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-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *October 27, 2005 *MNDU0510.27 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: October 27, 2005
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)
Transcriber: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)
This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, October 27th, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
A SAY'S PHOEBE was found by Michelle McDowell on the 25th at the Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge visitor's center in Aitkin County, along Minnesota State Highway 65, five miles south of McGregor.
Tom Auer found a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE on the 25th along Scenic Highway 61 near the Lakeview Castle restaurant, just east of the McQuade Road. Tom also heard a BOREAL CHICKADEE northeast of the restaurant. Al Schirmacher found two Boreal Chickadees in Aitkin County on the 22nd along the snowmobile trail across from the Pietz's Road, off County Road 18. Warren Nelson had a late DICKCISSEL at his feeders in the town of Aitkin on the 20th.
Chris Benson reported a SABINE'S GULL in the Grand Marais harbor on the 22nd near the trading post and the east side parking lot, although it has not been reported since. A MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD was found by Josh Watson and Bob Janssen in Cook County today, although the bird is on private property and the exact location cannot yet be given.
LONG-TAILED DUCKS were seen on the 21st by Kim Eckert and others at Burlington Bay in Two Harbors and at Good Harbor Bay in Cook County, as well as a SURF SCOTER at Good Harbor Bay. Also on the 21st, Mike Hendrickson found SURF SCOTERS, WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, BLACK SCOTERS, and LONG-TAILED DUCKS in Cook County at Paradise Beach, Grand Marais, and Good Harbor Bay. Mike found an immature THAYER'S GULL at the Grand Marais harbor, and a PACIFIC LOON at the wayside rest just west of Paradise Beach. I also have a reliable second-hand report of a PACIFIC LOON seen at Agate Bay in Two Harbors on the 26th.
A first-winter THAYER'S GULL was seen on the 26th at the Superior Entry on the Minnesota breakwall. Jan Green reported a PEREGRINE FALCON from the Blatnik Bridge in the Duluth Port Terminal area on the 26th.
At least 30 GOLDEN EAGLES have been seen at Hawk Ridge since the 22nd, including 17 on the 24th. The first PINE GROSBEAK of the season was reported from Hawk Ridge on the 23rd. Two BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS were seen on the 24th along the pine woods trail east of the Main Overlook.
A GREAT GRAY OWL was seen by Rick Schroeder on the 22nd in the Sax- Zim Bog on the west side of County Road 7, at the junction of the Stone Lake Road. There is also a belated report of a Great Gray from October 12th in northern St. Louis County along Minnesota Highway 73 at the junction of County Road 22. A NORTHERN HAWK OWL was seen this morning by Steve Foss two miles west of Ely along US Highway 169.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, November 3rd.
The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858. 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 moumn.org.
