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-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *January 15, 2004 *MNDU0401.15 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: January 15, 2004
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, January 15th, 2004, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
A gray GYRFALCON was seen again this past weekend on both the 10th and 11th in the afternoon. The bird is apparently most easily found in mid-afternoon, and it was seen more than once at the Peavey elevator in Superior, WI. These buildings can be seen from the Connors Point Road, southeast of the Blatnik Bridge.
On the 12th Suzanne Gucciardo found a SNOWY OWL in Grand Marais near the base of Artist's Point. Another bird has been seen in West Duluth on the harbor ice off the 40th Ave W/Erie Pier area. The best way to see this bird is to hike out to the harbor side of Erie Pier and scan the ice. Two Snowys have been seen at the Superior, Wisconsin airport on the runways.
HOARY REDPOLLS were seen at several locations this week. Don Kienholz has a bird coming to his feeders on Martin Road in Duluth. Jim Lind found one in Two Harbors near a feeder at 6th Ave and 8th St on the 12th. Josh Watson reported a Hoary from his feeders north of Grand Marais. Laura Erickson reported one from her feeder in East Duluth on the 11th. A group of birders from Chicago found one at a feeder in Sax-Zim on Cty Rd 29, about 0.7 mile north of 133. There were also EVENING GROSBEAKS at this feeder this week.
GREAT GRAY OWLS continue to be seen regularly in Aitkin Cty, along Cty Rd 18 within a mile of the jct with Pietz's Rd. Kim Eckert found another on Lake Cty Rd 2, 1.3 miles north of the White Pines Wayside.
BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS have only been reported from Grand Marais (a week ago), Ely (almost two weeks ago), and Deerwood (last weekend). Reports of any sightings of this species would be appreciated.
SHARP-TAILED GROUSE have been seen at mid-morning in the Sax-Zim area on Cty Rd 29, 1.5 miles north of the Jehovah's Witnesses building on 133.
The HARLEQUIN DUCK, a LONG-TAILED DUCK, and GLAUCOUS GULL were seen again this week at Agate Bay in Two Harbors, as recently as yesterday.
Craig Mandel refound the NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD in Grand Marais on the 9th near 3rd Ave and 4th St. He also found a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER at the east end of the campground.
Deb Buria Falkowski saw a female BELTED KINGFISHER at an open creek near Mashkenode, south of Virginia on the 12th. There are AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS with the large flock of MALLARDS at the corner of Lake Superior in Canal Park.
Several RED-BELLIED WOODPECKERS, which turned up in record numbers here this fall, are overwintering. Last week a bird was seen on Swan Lake Rd in Duluth, and Jim Lind reported that three individuals are still present in Two Harbors: one at 4th Ave and 1st St, one at 7th Ave. and 17th Street (west of the SuperAmerica), and one at 12th Ave and 9th St.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, January 22.
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.
