-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*December 21, 2012
*MNDU1212.21

-Birds mentioned
Ring-necked Duck
White-winged Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Hooded Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Western Grebe
Thayer's Gull
Iceland Gull
Glaucous Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Snowy Owl
Northern Hawk Owl
Varied Thrush
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: December 21, 2012
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind ([log in to unmask])

This is the Duluth Birding Report for December 21st, 2012 sponsored by
the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

Despite steady rain throughout the day, a total of 57 species was seen
on the Duluth Christmas Bird Count on the 15th, including a VARIED
THRUSH at 47th Avenue East and Oakley Street in the Lakeside
neighborhood and the first RUDDY DUCK for the count, seen in the Duluth
Harbor. Also seen in the harbor and at Canal Park were three HOODED
MERGANSERS, a RING-NECKED DUCK, five GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS, eight
THAYER'S GULLS, eight GLAUCOUS GULLS, three ICELAND GULLS, and two SNOWY
OWLS. A RED-NECKED GREBE and a HORNED GREBE were seen on Lake Superior
at 21st Avenue East, and a LONG-TAILED DUCK was seen out from Glensheen
Mansion. The VARIED THRUSH in Lakeside was relocated on the 18th, and
Jan and Larry Kraemer found a TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE at the same location
on the 20th.

The WESTERN GREBE at Agate Bay in Two Harbors was relocated on the 16th,
along with a RED-NECKED GREBE and a WHITE-WINGED SCOTER. A HORNED GREBE
was seen on the 16th at the mouth of the Stewart River.

A NORTHERN HAWK OWL was seen on the 20th along the Rice Lake Road about
a mile south of the Martin Road. Paul Sundberg saw a SNOWY OWL on the
19th in the Grand Marais harbor. Warren Nelson and others found a SNOWY
OWL on the 21st in Aitkin County along US Highway 169, 0.7 mile north of
Aitkin.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, December
20th.

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.