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-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *November 9, 2001 *MNST0111.09 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: November 9, 2001
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://biosci.umn.edu/~mou/
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel
Transcriber: Anthony Hertzel (ahertzel@uswest.net)
This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, November 8th, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
The YELLOW-BILLED LOON is still being reported from Mille Lacs Lake in Aitkin County, though it is apparently difficult to find and I know of several examples of misidentifications with immature Common Loons. It is most often reported at Lakeside Resort just north of the Mille Lacs County line.
A SNOWY OWL was reported from Lake Belt Township in Martin County, but no specific location was given. Another Snowy Owl was reported Garrison in Crow Wing County on the 4th, but I have no specific location.
A Black Scoter was on Mille Lacs Lake in Aitkin County also on the 4th, just north of Garrison. Four Black Scoters were at the scenic overlook to Mille Lacs along state highway 47 north of Isle.
A HARLEQUIN DUCK was also on Mille Lacs on the 5th, along in Mille Lacs County road 35, about a mile and a half north of the intersection of U.S. Highway 169 and state highway 27.
Terry Brashear found adult PACIFIC LOON on Lake Pepin on November 3rd. The bird was seen from an overlook between mile marker 65 and 66 of highway 61. Look for the Lake Pepin historical marker at this location.
Mike Henderickson reported several birds on November 3rd from northeastern Minnesota. There was a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER at Hovland in Cook County and another where the Brule River meets state highway 61. Five WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were also at Hovland, and a BLACK SCOTER was in the Grand Marias Harbor. And a Pacific Loon was at the Ray Bergland roadside rest along highway 61 a mile before the Lutsen Sea Villas, though this bird could not be found later in the day.
A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD has been seen in Duluth since the 2nd. The location is in the neighborhood of13 West 8th Street.
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