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-RBA
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*January 5, 2006
*MNST0601.05

-Birds mentioned

• Harlequin Duck
• Long-tailed Duck
• Common Goldeneye
• Gyrfalcon
• Prairie Falcon
• Snowy Owl
• Northern Hawk Owl
• Great Gray Owl
• Black-backed Woodpecker

Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: January 5, 2006
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://biosci.umn.edu/~mou/
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel
Transcriber: Anthony Hertzel (axhertzel@sihope.com)

This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, Janurary 5th.

The adult GYRFALCON near mile marker 216 of state highway 55 was seen

as recently as January 3rd, just west of Hastings in Dakota County. Note that an adult PRAIRIE FALCON was also reported from this same general area on the same day, north on county road 42 at Inga Street.

I also have a second hand report of a Gyrfalcon from December 31st seen flying over the Roseau Lake bed along Roseau County Road 123.

On January 2nd, Mike Hendrickson relocated the NORTHERN HAWK OWL in the Sax Zim Bog area of St. Louis County on the Stone Lake Road just east of county road 7. There are also second hand reports of both GREAT GRAY OWL and BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER from McDavitt Road just west of there.

And as many as three SNOWY OWLS are still being seen at the Minneapolis / St. Paul airport, especially in the vicinity of Cargo Road. Another Snowy Owl was seen on the 4th along I-35W near county road E2 just south of I-694.

Molly Malecek and Ben Wieland found an adult male HARLEQUIN DUCK off Artist's Point in Grand Marais, Cook County, on the 4th. The bird seen was diving with COMMON GOLDENEYES. Also seen here were twelve LONG-TAILED DUCKS.

The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, Janurary 12th.

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