[mou] MOU RBA 26 January 2006
Anthony Hertzel
axhertzel@sihope.com
Thu, 26 Jan 2006 22:04:29 -0600
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This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, Janurary 26th.
Peder Svingen and Kim Eckert found a juvenile GYRFALCON on the =20
afternoon of January 21st on the ice in the Duluth harbor. Peder saw =20=
the bird from the Park Point bus turn-around near the recreation area =20=
at the same time Kim saw the bird from across the harbor at Barker=92s =20=
Island in Superior. Mike Hendrickson also found an adult Gyrfalcon =20
on the 23rd in the Duluth Port Terminal perched on the tower next to =20
the Blatnik Bridge.
In the Sax-Zim bog of St. Louis County, Kim Eckert reported two GREAT =20=
GRAY OWLS on the 22nd along the Arkola Road, half a mile to a mile =20
east of Owl Avenue.
Also in the bog on the 24th, Mike Hendrickson refound the NORTHERN =20
HAWK OWL along the Stone Lake Road, and the BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER =20
along McDavitt Road about two and a half miles north of St. Louis =20
County Road 28. Another Hawk Owl was also seen along the McDavitt =20
Road, and there was also a recent sighting along Arkola Road between =20
Owl Avenue and the Stickney Road. Al Schirmacher found a Hawk Owl on =20=
the 22nd along Aitkin County Road 5 about a mile south of Palisade. I =20=
have a second hand report of a Hawk Owl seen on the 25th. The bird =20
was apparently north of the intersection of Crow Wing County Road 48 =20
and state highway 371.
The SNOWY OWL is still being seen along Aitkin County Road 16 just =20
south of Tamarack.
On the 25th, John Hockema reported four SHORT-EARED OWLS at the =20
Beaver Creek WMA in southwestern Fillmore County. To reach this =20
location, drive south from Spring Valley to county road 26. Drive =20
west for three miles, then south for one mile. Check the field =20
opposite of the parking lot with two rows of spruce trees. John and =20
Chris Hockema found a GRAY CATBIRD at Oakwood Cemetery in Rochester, =20
Olmsted County on January 23rd. The bird was in the larger arborvitae =20=
located at the east end of the cemetery.
Chris Benson found a GOLDEN EAGLE on January 24th, on state highway =20
76 about a mile north of Houston County Road 17.
In Cook County, Peg Robertson relocated a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE on the =20=
20th, a quarter of a mile west of the Tofte Town Park along the Godin =20=
Sugar Beach Road.
Finally, there have been several reports of a white Gyrfalcon in the =20
Anderson Lakes area of Bloomington, Hennepin County. =46rom the =20
descriptions of the bird and its behavior, it seems more likely that =20
this is an albinistic Red-tailed Hawk.
The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, February 2nd.
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Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com
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face=3D"Helvetica">This is the Minnesota Birding Report for </FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica"><B>Thursday, Janurary =
26th</B></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica">.</FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica">=A0</FONT></P><P style=3D"text-indent: =
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6px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica">Peder Svingen and Kim =
Eckert found a juvenile </FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica"><B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#FF0000">GYRFALCON</FONT></B></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica"> on the afternoon of =
January 21st on the ice in the Duluth harbor.</FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica">=A0 </FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica">Peder saw the bird from =
the Park Point bus turn-around near the recreation area at the same time =
Kim saw the bird from across the harbor at Barker=92s Island in =
Superior.</FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica">=A0 =
</FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica">Mike =
Hendrickson also found an adult </FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica"><B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#FF0000">Gyrfalcon</FONT></B></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica"> on the 23rd in the Duluth =
Port Terminal perched on the tower next to the Blatnik =
Bridge.</FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica">=A0 =
=A0</FONT></P><P style=3D"text-indent: -12px;margin-top: 6px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; font: normal =
normal normal 9px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 11px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"3"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 12px;"><BR></SPAN></FONT></P><P style=3D"text-indent: =
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margin-left: 12px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica">In the Sax-Zim bog of St. Louis County, Kim Eckert =
reported two </FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica"><B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#0000FF">GREAT GRAY OWLS</FONT></B></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica"> on the 22nd along the =
Arkola Road, half a mile to a mile east of Owl Avenue.</FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica">=A0</FONT></P><P =
style=3D"text-indent: -12px;margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica">Also in the bog on the 24th, Mike Hendrickson refound =
the </FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica"><B><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0000FF">NORTHERN HAWK =
OWL</FONT></B></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica"> =
