-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*December 29, 2012
*MNDU1212.29

-Birds mentioned
White-winged Scoter
Barrow's Goldeneye
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Iceland Gull
Glaucous Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Snowy Owl
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Black-billed Magpie
Varied Thrush
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: December 29, 2012
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind ([log in to unmask])

This is the Duluth Birding Report for December 29th, 2012 sponsored by
the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

A BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was found on the 25th by Karl Bardon on the
Minnesota side of the Superior Entry. Based on plumage characteristics,
this is probably the same male returning to the area for the fifth
consecutive winter. GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS, THAYER’S GULLS, GLAUCOUS
GULLS, and ICELAND GULLS are still being seen regularly at Canal Park.

The VARIED THRUSH at 47th Avenue East and Oakley Street in the Lakeside
neighborhood of Duluth was relocated on the 28th by Tony Mitchell. The
VARIED THRUSH in LaPrairie in Itasca County is still being reported by
Shawn Conrad as of the 28th.

A total of 41 species was seen on the Two Harbors Christmas Bird Count
on the 22nd, including RED-NECKED GREBE, HORNED GREBE, and WHITE-WINGED
SCOTER on Lake Superior, a SNOWY OWL in the Two Harbors railroad yards,
a BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE on the Stanley Road west of Two Harbors, and three
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKERS.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, January
3rd.

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.