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-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *December 4, 2003 *MNDU0312.04 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: December 4, 2003
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 728-5030
Compiler: David R. Benson (drbenson@cpinternet.com)
Transcriber: David R. Benson (drbenson@cpinternet.com)
This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, December 4th, 2003, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
Per Johanssen and Joachim Strengbom found a PACIFIC LOON on the 29th at Burlington Bay in Two Harbors. The bird was still present the next day. They also reported a first-year THAYER'S GULL at Agate Bay. On the 28th and 29th, a HOARY REDPOLL was east of Two Harbors near Betty's Pies. Peder Svingen and Jim Lind found a late RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET and a FOX SPARROW in Two Harbors, plus 4 HORNED GREBES at the mouth of the Stewart River on the 30th.
A WESTERN GREBE is still in Duluth near the shipping channel. Mike Hendrickson reported the bird yesterday, along with an adult THAYER'S GULL. Lars Benson found a late SWAMP SPARROW at 16th Ave E and 5th St in Duluth on the 2nd. Warren Nelson reported that GREAT GRAY OWLS were again seen near the jct. of Pietz's Road and Aitkin Cty Rd 18 on the 28th and 29th.
Alison Clarke had two GRAY JAYS in her yard in East Duluth on Tuesday. Michele McDowell reported PINE GROSBEAKS, COMMON REDPOLLS, and two possible HOARY REDPOLLS from Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge on December 2nd.
The Duluth Christmas Bird Count will be held on Saturday, December 20th. People interested in participating should contact Jim Lind at jslind@frontiernet.net. The Two Harbors Christmas Bird Count will be held on Sunday, December 14th. For information about this count, you can contact Jim Lind or Frank Nicoletti at bjboreal@aol.com. The Grand Marais Christmas Bird Count will also be on the 14th. For more information on this count, contact Jeff Kern @ jeffkern@boreal.org or Jeremy Ridlbauer at sundew@boreal.org
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, December 11th.
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.
