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-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *February 16, 2006 *MNDU0602.16 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: February 16, 2006
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)
Transcriber: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)
This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, February 16th, 2006 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
A TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE was found by Lloyd Scherer on the 14th in Grand Marais near the Harbor View Apartments. A flock of 100 AMERICAN ROBINS was found by Mike Hendrickson on the 10th at the Lighthouse Point woods in downtown Two Harbors. A NORTHERN HAWK OWL continues to be seen near the Gooseberry State Park visitors' center, as recently as the 13th.
Jan and John Green saw a BOREAL OWL again today in their yard off the North Shore Road, east of the Bergquist Road. This is the first time they've seen the bird since the 7th. Uwe Kausch had a NORTHERN GOSHAWK in his yard on the 14th on the Wildwood Road, 1 mile west of the Homestead Road (CR 42).
A VARIED THRUSH was found by Leif Brush on the 7th in his yard at Jefferson Street and 29th Avenue East in Duluth, but it hasn't been seen since. A flock of more than 100 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS was seen in Duluth on the 13th along Superior Street, just east of Highway 61. Jan Green also saw a flock on the 15th along London Road near 16th Avenue East. Frank Nicoletti found a COOPER'S HAWK at this same location on the 12th.
Cheri Fox found two WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS in Duluth on the 11th at 23rd Avenue East. They were relocated on the 13th in the shipping lane at Canal Park, along with the female LONG-TAILED DUCK, a couple hundred COMMON GOLDENEYES, and a second-winter GLAUCOUS GULL. Peder Svingen reports that the five GREATER SCAUP were still present today at Canal Park.
The SNOWY OWL at the Duluth airport was relocated on the 15th by Paul and Dan Badger, as it perched on the tip of the fighter plane on display at the airport entrance. It was also seen this week along Airport Approach Road near the Fed Ex building. The SNOWY OWL in Superior was relocated by Sarah Wilcox along Tower Avenue, perched on the sign for Menard's. The NORTHERN HAWK OWL along the Lavaque Road (CR 48) was still present today, a mile north of the Martin Road (CR 9).
Karen Sussman found a NORTHERN HAWK OWL in northwestern St. Louis County on the 10th, along MN Highway 73, 1.6 miles north of CR 22, and another 1.4 miles west of Highway 73 along the Lund Road (CR 793/85). The Hawk Owl along McDavitt Road (CR 213) in the Sax-Zim bog was relocated on the 11th by Cheri Fox, about 2 miles north of the Sax Road (CR 28). The Hawk Owl along the Stone Lake Road was relocated by several people on the 12th. John Ellis relocated the SNOWY OWL on the 10th along CR 29, a mile north of CR 133. John also saw a flock of 250 SNOW BUNTINGS here. BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS were again seen over the weekend along the McDavitt Road, about 2.5 miles north of the Sax Road (CR 28).
A GREAT GRAY OWL was found in Aitkin County on the 15th by Dale Yerger along MN Highway 200, 7 miles west of Hill City.
Shawn Conrad reported a flock of more than 500 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS on the 10th at Itasca Community College in Grand Rapids, and a flock of about 30 on the 11th in the town of Bovey.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, February 23rd.
The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858. 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 moumn.org.
