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-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*March 13, 2017
*MNDU1703.13

-Birds mentioned
Greater White-fronted Goose
Ross's Goose
American Wigeon
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Harlequin Duck
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker
Townsend's Solitaire
Bohemian Waxwing
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: March 13, 2017
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind ([log in to unmask])

This is the Duluth Birding Report for March 13th, 2017 sponsored by the
Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

Six GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were found on the 12th at the Grand
Marais municipal campground, and John Richardson saw eight on the 7th at
Interstate Island in the Duluth harbor. Peder Svingen found a ROSS'S
GOOSE in Superior on the 10th at East 9th Street, southeast of 18th
Avenue East. Other very early migrating waterfowl to the area in the
past two weeks include NORTHERN PINTAILS at several locations in Duluth
and up the North Shore, GREATER SCAUP, GREEN-WINGED TEAL, RING-NECKED
DUCK, and AMERICAN WIGEON.

The immature male HARLEQUIN DUCK at Agate Bay in Two Harbors was still
present on the 12th. The HARLEQUIN DUCK in Grand Marais was last
reported on the 6th. The TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE at 2nd Avenue and 2nd
Street in Two Harbors was last reported the 4th.

Julie Grahn found an AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER and a BLACK-BACKED
WOODPECKER on the 2nd in northern St. Louis County, along the Johnson
Road about 7.5 miles east of the town of Cook, MN.

Large flocks of BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS have been moving through Duluth and
the North Shore recently, including a flock of more than 1,700 found by
John Richardson on the 12th along Toledo Street near the College of St.
Scholastica.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on or about Monday,
March 20th.

This report is compiled from MOU-net postings, local eBird checklists,
various Facebook group pages (some of which may require joining), and
personal contacts. Please follow the links below for the most up-to-date
information:

MOU-net: [log in to unmask]" target="_blank">http:[log in to unmask]
eBird: http://ebird.org/ebird/places
Facebook group pages:
Minnesota Ornithologists Union:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/moumn.group/
Minnesota Birding: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mnbirding/
Minnesota Rare Bird Alert:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1570731239835376/
Northeast Minnesota Birding:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/177159692431348/
Sax-Zim Bog: https://www.facebook.com/groups/saxzimbog/
Duluth Phenology: https://www.facebook.com/groups/duluthphenology/

Information about bird sightings may be sent to the Duluth Rare Bird
Alert at [log in to unmask]

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, write us c/o the Bell Museum, e-mail us at
[log in to unmask], or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org.



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