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-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *December 7, 2006 *MNST0612.07-Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: December 7, 2006
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (axhertzel@sihope.com)
This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday December 7th 2006.
A CURVE-BILLED THRASHER has been seen in Nashwauk, Itasca County, since at least mid-August, though word of this has only recently gotten out and the bird has not been seen since December 4th. Directions from Nashwauk are to go north on state highway 65 from Nashwauk for five and a half miles to fire road #39423, which is half a mile past the Westwood Road/Eastwood Road intersection. Take the driveway through the woods, which then opens up to the house on the right. Park on the left-hand side, taking care not to block the driveway. The feeder is in front of the house. This would be only the fourth state record of Curve-billed Thrasher, and the first since March of 2000.
At least one GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH is still being seen in Cloquet, St. Louis County. Directions from interstate 35 are to take the Cloquet/Iron Range exit and go north on state highway 33 to the second stoplight in Cloquet. Turn left onto County Road 7 (also called Big Lake Road) and go about three miles to the intersection with County Road 5. Turn left onto University Road and go about 100 yards. Look for the blue building on the left. This is the Fond du Lac Resource Management Division office. The birds have been on the sunflowers on the right side of the building. This is a working office building so birders are asked to please stay in their cars and remain at least 75 feet from the birds.
Three SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen near pool number 9 at Carlos Avery Refuge in Anoka County on the 5th and another was at pool 10 on the 3rd. A SNOWY OWL was seen about five miles south of Old Mill State Park in Marshall County on December 3rd.
Two HARLEQUIN DUCKS are still at Canal Park in Duluth. Jan Green found them on the north side of the breakwall on December 3rd.
On December 2nd, Warren Nelson found two male AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS in northern Aitkin County. From the Mississippi River bridge on the north side of the town of Aitkin, go north on County Road 1 for eleven and a half miles. The birds are in the tamarack trees on the west side of the road.
Shannon Eyre has at least two TUFTED TITMICE coming to his feeders in Rochester, Olmsted County, and Nancy Dowling of Burnsville, Dakota County has one as well.
There was a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE on Park Point in Duluth on the 4th. It was found in a small mountain ash tree at 36th Street.
Nelvina DeKam reported on the 2nd that a VARIED THUSH is coming to her feeder near Edgerton, Murray County. The VARIED THRUSH at 1807 McFarlane Road in Duluth was also still present on the 2nd. And a VARIED THRUSH was at the Agassiz NWR headquarters in Marshall County on both the 5th and 6th.
The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, December 14th 2006.
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