Minnesota Duluth/North Shore RBA
Minnesota Duluth/North Shore RBA
Minnesota Duluth/North Shore RBA
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-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *June 12, 2006 *MNDU0606.12-Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: June 12, 2006
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)
This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, June 8, 2006, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
Larry Weber reported a SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER on June 7th in Carlton County along Gillogly (sp?) Road, 1 mile North of Cty Rd 4.
Leo W. M. reported a SNOWY EGRET at 40th Ave West in Duluth on June 1st.
Kim Eckert reported CONNECTICUT WARBLERS singing at four different locations in the Sax-Zim area: along Stickney Rd, 0.5 north of Arkola; on Owl Ave 0.2 miles south of Overton; on Owl Ave, 1 mile south of Arkola; and on McDavitt, 2.5 miles north of Sax Rd. Farther to our west, Ben Wieland reported at least ten CONNECTICUT WARBLERS in Cass Cty, at multiple stops along Cty Rd 135 east of Cty Rd 63 and north of Boy River.
In Aitkin Cty, Kim found SHARP-TAILED GROUSE at Kestrel Ave, 0.5 mi south of MN Hwy 210 and Kestrel Ave, 2 miles N of 210. He also heard a YELLOW RAIL and NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS in the McGregor Marsh.
In Lake Cty, Kim found at least one singing BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER on the road into the back side of Tettegouche State Park, a RED CROSSBILL on the Langley River Rd 0.8 miles west of Cty Rd 2. Also, along St. Louis Cty Rd 16, a BOREAL CHICKADEE, 1.8 miles east of the jct with Cty Rd 110.
In Duluth, a PINE WARBLER has been at Chester Park Way and 18th St, near Chester Bowl.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, June 15th.
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