Minnesota Duluth/North Shore RBA
Minnesota Duluth/North Shore RBA
Minnesota Duluth/North Shore RBA
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-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *March 10, 2011 *MNDU1103.10-Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: March 10, 2011
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)
This is the Duluth Birding Report for March 10th, 2010 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
The VARIED THRUSH in Ely was still present on the 5th on Main Street across from the Pillow Rock historical marker. A SPRUCE GROUSE was found by Norma Malinowski on the 10th near the Kawishiwi Pines Scientific and Natural Area southeast of Ely. Five LONG-TAILED DUCKS were seen on the 10th at Agate Bay in Two Harbors.
Tim Lamey reported three WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS on the 8th at the mouth of the Lester River in Duluth. A large flock of BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS was seen on the 6th along Norwood Street near Hawk Ridge, and another flock was seen on the 8th in Lester Park. A small flock was seen in Two Harbors on the 8th along CR 2 (4th Street), 4 blocks north of Highway 61. Flocks have also been reported recently in Ely and Grand Rapids.
Three BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS were found by Jim and Donn Mattsson in the Sax-Zim Bog on the 4th along the McDavitt Road (CR 233), about 2.5 miles north of the Sax Road (CR 28). A HOARY REDPOLL was seen at the Admiral Road (CR 788) feeders, 3.7 miles north of the Sax Road as recently as the 7th. Jan Green has seen as many as three HOARY REDPOLLS on a daily basis at her feeders along the Old North Shore Road (CR 290) in Duluth Township.
Mike Hendrickson saw two TRUMPETER SWANS on the St. Louis River in west Duluth on the 10th and Erik Bruhnke heard an early SONG SPARROW on the 4th in Duluth. Other new arrivals during the past week include CANADA GOOSE, HOODED MERGANSER, MERLIN, and RING-BILLED GULL.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, March 17th.
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