along the Stone Lake Road, and the </FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span"=
face=3D"Helvetica"><B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#0000FF">BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER</FONT></B></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica"> along McDavitt Road about =
two and a half miles north of St. Louis County Road 28. Another =
</FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica"><B><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0000FF">Hawk =
Owl</FONT></B></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica"> =
was also seen along the McDavitt Road, and there was also a recent =
sighting along Arkola Road between Owl Avenue and the Stickney =
Road.</FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica">=A0 =
</FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica">Al =
Schirmacher found a </FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica"><B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#0000FF">Hawk Owl</FONT></B></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica"> on the 22nd along Aitkin =
County Road 5 about a mile south of Palisade. I have a second hand =
report of a </FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica"><B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#0000FF">Hawk Owl</FONT></B></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica"> seen on the 25th. The =
bird was apparently north of the intersection of Crow Wing County Road =
48 and state highway 371.</FONT></P><P style=3D"text-indent: =
-12px;margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 12px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica">The </FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica"><B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#0000FF">SNOWY OWL</FONT></B></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica"> is still being seen along =
Aitkin County Road 16 just south of Tamarack.</FONT></P><P =
style=3D"text-indent: -12px;margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica">On the 25th, John Hockema reported four </FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica"><B><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0000FF">SHORT-EARED =
OWLS</FONT></B></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica">=
at the Beaver Creek WMA in southwestern Fillmore County.</FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica">=A0 </FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica">To reach this location, =
drive south from Spring Valley to county road 26. Drive west for three =
miles, then south for one mile. Check the field opposite of the parking =
lot with two rows of spruce trees. John and Chris Hockema found a =
</FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica"><B><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0000FF">GRAY =
CATBIRD</FONT></B></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica"> at Oakwood Cemetery in Rochester, Olmsted County on =
January 23rd.=A0</FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica">The bird was in the larger=A0arborvitae located at =
the east end of the cemetery.</FONT></P><P style=3D"text-indent: =
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margin-left: 12px; font: normal normal normal 9px/normal Helvetica; =
min-height: 11px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"3"><SPAN =
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12px;"><BR></SPAN></FONT></P><P style=3D"text-indent: -12px;margin-top: =
6px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica">Chris Benson found a =
</FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica"><B><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0000FF">GOLDEN =
EAGLE</FONT></B></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica"> on January 24th, on state highway 76 about a mile =
north of Houston County Road 17.</FONT></P><P style=3D"text-indent: =
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margin-left: 12px; font: normal normal normal 9px/normal Helvetica; =
min-height: 11px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"3"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
12px;"><BR></SPAN></FONT></P><P style=3D"text-indent: -12px;margin-top: =
6px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica">In Cook County, Peg =
Robertson relocated a </FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica"><B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#0000FF">TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE</FONT></B></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica"> on the 20th, a quarter of =
a mile west of the Tofte Town Park along the Godin Sugar Beach =
Road.</FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica">=A0</FONT></P><P style=3D"text-indent: =
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min-height: 11px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"3"><SPAN =
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12px;"><BR></SPAN></FONT></P><P style=3D"text-indent: -12px;margin-top: =
6px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica">Finally, there have been =
several reports of a white Gyrfalcon in the Anderson Lakes area of =
Bloomington, Hennepin County. =46rom the descriptions of the bird and =
its behavior, it seems more likely that this is an albinistic Red-tailed =
Hawk.</FONT></P><P style=3D"text-indent: -12px;margin-top: 6px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; font: normal =
normal normal 9px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 11px; "><FONT =
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margin-left: 12px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica">The next scheduled update of this tape is =
</FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica"><B>Thursday, =
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