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-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *November 19, 2004 *MNDU0411.19 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: November 19, 2004
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 728-5030
Compiler: David R. Benson (drbenson@cpinternet.com)
Transcriber: David R. Benson (drbenson@cpinternet.com)
This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, November 18, 2004, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
Laura Erickson has an immature male RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD or ALLEN'S HUMMINGBIRD coming to her feeder in the Lakeside neighborhood of Duluth. The bird has been active from early daylight until mid-afternoon.
The movement of owls into our area has continued this week, with over 140 GREAT GRAY OWLS and over 80 NORTHERN HAWK OWLS seen across Northeastern Minnesota. There are so many owls that it is hard to recommend specific areas, but many birders have seen owls in the Sax-Zim bog area north of Duluth, especially along Cty Rd 7 between 319 and 52, and several observers have seen Great Grays along the expressway between Duluth and Two Harbors. On the 14th, Ryan Brady saw a Great Gray at the pine plantation at Hawk Ridge. Even though there are too many sightings to mention, and you may believe your sightings are of "duplicate" owls, it is still important to report the exact location and time you saw owls.
Bruce Stahly reported a SNOWY OWL in the Grand Marais harbor on the 13th.
Deb Buria-Falkowski had a GLAUCOUS GULL at Two Harbors on the 15th. A first-winter THAYER'S GULL was again seen in the harbor at Grand Marais this week.
Linda Sparling found a late SAVANNAH SPARROW on Cty Rd 319 in Sax-Zim on the 15th. Lots of COMMON REDPOLLS in the area. John Ellis saw two RED CROSSBILLS on the Mitawan Lake Rd near Isabella on the 14th.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Tuesday, November 23.
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 to mou@cbs.umn.edu, or visit the MOU web site at mou.mn.org.
