-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *November 19, 2010 *MNDU1011.19-Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: November 19, 2010
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind ([log in to unmask])
This is the Duluth Birding Report for November 19th, 2010 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
A male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was found on the 12th by Greg Garmer at 21st Avenue East in Duluth, and it was relocated the next day by Karl Bardon on Park Point at the rowing club. Kim Eckert saw an adult male BLACK SCOTER on the 16th on the bay side of the Park Point Recreation Area, and Shawn Zierman relocated it as recently as the 18th.
Erik Bruhnke saw an immature ICELAND GULL, adult THAYER'S GULL, and an immature GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL on the 18th at Canal Park in Duluth. Karl Bardon and Mike Hendrickson saw an adult CALIFORNIA GULL, an adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL a first-cycle GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL and a second-cycle THAYER'S GULL on the 12th on the Minnesota side of the Superior Entry. Lars Benson saw an adult GLAUCOUS GULL on the 13th at the rose garden on London Road at 13th Avenue East.
A GREAT GRAY OWL was seen last week in St. Louis County along Forest Highway 11 (CR 16) at Jenkins Creek. The ROSS'S GOOSE in the Two Harbors was still present on the 17th at the golf course. Harley Hanson saw a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER on the 16th along the Split Rock Creek Trail in Split Rock Lighthouse State Park.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, November 25th.
The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858. Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded message.
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