Minnesota Duluth/North Shore RBA
Minnesota Duluth/North Shore RBA
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-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *December 6, 2007 *MNDU0712.06-Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: December 6, 2007
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)
This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, December 6th, 2007 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
Harley Hanson found a GREAT GRAY OWL on the 2nd at milepost 183 of MN Highway 200 between Hill City and Jacobson in Aitkin County.
The INCA DOVE along 3rd Street in downtown Two Harbors was still present as of the 5th at 304 2nd Avenue. The VARIED THRUSH at 226 Ridgewood Road in east Duluth, west of 34th Avenue East between First and Fourth Streets, was still present on the 6th. It has been seen most consistently between 7:00 and 9:00 am under the bird feeder. A VARIED THRUSH was found last week north of Chisholm in Angora, and it was still present on the 5th. Anyone interested in looking for the bird should contact Laura Erickson at bluejay at lauraerickson.com for directions.
Mike Hendrickson found a first-cycle ICELAND GULL at the Superior landfill on the 6th, along with a first-cycle THAYER'S GULL and two first-cycle GLAUCOUS GULLS. A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen at Agate Bay in Two Harbors on the 2nd.
Shawn Conrad found a late-lingering AMERICAN COOT and PIED-BILLED GREBE on the 2nd on the Mississippi River at Cohasset in Itasca County. Carol Tveekrem had a late HARRIS'S SPARROW and an AMERICAN TREE SPARROW on the 2nd at her feeders in Schroeder, Cook County. A late SWAMP SPARROW was seen on the 1st along the East Castle Danger Road in Lake County. Jan Green had a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK at her feeder on the 1st along the Old North Shore Road in Duluth Township.
The Duluth Christmas Bird Count will be held on Saturday, December 15, 2007. The Two Harbors Christmas Bird Count will be held the following day on Sunday, December 16. Anyone interested in participating in either count should contact compiler Jim Lind at (218) 834-3199 or by e-mail at jslind@frontiernet.net
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, December 13th. 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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