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-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *February 3, 2006 *MNST0602.03 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: February 3, 2006
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel
Transcriber: Anthony Hertzel (axhertzel@sihope.com)
This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, February 2nd.
In Duluth, the adult GYRFALCON in the Duluth harbor was still present on January 29th on top of the Holcim elevator next to the Blatnik Bridge. Ben Wieland and Dale Yerger reported a juvenile GYRFALCON on the 28th at Canal Park.
In the Sax-Zim bog of St. Louis County, the NORTHERN HAWK OWL was still along the McDavitt Road, and Chet Myers relocated the one along the Stone Lake Road on the 2nd. Chris Elmgen reported Hawk Owl along the Lavaque Road on the 27th, about two miles north of the Martin Road in Duluth. Linda and Doug Kincaid reported a Hawk Owl on the 26th along Aitkin County Road 56, about 1.5 miles east of U.S. Highway 169. They also found two SNOWY OWLS along Aitkin County Road 1, north of the diversion channel. A Snowy Owl was in west-central Minneapolis on the 28th, along state highway 100 between 50th Street south and county road 62. I have no recent information on the Snowys seen earlier in the year at the Minneapolis - St. Paul airport.
On the 29th, four SHORT-EARED OWLS were still at the Beaver Creek WMA in southwestern Fillmore County. To reach this location, drive south from Spring Valley to county road 26. Drive west for three miles, then south for one mile. Check the field opposite of the parking lot with two rows of spruce trees
The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, February 9th.
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