[mou] Duluth RBA 1/11/07

[Jim Lind]

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-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*January 11, 2007
*MNDU0701.11

-Birds mentioned
Snow Goose
Harlequin Duck
White-winged Scoter
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Gyrfalcon
Iceland Gull
Glaucous Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Snowy Owl
Northern Hawk Owl
Great Gray Owl
Red-bellied Woodpecker
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker
Boreal Chickadee
Varied Thrush
Gray Catbird
Bohemian Waxwing
Yellow-rumped Warbler
White-throated Sparrow
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
White-winged Crossbill
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: January 11, 2007
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, January 11th, 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 are still being seen
daily, as of today. Conny Brunell and Susan Schumacher found a flock of
48 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS in Cloquet on the 10th, at the junction of MN
Highway 33 and CR 7. This species has scarce this winter, and the only
other recent sightings I know of are from Ely, Biwabik, and Crosby.

The adult gray morph GYRFALCON was relocated on the 6th in the Duluth
Port Terminal near the U.S. Highway 53 Blatnick Bridge. It was also seen
by Kim Eckert and others on the 7th in Superior on the Peavey grain
elevator. Another group apparently saw the bird over the weekend flying
southwest beyond the U.S. Highway 2 Bong Bridge, so the bird may be
moving around the harbor quite a bit.

Dave Evans found a SNOWY OWL on the 5th along Garfield Avenue just east
of the Goodwill store, and it has been relocated as recently as the
10th. On the 8th, Michael Cary found a NORTHERN HAWK OWL north of Duluth
on the east side of the Rice Lake Road (CR 4) about 0.25 mile north of
the Martin Road (CR 9).

Jan Green found an adult GLAUCOUS GULL today at Canal Park. Kim Eckert's
group found a first-winter GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL and an adult THAYER’S
GULL at Canal Park on the 6th, and a first-winter ICELAND GULL at the
Superior landfill on the 8th. They also relocated the pair of HARLEQUIN
DUCKS in the ship canal at Canal Park on the 6th.

Don Kienholz found a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER on the 8th near the Bayfront
Park warming house in Duluth. He also saw an immature SNOW GOOSE in the
harbor.

Laura Erickson saw a male VARIED THRUSH, GRAY CATBIRD, and two
WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS on the 8th at a home in Silver Bay. The
homeowners also reported a female VARIED THRUSH last week. Contact Laura
at bluejay@lauraerickson.com for directions to the home.

Two GREAT GRAY OWLS were again seen over the weekend along the Hedbom
Forest Road in northeastern Aitkin County, 2.4 and 6.6 miles west of the
eastern gate. Several BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS and AMERICAN THREE-TOED
WOODPECKERS were also seen 2-3 miles west of the eastern gate.

SHARP-TAILED GROUSE were seen displaying on the 8th in Aitkin County by
Kim Eckert and others. One lek with three males was on the west side of
Kestrel Avenue (CR 31), 1.6 mi N of Tamarack, and a lek with nine males
was on the east side of CR 16, 0.4 mi south of Tamarack.

Shawn Conrad and others had several good sightings from Itasca and
Koochiching counties over the weekend. In Itasca County, they relocated
the THREE-TOED WOODPECKER at the corner of CR 227 and Pincherry Road
north of Cohasset, and they found a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER along CR 19
about a half mile east of CR 248. South of Marcell along the Alder Road
they found BOREAL CHICKADEE and WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS just north of
Middle Creek. They found a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER along the East
McCavity Lake Road. In Koochiching County, they found a THREE-TOED
WOODPECKER on the Ben Lynn Road about 0.75 mile west of CR 13 near Big
Falls, and a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER along CR 13, south of the 90 degree
turn in the road. They also had six BOREAL CHICKADEES along CR 13 near
the northernmost 90 degree turn in the road.

An AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER was relocated at Lighthouse Point in
Two Harbors on the 6th, as well as the WHITE-WINGED SCOTER at Burlington
Bay.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, January
18th.

