-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*April 9, 2009
*MNDU0904.09

-Birds mentioned
Long-tailed Duck
Barrow's Goldeneye
Spruce Grouse
Iceland Gull
Great Gray Owl
Long-eared Owl
Black-billed Magpie
Hoary Redpoll
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: April 9, 2009
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind ([log in to unmask])

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, April 9th, 2009
sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

A male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was found by Kyle TePoel on the 8th at the
Grand Rapids sewage ponds along River Road (CR 3), 1.1 miles southeast
of Airport Road. Visitors are asked to check in at the plant office
about a half mile northwest of the ponds. The bird was still present on
the 9th.

Shawn Conrad and Earl Orf found a SPRUCE GROUSE on the 3rd along Itasca
County Road CR 552, about 0.75 mile south of CR 52. Norma Malinowski
found a SPRUCE GROUSE on the 4th in Lake County along MN Highway 1,
between mile posts 302 and 301 near Harris Lake.

Mike Steffes saw a flock of more than 20 LONG-TAILED DUCKS on the 4th on
Lake Superior west of Gooseberry State Park. Jan Green saw four
LONG-TAILED DUCKS on the 9th at Agate Bay in Two Harbors. Three
LONG-TAILED DUCKS were seen on the 5th along Scenic Highway 61 at the
Lakewood Pumping Station.

Peder Svingen found an ICELAND GULL on the 5th near the mouth of Miller
Creek off 27th Avenue West in Duluth. Frank Nicoletti saw a BLACK-BILLED
MAGPIE on the 6th flying along Wisconsin Point in Superior.

Jason Mandich found two GREAT GRAY OWLS and two LONG-EARED OWLS in the
Sax-Zim Bog on the 3rd along the McDavitt Road (CR 213).

HOARY REDPOLLS are still being seen at several feeders in the area. Jan
Green had one on the 9th in her yard along the Old North Shore Road (CR
290) in Duluth Township. Kim Eckert had two in his yard near the UMD
campus on the 7th. One was seen on the 3rd on the 300 block of 2nd
Avenue in downtown Two Harbors.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, April
16th.

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.