-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*January 20, 2012
*MNDU1201.20

-Birds mentioned
Harlequin Duck
Barrow's Goldeneye
Gyrfalcon
Iceland Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Glaucous Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Snowy Owl
Northern Hawk Owl
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Hoary Redpoll
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: January 20, 2012
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind ([log in to unmask])

This is the Duluth Birding Report for January 20th, 2012 sponsored by
the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

A male HARLEQUIN DUCK and the male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE were found by Karl
Bardon on the 18th between 16th and 17th Avenue East along the Duluth
Lakewalk. They were later relocated at 42nd Avenue East. Jake Miller and
others reported a dark-morph GYRFALCON on the 14th at the Duluth Port
Terminal, but it has not been relocated. The apparent GLAUCOUS-WINGED
GULL was still present on the 15th at Canal Park in Duluth. ICELAND
GULLS, GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS, GLAUCOUS GULLS, and THAYER’S GULLS
continue to be seen here on a daily basis. A SNOWY OWL was still present
on the 15th in the Duluth Port Terminal along Garfield Avenue.

A NORTHERN FLICKER is being seen regularly by Tim Larson on the 3100
block of Wellington Street near Lincoln Park. This may be the same bird
seen in mid December on West Skyline Drive. I have not had any recent
reports of the Varied Thrush at the Thomas's feeders at 6219 East
Superior Street, but a HOARY REDPOLL was seen there on the 14th. A HOARY
REDPOLL was also seen on the 14th in the Sax-Zim Bog at the Blue Spruce
Road feeders, 1 mile north of CR 133.

The NORTHERN HAWK OWL at Gooseberry Falls State Park was relocated on
the 14th along MN Highway 61 at the Gooseberry River and on the 15th at
the park entrance. Kim Eckert and others relocated an AMERICAN
THREE-TOED WOODPECKER on the 15th east of Isabella along the Sawbill
Landing Road, 0.6 mile north of FR 172.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, January
26th.

The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858.
Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded
message.

The Duluth Birding Report is sponsored and funded by the Minnesota
Ornithologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For more
information on the MOU, either write us c/o the Bell Museum, e-mail us
at [log in to unmask], or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org.