Minnesota Duluth/North Shore RBA
Minnesota Duluth/North Shore RBA
Minnesota Duluth/North Shore RBA
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-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *December 23, 2011 *MNDU1112.23-Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: December 23, 2011
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)
This is the Duluth Birding Report for December 23rd, 2011 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
A GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL was found by Karl Bardon on the 22nd at Canal Park and was relocated on the 23rd. The BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE was relocated briefly by Karl during the Duluth Christmas Bird Count on the 17th at Canal Park. ICELAND GULLS, GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS, GLAUCOUS GULLS, and THAYER'S GULLS continue to be seen in relatively high numbers at Canal Park. The male BARROW’S GOLDENEYE, two COMMON GOLDENEYE X HOODED MERGANSER hybrids, and a late LESSER SCAUP were still present at Canal Park on the 21st. SNOWY OWLS continue to be reported from Duluth’s Port Terminal area.
A total of 63 species were seen on the Duluth Christmas Bird Count on the 17th. In addition to the previously mentioned birds, a VARIED THRUSH was found by Pat Thomas at her feeders at 6219 East Superior Street, and the bird has been seen daily though at least the 22nd. Birders are welcome to look for the bird, but are asked to stay between the driveway and the back door and not venture beyond the back of the house while looking for the bird. A TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE was also found on the 17th at the 2300 block of 5th Street East. Another TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE was found on the 18th on the 4200 block of McCulloch Street in the Lakeside neighborhood. A BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE was seen along the Riley Road (CR 280) off Jean-Duluth Road (CR 37) on count day, and a NORTHERN FLICKER was seen along West Skyline Drive at 6th Avenue West. In the Woodland neighborhood, RED-BELLIED WOODPECKERS were seen along Wabasha Street and along Mygatt Street, and two HOARY REDPOLLS were seen along Allendale Avenue near Fryberger Arena.
Highlights from the Two Harbors Christmas Bird Count on the 18th included an AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER at the Flood Bay wayside rest, a late YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER and a HORNED GREBE at the mouth of the Stewart River, and a late CHIPPING SPARROW along 16th Street on the west side of Two Harbors.
Mike Hendrickson and Andrew Nyhus saw a SPRUCE GROUSE on the 21st along Lake County Road 2, 1.5 miles south of MN Highway 1. A SNOWY OWL was seen on the 19th during the Sax-Zim Christmas Bird Count along CR 19, about a mile north of CR 133.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, December 29th.
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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