-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*December 26, 2013
*MNDU1312.26

-Birds mentioned
King Eider
Long-tailed Duck
Snowy Owl
Northern Hawk Owl
Great Gray Owl
Bohemian Waxwing
Evening Grosbeak
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: December 26, 2013
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind ([log in to unmask])

This is the Duluth Birding Report for December 26th, 2013 sponsored by
the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

The KING EIDER found by Greg Garmer on the 12th and seen through the
14th was relocated on the 23rd by Karl Bardon at Brighton Beach in east
Duluth. Larry and Jan Kraemer found what may be the same individual on
the 26th at Greenwood Road and Scenic Highway 61 and it was later seen
0.25 mile west of the French River.

A flock of 17 EVENING GROSBEAKS was seen on the 21st during the Two
Harbors CBC at a feeder two miles north of CR 12 at the junction of Holm
Road (CR 124) and Old Drummond Road (UT 10), northwest of Two Harbors.
Also seen during the count was a NORTHERN HAWK OWL on the Stanley Road
(CR 9) three miles west of MN 61 and a GREAT GRAY OWL on the Stanley
Road, 4.3 miles west of MN 61, another NORTHERN HAWK OWL in Two Harbors
on CR 2, 0.8 mile north of MN 61, two LONG-TAILED DUCKS at Agate Bay and
two at Stony Point.

GREAT GRAY OWLS and NORTHERN HAWK OWLS continue to be seen in the
Sax-Zim Bog especially along McDavitt, Admiral, and Arkola Roads and
along Owl Avenue, and in Aitkin County along CR 18, between Pietz's Road
and the Hebron Cemetery. A SNOWY OWL has been seen in the Duluth Harbor
near WLSSD and at the base of the Blatnik Bridge, and Terry Wiens saw
what may be the same bird along the ridge top uphill from the new
Lincoln Park School. Jan and John Green saw a SNOWY OWL on the 24th
along Scenic Highway 61 just east of the Lakewood Pumping Station.

BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS are being seen in Ely and along MN Highway 61 between
Lutsen and Grand Marais.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on January 2nd.

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.