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-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*December 30, 2010
*MNDU1012.30

-Birds mentioned
Harlequin Duck
Spruce Grouse
Thayer's Gull
Iceland Gull
Glaucous Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Northern Hawk Owl
Great Gray Owl
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker
Boreal Chickadee
Townsend's Solitaire
Varied Thrush
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: December 30, 2010
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind ([log in to unmask])

This is the Duluth Birding Report for December 30th, 2010 sponsored by
the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

The HARLEQUIN DUCK at the mouth of the French River was relocated on the
24th by Jan Green and seen again on the 28th. THAYER'S GULLS, ICELAND
GULLS, GLAUCOUS GULLS, and GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS continue to be
reported from Canal Park in Duluth as recently as the 28th.

Two TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRES were seen in Two Harbors on the 24th, with one
relocated at 15th Avenue and 8th Street and another seen on the 300
block of 2nd Avenue. A NORTHERN HAWK OWL was found by Sarah Glesner and
Katie Brey on the 25th along the Stony River Forest Road, 8.3 miles
south of MN Highway 1. They also saw at least eight BOREAL CHICKADEES
between MN 1 and the Whyte Road. I have reports that the Stony River
Forest Road is currently drivable with a high clearance vehicle, but is
heavily rutted and slippery.

Thirty-seven species were found on the Ely CBC on the 26th, including a
SPRUCE GROUSE and BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER at the snowmobile crossing on
the Spruce Road, two GREAT GRAY OWLS, one off MN Highway 1, 0.7 mile
south of the Spruce Road and another along the Birch Lake Road south of
CR 120, an AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER and five BLACK-BACKED
WOODPECKERS along the Cloquet Line near the Low Lake boat access, 17
BOREAL CHICKADEES mostly along the Spruce Road and MN Highway 1, and a
VARIED THRUSH in Ely along Main Street near Pillow Rock.

Chris West saw a GREAT GRAY OWL in the Sax-Zim Bog on the 28th along CR
16 between CR 25 and CR 5, and a NORTHERN HAWK OWL along the McDavitt
Road (CR 233), about 2 miles north of the Sax Road (CR 28). Steve Weston
saw a NORTHERN HAWK OWL on the 25th along the Stone Lake Road (CR 319)
about 2 miles east of CR 7.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, January
6th.

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.


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