[mou] Duluth RBA 3/2/2006

[Jim Lind]

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, March 2nd, 2006 
sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

The SPOTTED TOWHEE at the Roivanen's feeders near Cook, in northern 
St. Louis County was seen by several observers over the weekend.  Two 
different HOARY REDPOLLS were also seen at their feeders on the 26th. 
 Visitors interested in seeing these birds should be sure to call the 
Roivanens ahead of time at 218-666-5318.  

Several observers reported a NORTHERN HAWK OWL this weekend west of 
Cook on the Wein Road (CR 500), at the junction of the Carpenter Road 
(CR 481).  Sue McDonnell reported a Hawk Owl in Cook County on the 
1st, along CR 7 just west of CR 6.  Warren Nelson reported a Hawk Owl 
over the weekend along Aitkin County Road 56, 2 miles east of US 
Highway 169, and another Hawk Owl on CR 5, 0.5 mile south of 
Palisade.  Ben Wieland and Molly Malacek found one on the 26th in 
northern St. Louis County on MN Highway 1 at Range Line Road (CR 
139), and another in Koochiching County on MN Highway 65 at CR 66.

Ben and Molly also relocated the GREAT GRAY OWL in Koochiching County 
on the 26th along CR 30, about 6 miles west of Bigfork.  Charlotte 
and Jerry Jacobson found a Great Gray Owl on the 25th about 8 miles 
north of Cook on Black Creek, about half way between Lake Vermilion 
and Black Lake.  Karen Sussman found a Great Gray southwest of Cook 
on the 24th on CR 25, just south of CR 22.

Warren Nelson reported four SNOWY OWLS in Aitkin County over the 
weekend, including one on CR 1, just past the junction of CR 22, 
another on CR 1 just north of the diversion channel, and two south of 
Palisade along 310th Avenue off 450th Street.  A Snowy was seen today 
at the Duluth airport on the building next to FedEx on Airport 
Approach Road.
 
Mike Hendrickson saw two female BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS on the 28th 
in the Sax-Zim bog along the McDavitt Road, two HOARY REDPOLLS in 
Lake County at the Moose Cafe feeders in Isabella, and BOREAL 
CHICKADEES at several spots along the Spruce Road.  Later in the day 
he found a NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL in Duluth at 54th Ave East and 
Norwood Road.  Another Saw-whet has been seen along West 8th Street 
in Duluth since the 24th.  

Jan Green relocated three GLAUCOUS GULLS at Canal Park in Duluth on 
the 27th, and Mike Hendrickson saw the second-winter THAYER'S GULL on 
the 28th.  Jason Cody relocated the LONG-TAILED DUCK among the large 
flock of COMMON GOLDENEYES at Canal Park on the 25th.

Bruce Stahly reported a major movement of BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS into 
Grand Marais on the 24th.  Several flocks were also seen in Duluth in 
the past few days in the Lakeside neighborhood and around the UMD 
campus.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, March 
9th.

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.