-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*February 26, 2015
*MNDU1502.26

-Birds mentioned
Common Eider
Long-tailed Duck
Iceland Gull
Glaucous Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Great Gray Owl
Black-backed Woodpecker
Gyrfalcon
Boreal Chickadee
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Hoary Redpoll
Evening Grosbeak
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: February 26, 2015
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind ([log in to unmask])

This is the Duluth Birding Report for February 26th, 2015 sponsored by
the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

The GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW found by Jeff Newman at his backyard feeders
at 44th Avenue East and Regent Street is still present as of the 9th. It
is being seen sporadically in his yard and in the alley above his home,
on both sides of 44th Avenue East. Birders are welcome to look for the
bird but Jeff asks observers to stand by the corner of his front porch
and not in his yard.

The COMMON EIDER in the Duluth/Superior was last seen at Canal Park on
the 19th, but it has also been seen recently in the open water near the
bridge leading to Barker's Island in Superior, Wisconsin, as well as at
a small pond near the refinery at Stinson Avenue (24th Avenue) and 21st
Street. GLAUCOUS GULLS, THAYER’S GULLS, GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, and
ICELAND GULLS continue to be seen sporadically at Canal Park in Duluth.

A small flock of 4 LONG-TAILED DUCKS was seen on the 22nd at Burlington
Bay in Two Harbors. A recent report of a flock of a few hundred
waterfowl at Lutsen in Cook County was most likely LONG-TAILED DUCKS.

In the Sax-Zim Bog, BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS have been seen along
McDavitt Road, 3.2 miles north of the Sax Road, and along the Admiral
Road, about 3.5 miles north of the Sax Road. BOREAL CHICKADEES are being
seen mainly at the Admiral Road suet feeders, 3.8 miles north of the Sax
Road. GREAT GRAY OWLS have been seen in these same areas along the
Admiral Road and McDavitt Road. EVENING GROSBEAKS are coming to two
feeders in Sax-Zim: “Mary Lou's” feeders on CR 444, 1 mile west and 0.5
mile north of the junction of CR 27 and CR 5, and the Morse feeders on
the Blue Spruce Road, 1 mile north of CR 133. Two HOARY REDPOLLS are
being seen at Mary Lou's feeders, and another is being seen at the Sax
Zim Bog welcome center on Owl Avenue.

In Superior, Wisconsin an adult gray-phase GYRFALCON has been seen as
recently as the 24th at the Peavey grain elevators along Connor's Point
Road off US Highway 53, about a half mile east of the Blatnik Bridge.
Birders are reminded to remain on Connor’s Point Road and not trespass
on private property in the area.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on March 5th.

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
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