-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*March 4, 2010
*MNDU1003.04

-Birds mentioned
Long-tailed Duck
Spruce Grouse
Iceland Gull
Glaucous Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Snowy Owl
Northern Hawk Owl
Great Gray Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Bohemian Waxwing
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: March 4, 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 4th, 2010
sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

Five SPRUCE GROUSE were found by Sparky Stensaas on the 26th along the
Stony River Forest Road, 7 miles south of MN Highway 1. He also saw a
flock of BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS in Ely along Miner's Drive. Bruce Munson saw
BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS on the 28th at the mouth of the Gooseberry River. Jan
Green saw 23 LONG-TAILED DUCKS on the 27th at Agate Bay in Two Harbors,
and they were still present on the 28th.

A GREAT GRAY OWL was seen on the 28th along the Stanley Road (CR 9), 0.2
mile east of the Lake County line. The NORTHERN HAWK OWL along the Flood
Bay Road east of Two Harbors was still present on the 4th. Several
observers have reported NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWLS calling during the past
week.

The SNOWY OWL at Connor's Point in Superior was relocated by Robert
Savageau on the 3rd. Several gull species were seen by Denny and Barb
Martin at the WLSSD wastewater treatment plant in Duluth on the 28th,
including an adult GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, an ICELAND GULL, and 3
GLAUCOUS GULLS.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, March
11th.

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.