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-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *February 12, 2004 *MNST0402.12 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: February 12, 2004
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://biosci.umn.edu/~mou/
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel
Transcriber: Anthony Hertzel (ahertzel@sihope.com)
This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday February 12th.
Dave Grosshuesch found a NORTHERN HAWK OWL in Cook County on the 4th. It was found at Kindle Creek along the Shoe Lake Road (Forest Road 313). The Shoe Lake Road can be reached from the Greenwood Lake Road, which meets the Gunflint Trail just west of the South Brule River.
In Aitkin County, Warren Nelson reported two GREAT GRAY OWLS on Pietz's Road a quarter of a mile north of County Road 18 on the 9th. On the 10th, a Great Gray Owl was reported about two miles east of Norris Camp in Lake of the Woods County. On the same day another was in the town of Roseau in Roseau County behind the Marvin Windows plant.
As many as six SHORT-EARED OWLS are being reported along the two mile stretch of road between the railroad tracks and main sign east of Crookston in Polk County.
And on the 8th, the SNOWY OWL was still north of Hutchinson in McLeod County, near the intersection of 210th street and county road 61.
The VARIED THRUSH is still being seen in Palisade, Aitkin County, about a block south of the Citgo station.
The HARLEQUIN DUCK and ICELAND GULL are still being reported from Agate Bay in Two Harbors, Lake County.
Karen Sussman has a HOARY REDPOLL at her feeder in Britt, St. Louis County. It was last reported there on the 7th.
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