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
*January 11, 2007
*MNDU0701.11

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-Birds mentioned
<UL>
<LI>Snow Goose
<LI>Harlequin Duck
<LI>White-winged Scoter
<LI>Sharp-tailed Grouse
<LI>Gyrfalcon
<LI>Iceland Gull
<LI>Glaucous Gull
<LI>Great Black-backed Gull
<LI>Snowy Owl
<LI>Northern Hawk Owl
<LI>Great Gray Owl
<LI>Red-bellied Woodpecker
<LI>American Three-toed Woodpecker
<LI>Black-backed Woodpecker
<LI>Boreal Chickadee
<LI>Varied Thrush
<LI>Gray Catbird
<LI>Bohemian Waxwing
<LI>Yellow-rumped Warbler
<LI>White-throated Sparrow
<LI>Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
<LI>White-winged Crossbill
</UL>
-Transcript
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<strong>Hotline:</strong> Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore<br>
<strong>Date:</strong> January 11, 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, January 11th, 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 are still being seen daily, as of today. Conny Brunell and Susan Schumacher found a flock of 48 <B style="color: #0057ad">BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS</B> in Cloquet on the 10th, at the junction of MN Highway 33 and CR 7. This species has scarce this winter, and the only other recent sightings I know of are from Ely, Biwabik, and Crosby.
<P>
The adult gray morph <B style="color: #ad1a07">GYRFALCON</B> was relocated on the 6th in the Duluth Port Terminal near the U.S. Highway 53 Blatnick Bridge. It was also seen by Kim Eckert and others on the 7th in Superior on the Peavey grain elevator. Another group apparently saw the bird over the weekend flying southwest beyond the U.S. Highway 2 Bong Bridge, so the bird may be moving around the harbor quite a bit.
<P>
Dave Evans found a <B style="color: #0057ad">SNOWY OWL</B> on the 5th along Garfield Avenue just east of the Goodwill store, and it has been relocated as recently as the 10th. On the 8th, Michael Cary found a <B style="color: #0057ad">NORTHERN HAWK OWL</B> north of Duluth on the east side of the Rice Lake Road (CR 4) about 0.25 mile north of the Martin Road (CR 9).
<P>
Jan Green found an adult <B style="color: #0057ad">GLAUCOUS GULL</B> today at Canal Park. Kim Eckert's group found a first-winter <B style="color: #0057ad">GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL</B> and an adult THAYER’S <B style="color: #0057ad">GULL</B> at Canal Park on the 6th, and a first-winter <B style="color: #0057ad">ICELAND GULL</B> at the Superior landfill on the 8th. They also relocated the pair of <B style="color: #0057ad">HARLEQUIN DUCKS</B> in the ship canal at Canal Park on the 6th.
<P>
Don Kienholz found a <B style="color: #0057ad">YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER</B> on the 8th near the Bayfront Park warming house in Duluth. He also saw an immature <B style="color: #0057ad">SNOW GOOSE</B> in the harbor.
<P>
Laura Erickson saw a male <B style="color: #0057ad">VARIED THRUSH, GRAY</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">CATBIRD,</B> and two <B style="color: #0057ad">WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS</B> on the 8th at a home in Silver Bay. The homeowners also reported a female <B style="color: #0057ad">VARIED THRUSH</B> last week. Contact Laura at bluejay@lauraerickson.com for directions to the home.
<P>
Two <B style="color: #0057ad">GREAT GRAY OWLS</B> were again seen over the weekend along the Hedbom Forest Road in northeastern Aitkin County, 2.4 and 6.6 miles west of the eastern gate. Several <B style="color: #0057ad">BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS</B> were also seen 2-3 miles west of the eastern gate.
<P>
<B style="color: #0057ad">SHARP-TAILED GROUSE</B> were seen displaying on the 8th in Aitkin County by Kim Eckert and others. One lek with three males was on the west side of Kestrel Avenue (CR 31), 1.6 mi N of Tamarack, and a lek with nine males was on the east side of CR 16, 0.4 mi south of Tamarack.
<P>
Shawn Conrad and others had several good sightings from Itasca and Koochiching counties over the weekend. In Itasca County, they relocated the <B style="color: #0057ad">THREE-TOED WOODPECKER</B> at the corner of CR 227 and Pincherry Road north of Cohasset, and they found a <B style="color: #0057ad">BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER</B> along CR 19 about a half mile east of CR 248. South of Marcell along the Alder Road they found <B style="color: #0057ad">BOREAL CHICKADEE</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS</B> just north of Middle Creek. They found a <B style="color: #0057ad">RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER</B> along the East McCavity Lake Road. In Koochiching County, they found a <B style="color: #0057ad">THREE-TOED WOODPECKER</B> on the Ben Lynn Road about 0.75 mile west of CR 13 near Big Falls, and a <B style="color: #0057ad">BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER</B> along CR 13, south of the 90 degree turn in the road. They also had six <B style="color: #0057ad">BOREAL CHICKADEES</B> along CR 13 near the northernmost 90 degree turn in the road.
<P>
An <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER</B> was relocated at Lighthouse Point in Two Harbors on the 6th, as well as the <B style="color: #0057ad">WHITE-WINGED SCOTER</B> at Burlington Bay.
<P>
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, January 18th.
<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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