[mou] Duluth RBA 1/25/07

[Jim Lind]

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-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*January 25, 2007
*MNDU0701.25

-Birds mentioned
Harlequin Duck
White-winged Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Hooded Merganser
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Horned Grebe
Gyrfalcon
Iceland Gull
Glaucous Gull
Snowy Owl
Northern Hawk Owl
Great Gray Owl
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker
Boreal Chickadee
Townsend's Solitaire
Varied Thrush
Gray Catbird
Bohemian Waxwing
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
Red Crossbill
White-winged Crossbill
Hoary Redpoll
Evening Grosbeak
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: January 25, 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 25th, 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 22nd and are probably still present.

Mike Hendrickson relocated the gray morph GYRFALCON on the 21st on top
of the third grain elevator west of the I-535 Blatnick Bridge in
Superior. The SNOWY OWL in the Duluth Port Terminal along Garfield
Avenue and the NORTHERN HAWK OWL on the Rice Lake Road (CR 4) about a
quarter mile north of the Martin Road (CR 9) were both seen earlier this
week.

In Canal Park, the WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, LONG-TAILED DUCK, female HOODED
MERGANSER, and HARLEQUIN DUCK pair were all relocated earlier this week
and last weekend. Kim Eckert and others relocated the TOWNSEND'S
SOLITAIRE on the 24th at the Park Point recreational area, near the
house just south of the bus turnaround. THAYER’S GULL, a first-winter
ICELAND GULL, and GLAUCOUS GULLS are still being reported from the
Superior dump.

Denny and Barb Martin relocated the AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER on
the 21st at Lighthouse Point in Two Harbors. John Ellis relocated ten
HORNED GREBES on the 21st that are overwintering between Flood Bay and
the Stewart River. The WHITE-WINGED SCOTER at Burlington Bay was also
seen over the weekend. The VARIED THRUSH and GRAY CATBIRD in Silver Bay
were relocated over the weekend at a home in Silver Bay. Contact Jim
Lind at jslind@frontiernet.net for directions to the home.

Mike Hendrickson found a male HOARY REDPOLL in Lake County at the
Outward Bound school off the Spruce Road, about 2.5 miles east of MN
Highway 1. Kim Eckert found a male HOARY REDPOLL northeast of Floodwood
along St. Louis County Road 29, 3.5 miles east of MN Highway 73.

Two AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS and a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER were
seen over the weekend along the Blue Spruce Road (CR 211), 0.4 mile
north of CR 133 in the Sax-Zim bog. Mike Hendrickson found two more
AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS on the 20th along the Blue Spruce Road,
a mile north of CR 133, as well as RED CROSSBILLS and WHITE-WINGED
CROSSBILLS. John Ellis found an AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER on the
20th at the intersection of Owl Avenue (CR 202) and the Overton Road (CR
980). BOREAL CHICKADEES continue to be reported from the Blue Spruce
Road and along Owl Avenue (CR 202), 0.5 mile south of the Arkola Road
(CR 52). EVENING GROSBEAKS are being seen along the Nichols Lake Road
(CR 232) just west of US Highway 53.

At least four GREAT GRAY OWLS were found by Kim Eckert and others on the
21st along the Hedbom Forest Road in northeastern Aitkin County, 2-5
miles west of the eastern gate. BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS and AMERICAN
THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS continue to be reported 2-3 miles west of the
eastern gate. John Ellis found a GREAT GRAY OWL on the 21st along Aitkin
County Road 18, 0.2 mile east of the Hebron Cemetery. SHARP-TAILED
GROUSE continue to be found along Kestrel Avenue (CR 16), 0.4 mile south
of Tamarack. Kim Eckert also reports a few visiting a feeder 2.6 miles
north of Tamarack along CR 16.

Reports of BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS have increased in the area during the past
few weeks. Flocks have been reported north of Duluth along the Strand
Road, and along the West Knife River Road (CR 231), west of the
Homestead Road (CR 42), as well as along 8th Avenue North in Biwabik,
near the hospital in Virginia, and in Hoyt Lakes.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, February
1st.

