-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*December 8, 2011
*MNDU1112.08

-Birds mentioned
Thayer's Gull
Iceland Gull
Glaucous Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Snowy Owl
Horned Lark
Bohemian Waxwing
Yellow-rumped Warbler
White-throated Sparrow
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: December 8, 2011
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind ([log in to unmask])

This is the Duluth Birding Report for December 8th, 2011 sponsored by
the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

Two SNOWY OWLS were reported by Mike Hendrickson on the 5th in the
railroad yards at the Port Terminal in Duluth. The Tofte Minnesota
Conservation Corps crew found a SNOWY OWL on the 6th at Tettegouche
State Park on the west side of the Baptism River north of MN Highway 61.
Steve and Deb Falkowski found a SNOWY OWL on the 4th about eight miles
southwest of Virginia on the Santi Road, one block north of MN Highway
37.

Mike Hendrickson and Peder Svingen saw an ICELAND GULL, three GREAT
BLACK-BACKED GULLS, two GLAUCOUS GULLS, and a THAYER'S GULL on the 5th
at Canal Park. Don Kienholz found three late HORNED LARKS and two
WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS on the 7th at Bayfront Park. Jan Kraemer saw a
flock of 22 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS on the 4th in the Duluth Heights
neighborhood at West Page and Foster Street. Stephen Bockhold reports
that the late-lingering YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER near 44th Avenue East and
Regent Street was still present on the 6th.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, December
15th.

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.