Minnesota Duluth/North Shore RBA

Duluth RBA phone number: 218-834-2858

Previous reports: July 17, October 17, August 14, January 29, November 8, January 25, November 28.
Other Hotlines: Minnesota Statewide | Detroit Lakes 

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*November 28, 2008
*MNDU0811.28
-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: November 28, 2008
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Friday, November 28th, 2008 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

An immature ICELAND GULL, an adult GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, and several THAYER'S GULLS were seen on the 25th by Karl Bardon and Erik Bruhnke at Canal Park in Duluth. Peder Svingen saw an adult ICELAND GULL on the 22nd at Rice's Point in the Port Terminal across from the UPS building.

Matt Pierce saw a SNOWY OWL in the Grand Marais harbor on the 22nd, possibly the same bird that was reported about a month ago. Nate Pompkin reported a NORTHERN HAWK OWL on the 26th along US Highway 53 just south of Cotton. Dave and Sarah Grosshuesch saw a GREAT GRAY OWL on the 23rd along St. Louis County Road 16, 0.5 mile west of Reservoir Road. Dave also had a reliable second-hand report of a GREAT GRAY OWL on the 20th along CR 110 at the Shiver Creek impoundments.

Two LONG-TAILED DUCKS were seen on the 23rd at Burlington Bay in Two Harbors.

The Duluth Christmas Bird Count will be held on Saturday, December 20, 2008. The Two Harbors Christmas Bird Count will be held on Sunday, December 14. 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 4th.

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, e-mail us at mou@moumn.org, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org.

Send your rare and unusual Minnesota sightings to our internet list sevice: MOU-net@list.umn.edu.
Learn more about MOU-net.



Return to Home Page