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-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *March 16, 2006 *MNDU0603.16 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: March 16, 2006
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, March 16th, 2006 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
Spring migrants continued to trickle into the Duluth area in small numbers over the past week. Jan Green found a REDHEAD on the 12th at Agate Bay in Two Harbors, and a HOODED MERGANSER was found by Steve and Cindy Broste on the 11th near the Blatnick Bridge in the Duluth harbor. A GREAT BLUE HERON and four SWANS were reported on the 15th at No Name Creek near 50th Avenue West in Duluth. Flocks of BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS continue to be seen at several locations throughout Duluth, including the UMD campus and the east Lakeside neighborhood. Several people have reported hearing NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWLS in and around the Duluth area in the past week.
Warren Nelson relocated two SNOWY OWLS in Aitkin County over the weekend, including one along CR 1 north of Aitkin and one along 310th Avenue, just south of Palisade. Warren also noted some new spring arrivals including AMERICAN KESTRELS, NORTHERN HARRIERS, RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS, and COMMON GRACKLES.
Steve and Cindy Broste reported a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE on the 9th at the Best Western Cliffdweller motel northeast of Tofte, Cook County. They also found a NORTHERN HAWK OWL at the Lutsen ski area. Jordon Masieniec and Chuck Neil found a Hawk Owl on the 11th north of Virginia along St. Louis County Road 21, about one mile east of US Highway 169. Deb Buria-Falkowski reported that the AMERICAN COOT at Silver Lake, Virginia successfully overwintered, as did a BELTED KINGFISHER near Lake Manganika.
I have not heard any reports of the Spotted Towhee at the Roivanen's feeders near Cook, in northern St. Louis County, but birders interested in looking for the bird should be sure to call the Roivanens ahead of time at 218-666-5318.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, March 23rd.
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.
