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-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *March 11, 1999 *MNDU9903.11 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: March 11, 1999
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 525-5952
Compiler: Kim Eckert (kreckert@cp.duluth.mn.us)
Transcriber: Kim Eckert (kreckert@cp.duluth.mn.us)
Re-transcriber: David Cahlander (dac@skypoint.com)
This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, March 11, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
This tape in recent weeks has been reporting on such birds as Boreal and Great Gray owls, Spruce Grouse, and Black-backed and Three-toed woodpeckers all in Lake County, but, while it is likely all these birds are still present, there have been no reports of any of these this month. At least, however, there have been sightings this week of several northern Minnesota specialties, including SHARP-TAILED GROUSE, SNOWY OWL, BOREAL CHICKADEE, BOHEMIAN WAXWING, SNOW BUNTING, RED CROSSBILLS, and WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS.
A group of 4 SHARP-TAILED GROUSE was seen last weekend in the Sax-Zim Bog area northwest of Duluth; the location was along St Louis Co Rd 29, 3 mi north and 1 mi east of Meadowlands. Also seen near here the same day was a large flock of SNOW BUNTINGS along Co Rd 29 north of Meadowlands. Snow Buntings were also seen late last week at Park Point in Duluth at the Sky Harbor Airport.
That SNOWY OWL reported on last week's tape in Mountain Iron in northern St Louis Co was seen again as recently as yesterday; the location was on the west side of Virginia near the intersection of Hwys 169 and 53. (I have not heard whether or not any Snowy Owls are still present in the Duluth-Superior harbor area, however.)
BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS continue to be seen at several locations recently, including at the zoo and at Hawk Ridge and on Livingston Ave in Duluth, and in Hibbing and Virginia and Hoyt Lakes in northern St Louis Co.
RED CROSSBILLS were seen at two Duluth locations recently: near the corner of 19th Ave East and Kent Rd, and at Gary Kuyava's feeder on Wabasha St. And WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS and BOREAL CHICKADEES continue to be seen at various locations, including along Aitkin Co Rd 18 west of Duluth.
Finally, there have been a couple signs of early spring migration. CEDAR WAXWINGS have been reported at a few locations recently, including on Garden St in Duluth. Several observers have been noting migrating BALD EAGLES at various locations during the last couple weeks, and last weekend at least 10 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS were counted along St Louis Co Rd 7 between Co Rd 52 and Zim in the Sax-Zim Bog. Frank Nicoletti has also begun his third season of counting spring migrant raptors on West Skyline Pkwy near Enger Tower, and so far he has counted several Bald Eagles, plus a few RED-TAILED HAWKS and Rough-legged hawks.
Unless something unusual is seen in the meantime which needs to be reported
on immediately, this Birding Report is normally updated once a week on
Thursdays, so that the next scheduled update will be on March 18. As
always, if you have birds to report you may either: 1) leave a message
after the tone at the end of the tape* -- the number is (218) 525-5952 ; or
2) call me directly at (218) 525-6930; or 3) e-mail me at
(*Callers may leave a message on the tape without having to wait for the
Birding Report to end. To do this, after the tape starts playing push 5 on
your touch-tone phone, the tape will then stop, the tone will sound, and
you can then leave your message.)
This Birding Report is provided and funded by Minnesota's state bird club,
the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU), as a service to its members.
For more information on the MOU, write us c/o Bell Museum of Natural
History, 10 Church Street S.E., Minneapolis MN 55455; or visit the MOU web
page at http://biosci.cbs.umn.edu/~mou.
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