Minnesota Duluth/North Shore RBA
Minnesota Duluth/North Shore RBA
Minnesota Duluth/North Shore RBA
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-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *November 19, 2009 *MNDU0911.19-Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: November 19, 2009
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)
This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, November 19th, 2009 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
A BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was found by Peder Svingen on the 17th near the Park Point Recreation Area boat launch. Peder saw a RED-THROATED LOON on the 19th near the Sky Harbor Airport at Park Point, as well as two adult GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS, an adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL and a second-cycle THAYER’S GULL at Canal Park.
A CAVE SWALLOW was reported by Nick Anich on the 14th along Moccasin Mike Road near the intersection of Wisconsin Point Road. GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, ICELAND GULLS, GLAUCOUS GULLS, and THAYER'S GULLS continue to be reported by several observers at the Superior Entry. The SLATY-BACKED GULL was seen by Erik Bruhnke and others on the 13th on the Minnesota side of the entry.
Karl Bardon saw a record late BROAD-WINGED HAWK at Hawk Ridge on the 15th. Cameron Rutt and Sarah Glesner saw an “Audubon's” YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER and a late NORTHERN PARULA on the 12th along Skiff Landing Road in Knife River. They also saw a NORTHERN HAWK OWL along Lake County Road 2 just north of the railroad tracks about 20 miles north of Two Harbors, and another along the Whyte Road, 4.7 miles east of the Stony River Forest Road.
David Alexander saw a NORTHERN HAWK OWL on the 19th along Forest Highway 11, 0.8 mile east of the Stony River Forest Road, and another bird 10 miles west of the Stony River Forest Road. He also saw a NORTHERN HAWK OWL in the Sax-Zim Bog along CR 7 just south of Burns Greenhouse, and another along a snowmobile trail 2.4 miles south of Toivola. Linda Sparling found a NORTHERN HAWK OWL in Aitkin County on the 15th along CR 1 where the asphalt ends. Shawn Conrad saw one on the 15th along US Highway 2, three miles west of St. Louis County Road 31.
Shawn also reported a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER in Itasca County on Old Horseshoe Lake Road on the southwest side of Grand Rapids.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, November 26th.
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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