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*March 1, 2001
*MNDU0103.01

-Birds mentioned

• Barrow's Goldeneye
• Gyrfalcon
• Snowy Owl
• Northern Hawk Owl
• Great Gray Owl
• Northern Saw-whet Owl
• Townsend's Solitaire
• Bohemian Waxwing
• Common Redpoll

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: March 1, 2001
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 525-5952
Compiler: David Benson (drbenson@cpinternet.com)
Transcriber: David Benson (drbenson@cpinternet.com)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, March 1st, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

With many birders occupied with shoveling out after last weekend's snow, there were fewer reports this week than in recent weeks. There are still sporadic sightings of small owls, with most of these birds disappearing after a day or less. A NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL was seen three consecutive days near the intersection of 12th and Minnesota on Minnesota Point.

The GYRFALCON was seen in the harbor as recently as today, and the BARROW'S GOLDENEYE is still present near Canal park in Duluth. The TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE was seen in Knife River as recently as the 26th, and finally, a large flock of BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS was reported from near the intersection of 194 and the Munger-Shaw Road in St. Louis County. Bohemian Waxwings were also reported from Itasca Community College in Grand Rapids. COMMON REDPOLLS are being seen in Lake County, but not in Duluth. The Gray-crowned Rosy-finch has not been seen for some weeks, and we no longer have access to the Cargill property.

SNOWY OWLS were seen perched on ice on the Lake this week near Canal Park, near the Park Point Recreation Area, and in the harbor near Connor's Point in Superior.

Near Duluth, GREAT GRAY OWLS are harder to find than earlier this winter, but Audrey Evers reported five Great Grays from Hwy 11 southeast of Hoyt Lakes in northern St. Louis county, between 2 and 12.5 miles from Hoyt Lakes. Mike Hendrickson saw a bird that appeared to be injured in Two Harbors on the 26th.

NORTHERN HAWK OWLS continue to be relatively easy to find. Karen Sussman reported a hawk owl close to Duluth on the 28th, on Hwy 53, near mile marker 17. Hawk Owls are still present at a number of locations around the area, with several owls seen again this week near the intersection of County Roads 7 and 319 in the Sax-Zim Bog.

Unless something unusual is seen in the meantime which needs to be reported immediately, this report is normally updated once a week on Thursdays, so that the next scheduled update will be on March 8th. The phone number for the Duluth Birding Report is (218) 525-5952, and callers can report bird sightings if they wish after the tone at the end of each tape. Messages can also be left without having to wait for the report to end: to do this, after the tape starts playing push 5 on a touch-tone phone, the tape will stop, the tone will sound, and you can then leave your message. The Duluth Birding Report is sponsored and funded by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For more information on the MOU, either write us c/o the Bell Museum of Natural History,10 Church Street SE, Minneapolis MN 55455; or send an e-mail to ; or visit the MOU web site at .

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