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 30, 2006 *MNDU0606.30-Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: June 30, 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 29th, 2006 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
Dee Kuder received a report on June 23rd that the WHITE-WINGED DOVE at Nelsons Resort in Crane Lake was seen in its usual location. Crane Lake is located in St. Louis County about 4 miles from the Canadian border.
On June 25th, Keith Carlson spotted a CAROLINA WREN on a corner fencepost down a snowmobile trail about a 1/3 of a mile south of the east parking lot for the Jean Duluth athletic field complex in Lakewood Township off Jean Duluth Road in St. Louis County.
On June 24th, a GREAT GRAY OWL and a LONG-EARED OWL were seen in Itasca County on the Alder Road (FR 253) south of Marcell. The birds were seen in a meadow 2 miles north of the Bowstring River at Middle Creek (or 5.5 miles south of Marcell). Another GREAT GRAY OWL was spotted by Christine Olson on June 25th on Highway 73 north of Chisholm in St. Louis County. The bird was perched atop an "adopt a highway" sign at mile marker 110, between Highway 22 and Highway 1.
Shawn Conrad reported that the NORTHERN HAWK OWL seen last week in Itasca County was still present on June 28th on the same snag on the west side of the road in the spruce bog along Highway 65, 3.6 miles north of County Road 53.
A YELLOW RAIL was heard in the McGregor Marsh in Aitkin County this week. The bird was located on the east side of Highway 65, ½ mile south of Highway 210. Also spotted on the west side of Highway 65, ¼ mile south of Highway 210, were two NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS.
On June 22nd, Peter Neubeck spotted three SOLITARY SANDPIPERS at 40th Avenue in Duluth, St. Louis County.
Chet Meyers found six BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLERS on June 24th while hiking on the Oberg Loop just off the Superior Hiking Trail a few miles from Lutsen in Cook County. To get to the Oberg Loop take Highway 61 along the north shore and between mile markers 87 and 88 turn north on Onion River Road (Highway 336). Follow it until it ends, park in the parking lot, and walk to the trail head. Follow signs to the Oberg Loop which is considered a trunk loop of the Superior Hiking Trail. One bird was seen and heard less than a quarter mile in.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, July 6th.
The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858. Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded message.
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