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-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *January 2, 2003 *MNDU0301.02 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: January 2, 2003
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 525-5952
Compiler: David R. Benson (drbenson@cpinternet.com)
Transcriber: David R. Benson (drbenson@cpinternet.com)
This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, January 2, 2003, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
On the 26th, Jim and Sharon Lind found a female THREE-TOED WOODPECKER and a female BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER in northern Lake County on the Spruce Rd 0.2 mile east of Endless Waters Rd. There were also BOREAL CHICKADEES and PINE GROSBEAKS in this area. Jim and Sharon found another Black-backed where the snowmobile trail crosses the Spruce Rd, four miles from Hwy 1. Bob Dunlap reported RED CROSSBILLS on the Mitiwan Lake Rd, which also runs north from Hwy 1, and a single SPRUCE GROUSE on Cty Rd 2 near the Sand River.
On Dec. 28th, Colin Gjervold reported a GREAT GRAY OWL in the Sax-Zim area on Hwy 7 south of the sod farm. BOREAL CHICKADEES were seen just east of the intersection of Hwy 110 and Cty Rd 116 south of Hoyt Lakes. On the first, Craig Mandel refound a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER on McDavitt Rd 2.6 miles north of the Sax Rd. WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS are still abundant in coniferous habitat throughout Northeastern Minnesota. Large flocks of BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen at Two Harbors and Tofte this week.
Gary Nelson found a WHITE-WINGED SCOTER on Lake Superior off 21st Ave E on the 1st.Two adult GLAUCOUS GULLS were at Knife River on the 28th. Frank Nicoletti reported a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER on the state trail off Jean Duluth Rd. on the 28th. Dave Carman found a MERLIN near UMD on the 26th. Scott and Nan Wisherd reported that a male NORTHERN PINTAIL is still in the Duluth Harbor. Karen Sussman reported that a pair of HOODED MERGANSERS is overwintering at Silver Lake in Virginia.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, January 9.
The phone number for the Duluth Birding Report is (218) 728-5030, and callers can report bird sightings if they wish after the tone at the end of each tape.
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 of Natural History, 10 Church Street SE, Minneapolis MN 55455; or send an e-mail to mou@cbs.umn.edu; or visit the MOU web site at mou.mn.org.
