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-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *February 24, 2006 *MNST0602.24 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: February 24, 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 23rd.
On February 23rd, Ron Erpelding found a PRAIRIE FALCON in northwestern Rock County. It was perched on a power pole on the east side of Rock County Road 6 between 221st and 211th Streets. Though the bird was seen to fly off, it was seen a short time later about a mile to the south.
A NORTHERN HAWK OWL is still on McDavitt Road north of the railroad tracks in the Sax-Zim bog of St. Louis County. On February 17th a Northern Hawk Owl was found in Lake County along state highway 61 near mile marker 66, just a bit north-east from the Little Marais River. Sherry Phillips saw a Northern Hawk Owl on the 16th on St. Louis County Road 110, one mile south of the Skibo Vista overlook. This is about ten miles south of Hoyt Lakes. Four Northern Hawk Owls were found by Nancy Jackson along St. Louis County Road 110 just south of Hoyt Lakes on the 12th. In Itasca County, a Northern Hawk Owl was found by Shawn Conrad on the 22nd, six miles north of Deer River on state highway 6 and two more in Koochiching County -- one at the intersection of county roads 22 and 71, and a second on county road 32 six miles west of 11. In Itasca County, Denny and Barb found a Northern Hawk Owl along state highway 65, 3.8 miles north of county road 53 on the 20th.
A GREAT GRAY OWL was on Koochiching County Road 30, 6.5 miles west of U.S. 71 near Big Falls.
In Crow Wing County, Milton Blomberg reports a SNOWY OWL east of state highway 6 on county road 11 on February 20th. At least two Snowys were still at the Minneapolis - St. Paul airport on the 22nd.
At the Beaver Creek WMA in Fillmore County, Craig Mandel reports that on February 20th there were six SHORT-EARED OWLS. To reach this location from highway 63, go two miles west on county road 26, then approximately three-quarters of a mile south and look for a group of small coniferous trees on the east side of the road at the parking lot.
Over the weekend, Shawn Conrad reported an AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER along Koochiching County Road 13, eight miles north of US Highway 71.
Jim Lind relocated the VARIED THRUSH at 4th Avenue and 1st Street in downtown Two Harbors, Lake County on the 18th.
A SPOTTED TOWHEE has been coming to a feeder near Cook, St. Louis County, since before Thanksgiving. The homeowners are open to having visitors, but they would like people to call ahead of time. For more information, please contact Cedric and Eunice Roivanen at 218-666-5318.
The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, March 2nd.
Thanks also to Joel Hessen.
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