[mou] Duluth RBA 2/15/07

[Jim Lind]

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-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*February 15, 2007
*MNDU0702.15

-Birds mentioned
Harlequin Duck
White-winged Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Spruce Grouse
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Horned Grebe
Peregrine Falcon
Thayer's Gull
Iceland Gull
Glaucous Gull
Snowy Owl
Northern Hawk Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker
Boreal Chickadee
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Varied Thrush
Gray Catbird
Bohemian Waxwing
White-throated Sparrow
Common Grackle
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
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Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: February 15, 2007
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, February 15th, 2007
sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

The three GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCHES at the Fond du Lac Resource
Management Division office just west of Cloquet were reported as
recently as the 14th.

Jeanne Tanamachi found a male HARLEQUIN DUCK and a LONG-TAILED DUCK in
Grand Marais on the 10th, out from the Shoreline Motel on the east side
of town. She found an AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER on the 9th along
the Croftville Road (CR 87), near Anderson's Resort. Bill Lane heard a
singing NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL on the 8th near Oberg Mountain.

Mike Hendrickson relocated the SNOWY OWL in the Duluth Port Terminal
along Garfield Avenue on the 13th and the NORTHERN HAWK OWL on the 14th
along the Rice Lake Road (CR 4) about a quarter mile north of the Martin
Road (CR 9). Mike also relocated the WHITE-WINGED SCOTER at Canal Park
on the 13th, and Jan Green found the LONG-TAILED DUCK there today among
400 COMMON GOLDEYES. Mike found THAYER'S GULLS, GLAUCOUS GULLS, and an
ICELAND GULL at the Superior landfill on the 13th. Dave Carman reported
two PEREGRINE FALCONS in the Duluth harbor earlier this week. I have not
heard any recent reports of the Gyrfalcon in the harbor. Frank and Kathi
Berdan found two GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS on the 14th near 42nd Street on
Park Point, but could not relocate the Townsend’s Solitaire.

Kurt Klussendorf found a displaying male SPRUCE GROUSE along with a
female on the 14th along Lake County Road 2, 1.5 miles north of the Sand
River. Kurt also found a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER at Lighthouse Point in
Two Harbors. Mark and Bev Junghans found three SPRUCE GROUSE on the 11th
along MN Highway 1, about 0.7 miles southeast of the Spruce Road. Mike
Hendrickson found a male SPRUCE GROUSE on the 14th along MN Highway 1,
between mile markers 301 and 302. Mike also found 5 BOREAL CHICKADEES
along the Spruce Road.

Jan Green relocated a HORNED GREBE on the 11th in Lake County at Flood
Bay. Mike Steffes found a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER on the 11th on the
west side of Gooseberry State Park south of Highway 61. The VARIED
THRUSH, GRAY CATBIRD, and WHITE-THROATED SPARROW are still being seen at
a home in Silver Bay. Contact Jim Lind at jslind@frontiernet.net for
directions to the home.

Mike Hendrickson found a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER on the 13th along the
Hedbom Forest Road in northeastern Aitkin County, 2.6 miles west of the
eastern gate. He found another in the Sax Zim Bog at the junction of the
Overton Road (CR 980) and Owl Avenue (CR 202). He also found BOREAL
CHICKADEES along the Arkola Road (CR 52) just east of Owl Avenue and
along the Blue Spruce Road (CR 211). He found SHARP-TAILED GROUSE on a
lek along CR 29. On the 14th Mike found a flock of more than 100
BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS near the junction of the North Tischer Road (CR 293)
and the West Tischer Road (CR 10).

Al Schirmacher found eight SHARP-TAILED GROUSE in Aitkin County on the
11th along Kestrel Avenue (CR 16), 0.5 miles south of Tamarack. He also
found a COMMON GRACKLE in Palisade along CR 5.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, February
22nd.

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
*February 15, 2007
*MNDU0702.15

