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-RBA
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*November 13, 2003
*MNST0311.13

-Birds mentioned

• Harlequin Duck
• Black Scoter
• Surf Scoter
• White-winged Scoter
• GYRFALCON
• Lesser Black-backed Gull
• Great Gray Owl
• SAGE THRASHER

Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: November 13, 2003
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://biosci.umn.edu/~mou/
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel
Transcriber: Anthony Hertzel (ahertzel@sihope.com)

This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday November 13th.

Dave Carman reported an immature gray phase GYRFALCON from Hawk Ridge in Duluth on November 8th.

Three GREAT GRAY OWLS were reported from the junction of Pietz's Road and Aitkin County 18 in Aitkin County on the 8th.

Scoters have been reported from several locations along the north shore of Lake Superior over the past week. BLACK SCOTERS were seen at Good Harbor Bay, Tofte, Silver Bay, and Park Point; WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were seen from Taconite Harbor. Away from the lake, two SURF SCOTERS were on Lake Mazaska in Rice County on the 7th, and on the 11th three more were seen on Lake Byllesby in Dakota County. And a HARLEQUIN DUCK was seen at the French River outlet in St. Louis County on the 13th.

The LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen once again on Lake Calhoun on the 12th. It is best from the west side of the lake in the late afternoon.

And finally, the SAGE THRASHER is still being reported from the campground in Grand Marais, Cook County. It is most often seen in the bushes at the base of the western breakwall near the green power plant.

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