-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*January 5, 2012
*MNDU1201.05

-Birds mentioned
Spruce Grouse
Red-necked Grebe
Thayer's Gull
Iceland Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Glaucous Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Snowy Owl
Northern Hawk Owl
Black-backed Woodpecker
Black-billed Magpie
Boreal Chickadee
Brown Creeper
Varied Thrush
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: January 5, 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 5th, 2012 sponsored by the
Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

The apparent GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL may still be present in the Duluth
harbor but it has not been reported since the 1st at Canal Park. 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 on the 5th in the Duluth Harbor at
Garfield Avenue and Railroad Street.

Chris Mansfield found a late RED-NECKED GREBE on the 1st on Lake
Superior at 23rd Avenue East. The VARIED THRUSH at Pat Thomas's feeders
at 6219 East Superior Street was seen as recently as the 3rd. 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.

Harley Hanson found a NORTHERN HAWK OWL on the 30th along MN Highway 61,
1.2 miles northeast of the Gooseberry River. It was relocated on the 4th
along the park entrance road near the main parking lot for the visitors
center. Paul Sundberg found a SNOWY OWL on the 4th at Artist's Point in
the Grand Marais harbor. Warren Nelson also found a SNOWY OWL on the 4th
in Aitkin County about three miles north of Aitkin at CR 1 and CR 22,
and it was relocated on the 5th.

Mike Hendrickson and others found seven SPRUCE GROUSE on the 4th along
Lake County Road 2, 1.5 miles north of the Sand River and they saw
another along the unplowed Stony River Forest Road.

In Itasca County, Shawn Conrad found two BOREAL CHICKADEES and a BROWN
CREEPER on the 2nd in the bog just north of Middle Creek along the Alder
Road (CR 253). He also saw BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER and BLACK-BILLED
MAGPIE along the Alder Road. Shawn saw a EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE on the
30th along Clover Lane in Grand Rapids.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, January
12th.

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.