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-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *November 4, 2004 *MNDU0411.04 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: November 4, 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, November 4th, 2004, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
Sightings of northern owls were common this week across Northeastern Minnesota. There were reports of 21 sightings of GREAT GRAY OWLS since the 30th, including, near Duluth, at Uwe Kausch's place near the jct. of Wildwood and Homestead Rds. on the 30th and a bird seen by Terry Wiens in the 5100 block of the Strand Rd. on the 1st. Another bird was at Hawk Ridge on the 31st, and another was at the Two Harbors Golf Course. The rest of the sightings were spread across Aitkin, Lake, and Cook counties.
Sightings of 24 NORTHERN HAWK OWLS were reported since the 26th, including 4 birds seen by Sparky Stensaas today along Cty Rd 7 in the Sax-Zim area south of Stone Lake Rd. Tom Auer found a bird at Park Point in Duluth on the 29th. The largest concentration of sightings (14) was from the Sax-Zim area.
Kim Eckert found a WESTERN KINGBIRD behind the Coho Cafe in Cook Cty on the 30th. A MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD was reported from Aitkin Cty along Cty Rd 5 south of Palisade on the 29th. A PACIFIC LOON was seen by several observers between the East Bay in Grand Marais and Five Mile Rock on the 31st and 1st.
Mike Hendrickson saw six species of gulls yesterday at the Superior Entry, including 2 first-winter GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS, an adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 2 THAYER'S GULLS, and an adult BONAPARTE'S GULL. Dedrick Benz saw a first-winter GLAUCOUS GULL there on the 31st.
NORTHERN SHRIKES are now numerous in Northern Minnesota. Several observers reported seeing COMMON REDPOLLS this week, and the first reports of PINE GROSBEAKS were along the Gunflint Trail over the weekend.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, November 11.
The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-728-5030. 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 to mou@cbs.umn.edu, or visit the MOU web site at mou.mn.org.
