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-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*December 31, 2015
*MNDU1512.31

-Birds mentioned
Greater Scaup
Hooded Merganser
Spruce Grouse
Ring-billed Gull
Thayer's Gull
Iceland Gull
Glaucous Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker
Gyrfalcon
Townsend's Solitaire
Bohemian Waxwing
Evening Grosbeak
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: December 31, 2015
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind ([log in to unmask])

This is the Duluth Birding Report for December 31st, 2015 sponsored by
the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

Josh Wallestad found a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE on the 27th in the town of
Cook in northern St. Louis County, along 5th Street SE in front of the
hospital. Josh also reported a flock of 46 EVENING GROSBEAKS along 2nd
Street SE, just north of the Lutheran church. David Brislance found a
TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE on the 22nd at Artists’ Point in Grand Marais. One
was also reported on the 22nd at Lighthouse Point in Two Harbors.

BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS are being seen in Ely. Jean Brislance saw 50 BOHEMIAN
WAXWINGS on the 22nd in Cook County near the Chateaux Leveaux near
Tofte, and Sherry Siers saw a flock of 63 in Two Harbors on the 22nd at
3rd Avenue and 5th Street.

Justin Watts reported six SPRUCE GROUSE and an AMERICAN THREE-TOED
WOODPECKER on the 30th near the Sand River on Lake County Road 2. Sparky
Stensaas saw three BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS on the 30th off the McDavitt
Road in the Sax-Zim Bog.

ICELAND GULLS, THAYER'S GULLS, GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS, GLAUCOUS GULLS,
and at least four late-lingering RING-BILLED GULLS continue to be seen
at Canal Park in Duluth. Jan and Larry Kraemer saw a late GREATER SCAUP
on the 27th near the mouth of the Miller Creek at 27th Avenue West, and
two HOODED MERGANSERS on the 24th near the Duluth Port Terminal.

Kim Risen saw a gray morph GYRFALCON on the 29th just south of the
Peavey elevator along US Highway 53 in Superior.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, January
7th.

This report is compiled from MOU-net postings, local eBird checklists,
various Facebook group pages (some of which may require joining), and
personal contacts. Please follow the links below for the most up-to-date
information:

MOU-net: [log in to unmask]" target="_blank">http:[log in to unmask]
eBird: http://ebird.org/ebird/places
Facebook group pages:
Minnesota Ornithologists Union:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/moumn.group/
Minnesota Birding: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mnbirding/
Minnesota Rare Bird Alert:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1570731239835376/
Northeast Minnesota Birding:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/177159692431348/
Sax-Zim Bog: https://www.facebook.com/groups/saxzimbog/
Duluth Phenology: https://www.facebook.com/groups/duluthphenology/

Information about bird sightings may be sent to the Duluth Rare Bird
Alert at [log in to unmask]

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, 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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