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-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *March 25, 2004 *MNDU0403.25 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: March 25, 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, March 25th, 2004, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
Tuesday was a record-setting hawk migration day in Duluth. At the West Skyline Hawkwatch, Frank Nicoletti and Dave Carman counted 822 BALD EAGLES, the largest North American daily migration count ever. This eclipsed the old record of 743, set at Hawk Ridge in the fall of 1994. They counted 194 Bald Eagles in one hour and saw one kettle of 60 birds. On the same day, they saw a record 20 GOLDEN EAGLES, including 19 adults. This brings the seasonal total to a record 81 Golden Eagles so far.
Also on the 23rd, Frank reported 200 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS, and yesterday, Dave Carman reported a first-winter ICELAND GULL from the Thompson Hill overlook.
The many birders who have visited Aitkin Cty to look for Great Grays have turned up some other owls in the area. Warren Nelson reported that the SNOWY OWL on Cty Rd 1 north of the town of Aitkin (about a mile north of the diversion channel) was still present on the 21st. Great Gray, Barred, Long-eared, and Saw-whet owls have been reported in recent weeks from various points around Cty Rd 18 between Cty Rd 5 and Hwy 169.
Debbie Waters reported a NORTHERN SHRIKE at the intersection of Glenwood and South Ridge Drive in Duluth. No sign of the mockingbird since last week. In addition to hawks, migrants reported this week include TRUMPETER SWAN and RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, April 1.
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.
