-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *March 26, 2009 *MNDU0903.26 -Birds mentioned Northern Pintail Redhead Ring-necked Duck Lesser Scaup Great Blue Heron Sandhill Crane Whooping Crane Killdeer Snowy Owl Great Gray Owl Bohemian Waxwing Rusty Blackbird -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: March 26, 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, March 26th, 2009 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. A GREAT GRAY OWL was seen on the 21st by John Boynton between the Old North Shore Road (CR 290) and the MN Highway 61 expressway near the Henderson Road. Mike Hendrickson saw a SNOWY OWL on the 25th on the ice near Barker's Island in Superior. A flock of 40 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS is still being seen along the West Knife River Road (CR 231), about a half mile west of the Homestead Road (CR 42) in Duluth Township. A WHOOPING CRANE was reported on the 24th flying east over McGregor Marsh SNA, about three miles south of McGregor in Aitkin County. Recent new arrivals in the area include SANDHILL CRANE on the 23rd, NORTHERN PINTAIL, RING-NECKED DUCK, LESSER SCAUP, REDHEAD, GREAT BLUE HERON, and KILLDEER on the 25th, and RUSTY BLACKBIRD on the 26th. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, April 2nd. 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.