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-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *June 10, 2004 *MNDU0406.10 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, June 10th, 2004,
sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
Bob Russell found two YELLOW RAILS in Pine Cty 2-3 miles west of the
St. Croix River on Hwy 70 on the 3rd.
Jan Green reported a singing BOREAL OWL on the Skibo Rd south and east
of Hoyt Lakes on the 8th. Thirteen GREAT GRAY OWLS were reported in the
past five days, including seven birds from Sax-Zim along McDavitt Rd
and Owl Ave, plus single birds from just east of Soudan on Hwy 169;
from Lake Cty Rd 2, 40 miles north of Two Harbors; from 4.8 miles north
of Togo on Hwy 65; from the London Crossing area off Lake Cty Rd 2;
from south of Rice Lake NWR; and from Lutsen on the North Shore of Lake
Supeior.
The Boreal Birding Festival in Grand Marais turned up a number of
species that are unusual in Cook Cty, including two AMERICAN BITTERNS,
two SANDHILL CRANES, a SORA, a VIRGINIA RAIL, a MARSH WREN, two LE
CONTE'S SPARROWS, and BOBOLINKS, all on Cty Rd 60 about 2.5 miles west
of the Gunflint Trail. A COOPER'S HAWK was seen on the 5th near the =
end
of the Gunflint Trail, and a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was at the Spruce
Creek area west of Grand Marais on the 3rd. There was a singing
WILSON'S WARBLER behind the Coho Cafe in Tofte on the 6th.
A few shorebirds lingered in Duluth this week, including a WHIMBREL
that was at the ball field at Park Point as late as Tuesday, and a few
SANDERLINGS and RUDDY TURNSTONES on the beach. A YELLOW-HEADED
BLACKBIRD was at the feeders at the Wild Birds Unlimited store at the
mall in Duluth.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, June 17.
The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-728-5030.
Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded
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 to mou@cbs.umn.edu, or visit the MOU web site at mou.mn.org.
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Date: June 10, 2004
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 728-5030
Compiler: David R. Benson (drbenson@cpinternet.com)
Transcriber: David R. Benson (drbenson@cpinternet.com)
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