-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*March 31, 2012
*MNDU1203.31

-Birds mentioned
Wood Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Redhead
Barrow's Goldeneye
Common Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
Iceland Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Glaucous Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Belted Kingfisher
Northern Flicker
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: March 31, 2012
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind ([log in to unmask])

This is the Duluth Birding Report for March 31st, 2012 sponsored by the
Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

A male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was found on the 22nd by Peder Svingen just
north of the Park Point Rowing Club in the Duluth harbor. Peder saw 146
CANAVASBACKS on the 24th at Park Point, an impressive total for
northeastern Minnesota, as well as 845 REDHEADS on the 25th. Peder saw a
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL on the 24th at Allouez Bay in Superior, which
may be same bird found by Jerry Niemi and others in the Duluth harbor
last week. GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS, GLAUCOUS GULL, ICELAND GULL, AND
THAYER’S GULLS are still being seen in the Duluth harbor.

New arrivals in the area during the past week include COMMON LOON,
DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, WOOD DUCK, BLUE-WINGED TEAL, BELTED
KINGFISHER, NORTHERN FLICKER, WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, and WHITE-CROWNED
SPARROW.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, April 4th.

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.