
<LI>Black-backed Woodpecker
<LI>Boreal Chickadee
<LI>Golden-crowned Kinglet
<LI>Varied Thrush
<LI>Summer Tanager
<LI>White-winged Crossbill
</UL>
-Transcript
<P>
<strong>Hotline:</strong> Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore<br>
<strong>Date:</strong> November 30, 2006<br>
<strong>Sponsor:</strong> Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)<br>
<strong>Reports:</strong> (218) 834-2858<br>
<strong>Compiler:</strong> Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)<br>
<P>
This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, November 30th, 2006 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
<P>
Three <B style="color: #0057ad">GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCHES</B> were found on the 27th by Mike Schrage at the Fond du Lac Resource Management Division office just west of Cloquet. The birds have been seen every day since, including today, and seem to be easier to find in the early morning. Visitors are welcome to look for the birds, but are reminded to stay in the parking lot, not walk around behind the buildings after hours or on the weekends, and be respectful of employees and visitors. To reach the office, go north on MN Highway 33 from I-35 until you reach Big Lake Road (CR 7). Turn west and go three miles to University Road (CR 5). Go south for one block and the single story blue office building is on the left. The birds have been feeding on old sunflower plants in front of the office.
<P>
Jan Green relocated the female <B style="color: #0057ad">SUMMER TANAGER</B> in Silver Bay on the 25th, but I have not heard any reports since. The homeowners are open to having a limited number of visitors, and people interested in looking for the bird should contact Laura Erickson by e-mail at bluejay@lauraerickson.com
<P>
A male <B style="color: #0057ad">VARIED THRUSH</B> has been coming to a feeder in the Kenwood neighborhood of Duluth since at least
November 18th. It is at 1807 McFarlane Road, at the first house after turning west off the Howard Gnesen Road. The feeder is visible from the road.
<P>
The two female <B style="color: #0057ad">HARLEQUIN DUCKS</B> were relocated by Jan Green and Jim Mattson on the 24th on the south side of the breakwall at Canal Park. Jim also saw five <B style="color: #0057ad">WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS</B> at Park Point. In Two Harbors, Jim found a female <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER</B> on the 24th at Lighthouse Point, and a female <B style="color: #0057ad">BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER</B> along the snowmobile trail south of the Holiday gas station on the west side of town.
<P>
Warren Nelson found a <B style="color: #0057ad">BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER</B> in Aitkin County on the 25th along CR 1, 11.6 miles north of the Mississippi River. Warren also found a <B style="color: #0057ad">BOREAL CHICKADEE,</B> 12 <B style="color: #0057ad">WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS,</B> and 20 <B style="color: #0057ad">GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS</B> at the Rabey tree farm along MN Highway 200 between Hill City and Jacobson, near milepost 186.
<P>
The Duluth Christmas Bird Count will be held on Saturday, December 16, 2006. Anyone interested in participating should contact compiler Jim Lind at (218) 834-3199 or by e-mail at (jslind@frontiernet.net) for more information.
<P>
The Two Harbors Christmas Bird Count will be held the following day on Sunday, December 17, 2006. Please contact compiler Frank Nicoletti (bjboreal@aol.com) if interested in participating.
<P>
The first official Fredenberg Township Christmas Bird Count will be held on Saturday, December 30, 2006. Anyone interested should contact compiler Celeste Kawulok at (218) 591-6076 or by e-mail at ckawulok@cloquet.k12.mn.us.
<P>
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, December 7th.
<P>
The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858. Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded message.
<P>
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, e-mail us at mou@moumn.org, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org.
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