-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*January 13, 2012
*MNDU1201.13

-Birds mentioned
Spruce Grouse
Thayer's Gull
Iceland Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Glaucous Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Snowy Owl
Northern Hawk Owl
Varied Thrush
Yellow-rumped Warbler
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: January 13, 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 13th, 2012 sponsored by
the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

A NORTHERN HAWK OWL was found by Andy Nyhus and Shawn Conrad on the 7th
along MN Highway 2 northwest of Duluth at the Paul Road near Brookston.
The NORTHERN HAWK OWL near Gooseberry Falls State Park was relocated on
the 7th along MN Highway 61, 1.2 miles northeast of the Gooseberry
River.

The apparent GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL was still present on the 13th at Canal
Park in the Duluth. ICELAND GULLS, GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS, GLAUCOUS
GULLS, and THAYER'S GULLS continue to be seen here and near the mouth of
the Miller Creek at 27th Avenue West. A SNOWY OWL was seen by Seth
Spencer on the 8th in the Duluth Harbor near the I-35 and I-535
junction. Shawn Zierman saw one on the 7th in west Duluth by the
StoraEnso plant off Ramsey Street.

The VARIED THRUSH in Duluth was still present on the weekend of the 7th
at Pat Thomas's feeders at 6219 East Superior Street. Birders are
welcome to look for the bird, but are asked to stay between the driveway
and the back door and not venture beyond the back of the house while
looking for the bird. Sarah Grosshuesch saw a very late MEADOWLARK on
the 10th at South 54th Avenue East in Duluth. A late YELLOW-RUMPED
WARBLER was found on the weekend of the 7th at Boy Scout Landing in Gary
New Duluth.

Two SPRUCE GROUSE were found on the weekend of the 7th along Lake County
Road 2, 2 miles north of the Sand River.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, January
19th.

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.