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-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *March 26 1998 *MNDU9803.26 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota Duluth/North Shore
Date: March 26, 1998
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 525 5952
Compiler: Kim Eckert
Transcriber: Barb Adams badams@.css.edu
Re-transcriber: David Cahlander (dac@skypoint.com)
This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, March 26, 1998, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
With temperatures reaching into the low 70s today in southern Minnesota it would seem likely that there will be a lot of spring migration in Duluth in the next few days. Actually since last week's tape several new migrants have been reported; these include GADWALL and WOOD DUCK, seen by Jeff Newman back on March 19 near Indian Point along the St. Louis River, LESSER SCAUP seen by Scott Wolff on Park Point March 20, HOODED MERGANSERS seen March 22 by Rick Schroeder on the St. Louis River in Gary/New Duluth, KILLDEER were reported by both Terry Wiens and Jeff Newman this week, and also this week along the St. Louis River at various locations between Indian Point and Fond du Lac Jeff Newman also reported the first PIED-BILLED GREBE, GREAT BLUE HERON, AMERICAN WIGEON, NORTHERN SHOVELER, BELTED KINGFISHER, NORTHERN FLICKER and RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD.
Raptors have also been moving well lately. At Frank Nicoletti's hawk-watching site on West Skyline Parkway near Enger Tower over 200 raptors, mostly BALD EAGLES, were seen on both March 24th and 25th. With the peak day on the 24th with 256 BALD EAGLES counted. Over 100 eagles were also counted on both March 22nd and 23rd. So far this month Frank and his assistants have counted over 900 raptors including 890 BALD EAGLES, 26 RED-TAILED HAWKS, 6 GOLDEN EAGLES, 5 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, and 1 each of NORTHERN HARRIER, SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, and AMERICAN KESTREL.
In other birding news in Duluth a few interesting rarities showed up recently including BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER, BOREAL CHICKADEE, a possible TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE, VARIED THRUSH and EASTERN TOWHEE.
The BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was found March 20th in the pines on the back-side of Hawk Ridge where the Talus trail meets the trail along Amity Creek. This location is a few hundred yards west of the pines at the Pinewoods trail where BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS are usually seen in Fall and where one was seen in early March.
The BOREAL CHICKADEE was seen on the 2900 block of Greysolon Road this week and near here a possible TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE was briefly seen near the corner of 29th Ave. East and Jefferson Street.
A VARIED THRUSH was reported March 21st somewhere along the north Cloquet Road in Proctor just outside of Duluth, but unfortunately the caller did not report the exact location.
And Scott Wolff, who lives on the 4100 block of Park Point, had an EASTERN TOWHEE in his yard on March 20th.
Finally, BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS continue to be reported by many observers at various locations in Duluth. With probably the most recent sighting yesterday at Enger Tower.
Unless something unusual is seen in the meantime that needs to be reported on immediately, the next scheduled update of this tape will be on Thursday, April 2nd. And, as always if you have birds to report you may leave a message after the tone.
