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-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*March 25, 2010
*MNDU1003.25

-Birds mentioned
Cackling Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Wood Duck
Northern Pintail
Long-tailed Duck
Barrow's Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Golden Eagle
Sandhill Crane
Wilson's Snipe
Iceland Gull
Glaucous Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Northern Hawk Owl
Great Gray Owl
Short-eared Owl
American Tree Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
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Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: March 25, 2010
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind ([log in to unmask])

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, March 25th, 2010
sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

A female BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was found by Karl Bardon on the 23rd at
Hearding Island at 24th Street on Park Point in Duluth. Karl also saw a
male BARROW’S GOLDENEYE at the same location on the 16th, possibly the
same individual seen in Duluth during the past winter. Mike Hendrickson
saw 2 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS, an ICELAND GULL, and 15 GLAUCOUS GULLS
on the 19th on Allouez Bay at Wisconsin Point. Andres Morantes saw 5
LONG-TAILED DUCKS on the 19th near Brighton Beach in east Duluth.

Two EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES were reported by Shawn Conrad on the 13th in
Grand Rapids on the 900 block of Clover Lane, in the same neighborhood
they frequented last year.

A NORTHERN HAWK OWL was seen by Nancy Jackson on the 23rd and the 15th
along CR 110 just south of Hoyt Lakes near the recycling center. Dee
Kuder saw a GREAT GRAY OWL on the 16th in northern St. Louis County on
US Highway 73 at the Lind Road (CR 85). Warren Nelson saw two
SHORT-EARED OWLS in Aitkin County on the 21st along CR 18, 1.6 miles
east of US Highway 169.

A record-high 30 GOLDEN EAGLES and 679 BALD EAGLES were counted on the
16th by Karl Bardon and others at the West Skyline Hawk Count. Six
CACKLING GEESE were seen on the 21st and a SANDHILL CRANE was seen on
the 22nd.

Recent new arrivals in the area include TUNDRA SWAN, TRUMPETER SWAN,
WOOD DUCK, NORTHERN PINTAIL, HOODED MERGANSER, NORTHERN HARRIER,
WILSON'S SNIPE, AMERICAN TREE SPARROW, SONG SPARROW, FOX SPARROW,
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD, and COMMON GRACKLE.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, April 1st.

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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