[mou] Duluth RBA 11/29/07

[Jim Lind]

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*November 29, 2007
*MNDU0711.29

-Birds mentioned
Spruce Grouse
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Great Black-backed Gull
Inca Dove
Northern Hawk Owl
Short-eared Owl
Black-backed Woodpecker
Boreal Chickadee
Townsend's Solitaire
Varied Thrush
Northern Mockingbird
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: November 29, 2007
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind at frontiernet.net)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, November 29th, 2007
sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

The INCA DOVE along 3rd Street in downtown Two Harbors was still being
seen as of the 29th. It has mainly been seen in the backyard of 304 2nd
Avenue, especially under the dense cedars and bird feeders near the
garage. It has also been seen in the backyards of each of the houses to
the west on the same block.

Alison Clarke found a male VARIED THRUSH on the 28th in her yard at 226
Ridgewood Road in east Duluth, and birders are welcome to look for the
bird, which was still present on the 29th. The location is west of 34th
Avenue East, between First and Fourth Streets.

A NORTHERN HAWK OWL was found by Judy Gibbs on the 29th along the MN
Highway 61 expressway at the Homestead Road (CR 42). Earl Orf found a
SHORT-EARED OWL in Itasca County on the 25th near the intersection of CR
10 and US Highway 2 in Warba.

Shawn Conrad and Earl Orf found BOREAL CHICKADEES in Itasca County on
the 24th on the west side of the Alder Road (CR 253), 0.1 mile north of
Middle Creek, and at Scenic State Park along the fire tower trail. Dave
Benson found a BOREAL CHICKADEE in west Duluth on the 27th at the
Superior National Forest headquarters at 8901 Grand Avenue.

The NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD in Hoyt Lakes was still present as of the 24th,
behind the pink house on Elmwood Street. The TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE in
downtown Two Harbors was relocated on the 23rd along 1st Street at 2nd
Avenue. A female BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was seen at Lighthouse Point on
the 23rd.

A second-winter GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen on the 23rd at Agate
Bay in Two Harbors. The first-winter GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL was
relocated by Denny and Barb Martin at the Park Point recreational area
on the 25th.

Joel Claus found a SPRUCE GROUSE on the 23rd along Lake County Road 2,
10.1 miles north of Forest Highway 11. Joshua Christian saw a
SHARP-TAILED GROUSE in the Sax-Zim Bog on the 24th at the north end of
Owl Avenue (CR 203).

The Duluth Christmas Bird Count will be held on Saturday, December 15,
2007. The Two Harbors Christmas Bird Count will be held the following
day on Sunday, December 16. Anyone interested in participating in either
count should contact compiler Jim Lind at (218) 834-3199 or by e-mail at
jslind at frontiernet.net

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, December
6th. 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 at moumn.org, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org.
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