[mou] Duluth RBA 3/1/07
Jim Lind
jslind@frontiernet.net
Thu, 1 Mar 2007 20:13:46 -0800
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-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*March 1, 2007
*MNDU0703.01
-Birds mentioned
Iceland Gull
Snowy Owl
Great Gray Owl
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker
Varied Thrush
Bohemian Waxwing
-Transcript
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: March 1, 2007
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)
This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, March 1st, 2007
sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
With two major snowstorms during the past week, there are very few
sightings to report from the area. Mike Hendrickson relocated AMERICAN
THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS and BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS on February 23rd
along the Hedbom Forest Road in northeastern Aitkin County. Mike also
relocated the SNOWY OWL in the Duluth Port Terminal on the 23rd and the
24th, as well as a first-cycle ICELAND GULL at the Superior landfill and
BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS along the West Knife River Road (CR 231), about a mile
west of the Homestead Road (CR 42). Jan Green saw a flock of 50 BOHEMIAN
WAXWINGS along the McQuade Road (CR 33) near MN Highway 61.
Warren Nelson reported a GREAT GRAY OWL last weekend near the junction
of U.S. Highway 169 and Aitkin County Road 3 about fifteen miles north
of the town of Aitkin. A VARIED THRUSH is coming to the feeders of Lael
Carlstrom at 211 4th Street Northeast in the town of Aitkin.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, March 8th.
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
*March 1, 2007
*MNDU0703.01
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-Birds mentioned
<UL>
<LI>Iceland Gull
<LI>Snowy Owl
<LI>Great Gray Owl
<LI>American Three-toed Woodpecker
<LI>Black-backed Woodpecker
<LI>Varied Thrush
<LI>Bohemian Waxwing
</UL>
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<strong>Hotline:</strong> Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore<br>
<strong>Date:</strong> March 1, 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, March 1st, 2007 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
<P>
With two major snowstorms during the past week, there are very few sightings to report from the area. Mike Hendrickson relocated <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS</B> on February 23rd along the Hedbom Forest Road in northeastern Aitkin County. Mike also relocated the <B style="color: #0057ad">SNOWY OWL</B> in the Duluth Port Terminal on the 23rd and the 24th, as well as a first-cycle <B style="color: #0057ad">ICELAND GULL</B> at the Superior landfill and <B style="color: #0057ad">BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS</B> along the West Knife River Road (CR 231), about a mile west of the Homestead Road (CR 42). Jan Green saw a flock of 50 <B style="color: #0057ad">BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS</B> along the McQuade Road (CR 33) near MN Highway 61.
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Warren Nelson reported a <B style="color: #0057ad">GREAT GRAY OWL</B> last weekend near the junction of U.S. Highway 169 and Aitkin County Road 3 about fifteen miles north of the town of Aitkin. A <B style="color: #0057ad">VARIED THRUSH</B> is coming to the feeders of Lael Carlstrom at 211 4th Street Northeast in the town of Aitkin.
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The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, March 8th.
<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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