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-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *November 24, 2005 *MNDU0511.24 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: November 24, 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, November 24th, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
Laura Erickson found a NORTHERN HAWK OWL on the 22nd along the Lavaque Road, just south of the Maple Grove Road. A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen on the 18th and again on the 21st along the West Knife River Road, a half mile west of the Homestead Road.
Fifty-six GOLDEN EAGLES have been counted at Hawk Ridge since the 17th, including a record-high daily count of 38 on the 17th. Good numbers of winter finches are being seen at Hawk Ridge and along the North Shore, including PINE GROSBEAKS, PURPLE FINCHES, RED CROSSBILLS, COMMON REDPOLLS, PINE SISKINS, and EVENING GROSBEAKS.
Three CACKLING GEESE are still being seen at Agate Bay in Two Harbors in a flock of about 60 CANADA GEESE.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, December 1st.
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.
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