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 25, 2007
*MNDU0701.25

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-Birds mentioned
<UL>
<LI>Harlequin Duck
<LI>White-winged Scoter
<LI>Long-tailed Duck
<LI>Hooded Merganser
<LI>Sharp-tailed Grouse
<LI>Horned Grebe
<LI>Gyrfalcon
<LI>Iceland Gull
<LI>Glaucous Gull
<LI>Snowy Owl
<LI>Northern Hawk Owl
<LI>Great Gray Owl
<LI>American Three-toed Woodpecker
<LI>Black-backed Woodpecker
<LI>Boreal Chickadee
<LI>Townsend's Solitaire
<LI>Varied Thrush
<LI>Gray Catbird
<LI>Bohemian Waxwing
<LI>Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
<LI>Red Crossbill
<LI>White-winged Crossbill
<LI>Hoary Redpoll
<LI>Evening Grosbeak
</UL>
-Transcript
<P>
<strong>Hotline:</strong> Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore<br>
<strong>Date:</strong> January 25, 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 25th, 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 22nd and are probably still present.
<P>
Mike Hendrickson relocated the gray morph <B style="color: #ad1a07">GYRFALCON</B> on the 21st on top of the third grain elevator west of the I-535 Blatnick Bridge in Superior. The <B style="color: #0057ad">SNOWY OWL</B> in the Duluth Port Terminal along Garfield Avenue and the <B style="color: #0057ad">NORTHERN HAWK OWL</B> on the Rice Lake Road (CR 4) about a quarter mile north of the Martin Road (CR 9) were both seen earlier this week.
<P>
In Canal Park, the <B style="color: #0057ad">WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, LONG-TAILED</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">DUCK,</B> female <B style="color: #0057ad">HOODED MERGANSER,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">HARLEQUIN DUCK</B> pair were all relocated earlier this week and last weekend. Kim Eckert and others relocated the <B style="color: #0057ad">TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE</B> on the 24th at the Park Point recreational area, near the house just south of the bus turnaround. THAYER’S <B style="color: #0057ad">GULL,</B> a first-winter <B style="color: #0057ad">ICELAND GULL,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">GLAUCOUS GULLS</B> are still being reported from the Superior dump.

Denny and Barb Martin relocated the <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER</B> on the 21st at Lighthouse Point in Two Harbors. John Ellis relocated ten <B style="color: #0057ad">HORNED GREBES</B> on the 21st that are overwintering between Flood Bay and the Stewart River. The <B style="color: #0057ad">WHITE-WINGED SCOTER</B> at Burlington Bay was also seen over the weekend. The <B style="color: #0057ad">VARIED THRUSH</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">GRAY CATBIRD</B> in Silver Bay were relocated over the weekend at a home in Silver Bay. Contact Jim Lind at jslind@frontiernet.net for directions to the home.
<P>
Mike Hendrickson found a male <B style="color: #0057ad">HOARY REDPOLL</B> in Lake County at the Outward Bound school off the Spruce Road, about 2.5 miles east of MN Highway 1. Kim Eckert found a male <B style="color: #0057ad">HOARY REDPOLL</B> northeast of Floodwood along St. Louis County Road 29, 3.5 miles east of MN Highway 73.
<P>
Two <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS</B> and a <B style="color: #0057ad">BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER</B> were seen over the weekend along the Blue Spruce Road (CR 211), 0.4 mile north of CR 133 in the Sax-Zim bog. Mike Hendrickson found two more <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS</B> on the 20th along the Blue Spruce Road, a mile north of CR 133, as well as <B style="color: #0057ad">RED CROSSBILLS</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS.</B> John Ellis found an <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER</B> on the 20th at the intersection of Owl Avenue (CR 202) and the Overton Road (CR 980). <B style="color: #0057ad">BOREAL CHICKADEES</B> continue to be reported from the Blue Spruce Road and along Owl Avenue (CR 202), 0.5 mile south of the Arkola Road (CR 52). <B style="color: #0057ad">EVENING GROSBEAKS</B> are being seen along the Nichols Lake Road (CR 232) just west of US Highway 53.
<P>
At least four <B style="color: #0057ad">GREAT GRAY OWLS</B> were found by Kim Eckert and others on the 21st along the Hedbom Forest Road in northeastern Aitkin County, 2-5 miles west of the eastern gate. <B style="color: #0057ad">BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS</B> continue to be reported 2-3 miles west of the eastern gate. John Ellis found a <B style="color: #0057ad">GREAT GRAY OWL</B> on the 21st along Aitkin County Road 18, 0.2 mile east of the Hebron Cemetery. <B style="color: #0057ad">SHARP-TAILED GROUSE</B> continue to be found along Kestrel Avenue (CR 16), 0.4 mile south of Tamarack. Kim Eckert also reports a few visiting a feeder 2.6 miles north of Tamarack along CR 16.
<P>
Reports of <B style="color: #0057ad">BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS</B> have increased in the area during the past few weeks. Flocks have been reported north of Duluth along the Strand Road, and along the West Knife River Road (CR 231), west of the Homestead Road (CR 42), as well as along 8th Avenue North in Biwabik, near the hospital in Virginia, and in Hoyt Lakes.
<P>
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, February 1st.
<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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