[mou] Duluth RBA 12/7/06

[Jim Lind]

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-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*December 7, 2006
*MNDU0612.07

-Birds mentioned
Harlequin Duck
Iceland Gull
Glaucous Gull
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker
Townsend's Solitaire
Varied Thrush
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Curve-billed Thrasher
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Fox Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Rusty Blackbird
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: December 7, 2006
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, December 7, 2006
sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

A CURVE-BILLED THRASHER was seen and photographed at a feeder in
Nashwauk, Itasca County on the 3rd. Although it has not been seen since
the 3rd, it has apparently been present for several months. The
homeowners Roger and Laurie Larson welcome visitors who want to look for
the bird. The Larsons live off MN Highway 65 about 5 miles north of
Nashwauk, at fire # 39423. They also have a late-lingering BROWN
THRASHER at their feeders.

The three GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCHES at the Fond du Lac Resource
Management Division office just west of Cloquet are still being seen on
a daily basis, at least as recently as yesterday. 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.
They have also been seen across the road near the school playground.

The male VARIED THRUSH at 1807 McFarlane Road in the Kenwood
neighborhood of Duluth was relocated on the 2nd. There have also been
sightings in Silver Bay and Grand Rapids, but I do not have specific
locations.

Bob Ekblad found a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE on the 4th at 36th Street on
Park Point. The two female HARLEQUIN DUCKS at Canal Park were relocated
by Jan Green on the 3rd on the north side of the breakwall. Nathan and
Al Shirmacher reported an ICELAND GULL and a probable GLAUCOUS GULL at
Canal Park on the 6th.

Warren Nelson found two AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS in Aitkin County
on the 2nd along CR 1, 11.6 miles north of the Mississippi River. Warren
also found two BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS along CR 3, five miles west of
CR 1.

A late RUSTY BLACKBIRD was seen at Agate Bay in Two Harbors on the 6th.
Carol Tveekrum saw a very late GRAY CATBIRD on the 1st along MN Highway
61 east of Lutsen in Cook County. She also has a NORTHERN CARDINAL and a
late WHITE-THROATED SPARROW at her feeders in Schroeder. Nancy Jackson
has a late-lingering FOX SPARROW and WHITE-THROATED SPARROW at her
feeders on Andover Road in Hoyt Lakes. Dee Kuder had a late
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER in Crane Lake in northern St. Louis County on the
1st. Anyone in the area who has late-lingering or other interesting
species at their feeders and lives within a Christmas Bird Count circle
is encouraged to contact their local CBC compilers.

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

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
14th.

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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<PRE>
-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*December 7, 2006
*MNDU0612.07

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-Birds mentioned
<UL>
<LI>Harlequin Duck
<LI>Iceland Gull
<LI>Glaucous Gull
<LI>American Three-toed Woodpecker
<LI>Black-backed Woodpecker
<LI>Townsend's Solitaire
<LI>Varied Thrush
<LI>Gray Catbird
<LI>Brown Thrasher
<LI>Curve-billed Thrasher
<LI>Yellow-rumped Warbler
<LI>Fox Sparrow
<LI>White-throated Sparrow
<LI>Northern Cardinal
<LI>Rusty Blackbird
</UL>
-Transcript
<P>
<strong>Hotline:</strong> Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore<br>
<strong>Date:</strong> December 7, 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, December 7, 2006 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
<P>
A <B style="color: #ad1a07">CURVE-BILLED THRASHER</B> was seen and photographed at a feeder in Nashwauk, Itasca County on the 3rd. Although it has not been seen since the 3rd, it has apparently been present for several months. The homeowners Roger and Laurie Larson welcome visitors who want to look for the bird. The Larsons live off MN Highway 65 about 5 miles north of Nashwauk, at fire # 39423. They also have a late-lingering <B style="color: #0057ad">BROWN THRASHER</B> at their feeders.
<P>
The three <B style="color: #0057ad">GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCHES</B> at the Fond du Lac Resource Management Division office just west of Cloquet are still being seen on a daily basis, at least as recently as yesterday. 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. They have also been seen across the road near the school playground.
<P>
The male <B style="color: #0057ad">VARIED THRUSH</B> at 1807 McFarlane Road in the Kenwood neighborhood of Duluth was relocated on the 2nd. There have also been sightings in Silver Bay and Grand Rapids, but I do not have specific locations.
<P>
Bob Ekblad found a <B style="color: #0057ad">TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE</B> on the 4th at 36th Street on Park Point. The two female <B style="color: #0057ad">HARLEQUIN DUCKS</B> at Canal Park were relocated by Jan Green on the 3rd on the north side of the breakwall. Nathan and Al Shirmacher reported an <B style="color: #0057ad">ICELAND GULL</B> and a probable <B style="color: #0057ad">GLAUCOUS GULL</B> at Canal Park on the 6th.
<P>
Warren Nelson found two <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS</B> in Aitkin County on the 2nd along CR 1, 11.6 miles north of the Mississippi River. Warren also found two <B style="color: #0057ad">BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS</B> along CR 3, five miles west of CR 1.
<P>
A late <B style="color: #0057ad">RUSTY BLACKBIRD</B> was seen at Agate Bay in Two Harbors on the 6th. Carol Tveekrum saw a very late <B style="color: #0057ad">GRAY CATBIRD</B> on the 1st along MN Highway 61 east of Lutsen in Cook County. She also has a <B style="color: #0057ad">NORTHERN CARDINAL</B> and a late <B style="color: #0057ad">WHITE-THROATED SPARROW</B> at her feeders in Schroeder. Nancy Jackson has a late-lingering <B style="color: #0057ad">FOX SPARROW</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">WHITE-THROATED SPARROW</B> at her feeders on Andover Road in Hoyt Lakes. Dee Kuder had a late <B style="color: #0057ad">YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER</B> in Crane Lake in northern St. Louis County on the 1st. Anyone in the area who has late-lingering or other interesting species at their feeders and lives within a Christmas Bird Count circle is encouraged to contact their local CBC compilers.
<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
<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 14th.
<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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