Minnesota Duluth/North Shore RBA
Minnesota Duluth/North Shore RBA
Minnesota Duluth/North Shore RBA
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-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *January 24, 2008 *MNDU0801.24-Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: January 24, 2008
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)
This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, January 24th, 2008 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
Several AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS and a few BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS were reported during the past week. In the Sax-Zim Bog, at least three AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS were seen over the weekend along the Blue Spruce Road (CR 211), 0.4 mile north of CR 133. Mike Hendrickson saw an AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER and a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER along the McDavitt Road (CR 213), 2.7 miles north of the Sax Road (CR 28). Kim Eckert saw two more AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS this week along the Admiral Road (CR 788), 0.1 mile and 0.3 mile north of the Zim Road (CR 27), as well as a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER along CR 133, 0.5 mile west of the Blue Spruce Road (CR 211). In Aitkin County, Kim found an AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER along Kestrel Avenue, 1.3 miles north of the town of Tamarack.
A feeding station along the Blue Spruce Road (CR 211) one mile north of CR 133 continues to host EVENING GROSBEAKS, PINE GROSBEAKS, COMMON REDPOLLS, and at least three HOARY REDPOLLS. Sparky Stensaas found another HOARY REDPOLL on the 19th at a feeder at 8271 Stone Lake Road. Sparky also saw a flock of 120 SNOW BUNTINGS along CR 7 at the Sax Road (CR 28). Kim Eckert found a LAPLAND LONGSPUR with a small flock of SNOW BUNTINGS in Aitkin County along Kestrel Avenue, 0.5 mile south of Tamarack. The HARRIS'S SPARROW in Two Harbors continues to be seen at 226 4th Avenue.
A NORTHERN HAWK OWL was found on the 20th along Airport Road in Duluth, between the Cirrus building and the Natural Resources Research Institute. This may be the same bird seen earlier this month along Rice Lake Road and at MacFarlane and Blackman Avenue. A SNOWY OWL is also being seen regularly along Airport Road, but birders are reminded to use extreme discretion in this high security area. The NORTHERN HAWK OWL along CR 7 in the Sax-Zim Bog was seen earlier this week between 0.5 and 1.0 mile south of the Stone Lake Road. I am not aware of any Great Gray Owl reports since the 14th.
Shawn Zierman found a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE on the 20th in Hermantown at the corner of Haines Road and the Hermantown Road, and it was relocated the next day. I have not heard any recent reports of the one seen along London Road at 10th Avenue East. The VARIED THRUSH at a feeder in east Duluth was seen earlier this week, and those interested in looking for the bird should call the homeowners (Christina and Dave) at 218-728-0808.
Gordy Martinson has been seeing a flock of more than 100 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS in Lakewood Township near Maxwell Avenue and Oak Street. The flock at Meadowlands in the Sax-Zim Bog was seen on the 19th along CR 29, 0.4 mile south of CR 133. Another flock has been seen off and on for the past few weeks along the West Knife River Road (CR 231) west of the Homestead Road (CR 42).
Four MERLINS were reported from the area recently. Kim Eckert found one along the West Knife River Road, a mile west of the Homestead Road. In Duluth, Cindy Edwardson saw one along East Arrowhead Road, just east of Woodland Avenue, and Sparky Stensaas saw one on the 20th at Jefferson Street and 18th Avenue East. Sharon Lind saw one on the 24th in Two Harbors at 4th Street and 12th Avenue.
Kim Eckert found an adult ICELAND GULL, an adult THAYER'S GULL and a second-year THAYER’S GULL at the Superior Landfill earlier this week.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, January 31st.
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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