Minnesota Duluth/North Shore RBA
Minnesota Duluth/North Shore RBA
Minnesota Duluth/North Shore RBA
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-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *November 9, 2006 *MNDU0611.09-Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: November 9, 2006
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)
This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, November 9th, 2006 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
A first winter GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL was found by Steve and Deb Falkowski on the Minnesota side of the Superior Entry on the 5th. Bob Eklbad and Diane Anderson found a female HARLEQUIN DUCK at Canal Park in Duluth on the 4th, near shore on the north side of the breakwall. They also found a LONG-TAILED DUCK, SURF SCOTER, and WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS on the bayside of Park Point near 32nd Street.
Connie Brunell and Susan Schumacher found two TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRES on the 3rd at the Park Point recreational area ball fields, and five at Stoney Point. Jason Caddy also saw four migrating over Stoney Point on the 3rd. Nathan and Al Schirmacher found a TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE on the 4th along Scenic Highway 61 near the Scenic Cafe and Gary Kuyava reported two on the 4th near the Ford dealership, just west of Two Harbors.
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS and AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS continue to be seen in northeast Minnesota, especially along the North Shore. Several observers saw both species over the weekend at Lighthouse Point in Two Harbors, and along the snowmobile trail south of the Holiday gas station on the west side of Two Harbors.
Kim Eckert's Minnesota Birding Weekend trip turned up several interesting sightings over the weekend, including BLACK SCOTER and WHITE-WINGED SCOTER in the Grand Marais harbor, several flocks of LONG-TAILED DUCKS northeast of Grand Marais, and the RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER along Slater Drive in Beaver Bay. They also found a very late PINE WARBLER along the Croftville Road northeast of Grand Marais.
The two immature ROSS'S GEESE at the Two Harbors golf course were still present today along with several CACKLING GEESE, SNOW GEESE, and CANADA GEESE.
Steve Schon found five SPRUCE GROUSE north of Ely on the 3rd along the Echo Trail (CR 116) about a quarter mile north of the Big Lake Resort. Steve also had a pair of NORTHERN CARDINALS at his feeders in Ely on the 2nd. Cardinals continue to be found at several locations in northeast Minnesota, including the Gunflint Trail, Grand Marais, Croftville, Schroeder, Beaver Bay, Two Harbors, and Babbitt.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, November 16th.
The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858. Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded message.
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