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-Birds mentioned
<UL>
<LI>Harlequin Duck
<LI>White-winged Scoter
<LI>Long-tailed Duck
<LI>Spruce Grouse
<LI>Sharp-tailed Grouse
<LI>Horned Grebe
<LI>Peregrine Falcon
<LI>Thayer's Gull
<LI>Iceland Gull
<LI>Glaucous Gull
<LI>Snowy Owl
<LI>Northern Hawk Owl
<LI>Northern Saw-whet Owl
<LI>American Three-toed Woodpecker
<LI>Black-backed Woodpecker
<LI>Boreal Chickadee
<LI>Golden-crowned Kinglet
<LI>Varied Thrush
<LI>Gray Catbird
<LI>Bohemian Waxwing
<LI>White-throated Sparrow
<LI>Common Grackle
<LI>Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
</UL>
-Transcript
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<strong>Hotline:</strong> Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore<br>
<strong>Date:</strong> February 15, 2007<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, February 15th, 2007 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
<P>
The three <B style="color: #ad1a07">GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCHES</B> at the Fond du Lac Resource Management Division office just west of Cloquet were reported as recently as the 14th.
<P>
Jeanne Tanamachi found a male <B style="color: #0057ad">HARLEQUIN DUCK</B> and a <B style="color: #0057ad">LONG-TAILED DUCK</B> in Grand Marais on the 10th, out from the Shoreline Motel on the east side of town. She found an <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER</B> on the 9th along the Croftville Road (CR 87), near Anderson's Resort. Bill Lane heard a singing <B style="color: #0057ad">NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL</B> on the 8th near Oberg Mountain.
<P>
Mike Hendrickson relocated the <B style="color: #0057ad">SNOWY OWL</B> in the Duluth Port Terminal along Garfield Avenue on the 13th and the <B style="color: #0057ad">NORTHERN HAWK OWL</B> on the 14th along the Rice Lake Road (CR 4) about a quarter mile north of the Martin Road (CR 9). Mike also relocated the <B style="color: #0057ad">WHITE-WINGED SCOTER</B> at Canal Park on the 13th, and Jan Green found the <B style="color: #0057ad">LONG-TAILED DUCK</B> there today among 400 <B style="color: #0057ad">COMMON GOLDEYES.</B> Mike found <B style="color: #0057ad">THAYER'S GULLS, GLAUCOUS</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">GULLS,</B> and an <B style="color: #0057ad">ICELAND GULL</B> at the Superior landfill on the 13th. Dave Carman reported two <B style="color: #0057ad">PEREGRINE FALCONS</B> in the Duluth harbor earlier this week. I have not heard any recent reports of the <B style="color: #ad1a07">Gyrfalcon</B> in the harbor. Frank and Kathi Berdan found two <B style="color: #0057ad">GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS</B> on the 14th near 42nd Street on Park Point, but could not relocate the Townsend’s Solitaire.
<P>
Kurt Klussendorf found a displaying male <B style="color: #0057ad">SPRUCE GROUSE</B> along with a female on the 14th along Lake County Road 2, 1.5 miles north of the Sand River. Kurt also found a <B style="color: #0057ad">BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER</B> at Lighthouse Point in Two Harbors. Mark and Bev Junghans found three <B style="color: #0057ad">SPRUCE GROUSE</B> on the 11th along MN Highway 1, about 0.7 miles southeast of the Spruce Road. Mike Hendrickson found a male <B style="color: #0057ad">SPRUCE GROUSE</B> on the 14th along MN Highway 1, between mile markers 301 and 302. Mike also found 5 <B style="color: #0057ad">BOREAL CHICKADEES</B> along the Spruce Road.
<P>
Jan Green relocated a <B style="color: #0057ad">HORNED GREBE</B> on the 11th in Lake County at Flood Bay. Mike Steffes found a <B style="color: #0057ad">BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER</B> on the 11th on the west side of Gooseberry State Park south of Highway 61. The <B style="color: #0057ad">VARIED THRUSH, GRAY</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">CATBIRD,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">WHITE-THROATED SPARROW</B> are still being seen at a home in Silver Bay. Contact Jim Lind at jslind@frontiernet.net for directions to the home.
<P>
Mike Hendrickson found a <B style="color: #0057ad">BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER</B> on the 13th along the Hedbom Forest Road in northeastern Aitkin County, 2.6 miles west of the eastern gate. He found another in the Sax Zim Bog at the junction of the Overton Road (CR 980) and Owl Avenue (CR 202). He also found <B style="color: #0057ad">BOREAL CHICKADEES</B> along the Arkola Road (CR 52) just east of Owl Avenue and along the Blue Spruce Road (CR 211). He found <B style="color: #0057ad">SHARP-TAILED GROUSE</B> on a lek along CR 29. On the 14th Mike found a flock of more than 100 <B style="color: #0057ad">BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS</B> near the junction of the North Tischer Road (CR 293) and the West Tischer Road (CR 10).
<P>
Al Schirmacher found eight <B style="color: #0057ad">SHARP-TAILED GROUSE</B> in Aitkin County on the 11th along Kestrel Avenue (CR 16), 0.5 miles south of Tamarack. He also found a <B style="color: #0057ad">COMMON GRACKLE</B> in Palisade along CR 5.
<P>
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, February 22nd.
<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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