[mou] Duluth RBA 3/29/07
Jim Lind
jslind@frontiernet.net
Thu, 29 Mar 2007 21:00:20 -0700
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-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*March 29, 2007
*MNDU0703.29
-Birds mentioned
Snow Goose
Tundra Swan
Wood Duck
American Wigeon
Hooded Merganser
Pied-billed Grebe
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Golden Eagle
American Kestrel
American Coot
Sandhill Crane
Killdeer
Wilson's Snipe
Northern Hawk Owl
Long-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Northern Flicker
Brown Creeper
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
American Tree Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
-Transcript
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: March 29, 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 29th, 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 last reported on
the 22nd.
Dave Carman and others counted 703 RED-TAILED HAWKS, 353 BALD EAGLES, 10
GOLDEN EAGLES and several other raptors on the 24th at Thompson Hill in
west Duluth. Mike Hendrickson saw over 300 TUNDRA SWANS on the 29th at
Mud Lake in Gary-New Duluth, and more than 100 at Boy Scout Landing.
Mike also found a roosting LONG-EARED OWL in his yard in the Smithville
neighborhood of west Duluth on the 26th.
Chris Elmgren relocated the NORTHERN HAWK OWL on the 23rd along the Rice
Lake Road (CR 4), 0.25 mile north of the Martin Road (CR 9). Warren
Nelson and others found two SHORT-EARED OWLS over the weekend along
Aitkin County Road 18, about 0.2 mile east of US Highway 169. They also
found SNOW GEESE, SANDHILL CRANES, WILSON'S SNIPE, and EASTERN
BLUEBIRDS.
Other recent arrivals in the area include AMERICAN KESTREL on the 22nd,
WOOD DUCK, HOODED MERGANSER, SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, AMERICAN COOT,
KILLDEER, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, and RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD on the
23rd, TURKEY VULTURE and NORTHERN FLICKER on the 24th, AMERICAN TREE
SPARROW on the 25th, AMERICAN WIGEON, BROWN CREEPER, GOLDEN-CROWNED
KINGLET, and SONG SPARROW on the 26th, and PIED-BILLED GREBE on the
29th.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, April 5th.
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 29, 2007
*MNDU0703.29
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-Birds mentioned
<UL>
<LI>Snow Goose
<LI>Tundra Swan
<LI>Wood Duck
<LI>American Wigeon
<LI>Hooded Merganser
<LI>Pied-billed Grebe
<LI>Turkey Vulture
<LI>Bald Eagle
<LI>Sharp-shinned Hawk
<LI>Red-tailed Hawk
<LI>Golden Eagle
<LI>American Kestrel
<LI>American Coot
<LI>Sandhill Crane
<LI>Killdeer
<LI>Wilson's Snipe
<LI>Northern Hawk Owl
<LI>Long-eared Owl
<LI>Short-eared Owl
<LI>Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
<LI>Northern Flicker
<LI>Brown Creeper
<LI>Golden-crowned Kinglet
<LI>Eastern Bluebird
<LI>American Tree Sparrow
<LI>Song Sparrow
<LI>Red-winged Blackbird
<LI>Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
</UL>
-Transcript
<P>
<strong>Hotline:</strong> Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore<br>
<strong>Date:</strong> March 29, 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 29th, 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 last reported on the 22nd.
<P>
Dave Carman and others counted 703 <B style="color: #0057ad">RED-TAILED HAWKS,</B> 353 <B style="color: #0057ad">BALD EAGLES,</B> 10 <B style="color: #0057ad">GOLDEN EAGLES</B> and several other raptors on the 24th at Thompson Hill in west Duluth. Mike Hendrickson saw over 300 <B style="color: #0057ad">TUNDRA SWANS</B> on the 29th at Mud Lake in Gary-New Duluth, and more than 100 at Boy Scout Landing. Mike also found a roosting <B style="color: #0057ad">LONG-EARED OWL</B> in his yard in the Smithville neighborhood of west Duluth on the 26th.
<P>
Chris Elmgren relocated the <B style="color: #0057ad">NORTHERN HAWK OWL</B> on the 23rd along the Rice Lake Road (CR 4), 0.25 mile north of the Martin Road (CR 9). Warren Nelson and others found two <B style="color: #0057ad">SHORT-EARED OWLS</B> over the weekend along Aitkin County Road 18, about 0.2 mile east of US Highway 169. They also found <B style="color: #0057ad">SNOW GEESE, SANDHILL</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">CRANES, WILSON'S SNIPE,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">EASTERN BLUEBIRDS.</B>
<P>
Other recent arrivals in the area include <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN KESTREL</B> on the 22nd, <B style="color: #0057ad">WOOD DUCK, HOODED</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">MERGANSER, SHARP-SHINNED HAWK,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN COOT, KILLDEER,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD</B> on the 23rd, <B style="color: #0057ad">TURKEY VULTURE</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">NORTHERN FLICKER</B> on the 24th, <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN TREE SPARROW</B> on the 25th, <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN WIGEON, BROWN</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">CREEPER, GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">SONG SPARROW</B> on the 26th, and <B style="color: #0057ad">PIED-BILLED GREBE</B> on the 29th.
<P>
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, April 5th.
<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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