-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*October 19, 2006
*MNDU0610.19
-Birds mentioned
Snow Goose
Ross's Goose
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Ring-necked Duck
Harlequin Duck
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Spruce Grouse
Rough-legged Hawk
Little Gull
Short-eared Owl
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker
Northern Shrike
Mountain Bluebird
Townsend's Solitaire
Bohemian Waxwing
Spotted Towhee
Snow Bunting
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Common Redpoll
Pine Siskin
-Transcript
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: October 19, 2006
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)
This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, October 19th, 2006
sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
Don Kienholz found a female MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD on the 17th at Bayfront
Park in Duluth. It was originally seen between the stage and the
aquarium, but was relocated on the 18th and today west of the park near
7th Avenue West. Another female MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD was found west of Two
Harbors on the 18th along the MN Highway 61 expressway, about three
blocks east of the big Ford dealership. It could not be relocated today.
Jeff Newman reports a female MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD on the 18th in his yard
near the corner of 44th Avenue East and Regent Street in Duluth. Jeff
also had a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER in his yard on the 16th.
A SPOTTED TOWHEE visited the yard of Audrey and Joel Evers in Hoyt Lakes
on the 14th, but it has not been seen since. Mike Hendrickson found a
TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE on the 16th on the west end of Gitchi Gammi Park in
east Duluth. Deb and Steve Falkowski found a male HARLEQUIN DUCK on the
15th along Scenic Highway 61 about three miles southwest of Stoney Point
near fire number 5174. At Park Point in Duluth they found four
WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS at 12th Street and two BLACK SCOTERS near the
rowing club. Bruce Munson reported a LITTLE GULL at Wisconsin Point on
the 14th.
A LONG-TAILED DUCK was found today along Scenic Highway 61 about three
miles east of Lester River at fire number 8517. Two immature ROSS'S
GEESE were still present today at the Two Harbors golf course, along
with at least 238 CACKLING GEESE, 25 SNOW GEESE, and 120 CANADA GEESE.
Peder Svingen and Tony Hertzel found a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER in Cook
County on the 15th along the Croftville Road, as well as a SHORT-EARED
OWL near the mouth of the Brule River at Naniboujou Lodge, and a male
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD at the Sprague Creek ponds.
Jan Green found two female BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS on the 15th in Two
Harbors at Lighthouse Point. This afternoon a male and female were seen
here along the trail on the east side of the point. Another BLACK-BACKED
WOODPECKER was found today in Two Harbors at the corner of 4th Avenue
and 1st Street. Deb and Steve Falkowski found one on the 15th at Stoney
Point.
Steve and Ann Schon found two SPRUCE GROUSE on the 15th about a half
mile west of MN Highway 1, on the second gravel road going west off
Highway 1 about 1.5 miles south of the Spruce Road. Shawn Conrad found
two SPRUCE GROUSE in Koochiching County on the 18th along the
Hendrickson Road and another on the Toumey Williams Road near the
Hendrickson Road. On the 19th he saw one along MN Highway 65 within the
Nett Lake Reservation.
Warren Nelson and Steve and Jo Blanich birded Rice Lake National
Wildlife Refuge in Aitkin County over the weekend and saw TRUMPETER
SWAN, TUNDRA SWAN, nine shorebird species, and at least 150,000
RING-NECKED DUCKS.
SNOW BUNTINGS, NORTHERN SHRIKES, BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS, PINE SISKINS, COMMON
REDPOLLS, and ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS are being reported from many locations
throughout northern Minnesota, especially along the North Shore.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, October
26th.
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 to
mou@cbs.umn.edu, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org.
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*October 19, 2006
*MNDU0610.19
-Birds mentioned
Snow Goose
Ross's Goose
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Ring-necked Duck
Harlequin Duck
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Spruce Grouse
Rough-legged Hawk
Little Gull
Short-eared Owl
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker
Northern Shrike
Mountain Bluebird
Townsend's Solitaire
Bohemian Waxwing
Spotted Towhee
Snow Bunting
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Common Redpoll
Pine Siskin
-Transcript
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: October 19, 2006
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)
This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, October 19th, 2006
sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
Don Kienholz found a female MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD on the 17th at Bayfront
Park in Duluth. It was originally seen between the stage and the
aquarium, but was relocated on the 18th and today west of the park near
7th Avenue West. Another female MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD was found west of Two
Harbors on the 18th along the MN Highway 61 expressway, about three
blocks east of the big Ford dealership. It could not be relocated today.
Jeff Newman reports a female MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD on the 18th in his yard
near the corner of 44th Avenue East and Regent Street in Duluth. Jeff
also had a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER in his yard on the 16th.
A SPOTTED TOWHEE visited the yard of Audrey and Joel Evers in Hoyt Lakes
on the 14th, but it has not been seen since. Mike Hendrickson found a
TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE on the 16th on the west end of Gitchi Gammi Park in
east Duluth. Deb and Steve Falkowski found a male HARLEQUIN DUCK on the
15th along Scenic Highway 61 about three miles southwest of Stoney Point
near fire number 5174. At Park Point in Duluth they found four
WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS at 12th Street and two BLACK SCOTERS near the
rowing club. Bruce Munson reported a LITTLE GULL at Wisconsin Point on
the 14th.
A LONG-TAILED DUCK was found today along Scenic Highway 61 about three
miles east of Lester River at fire number 8517. Two immature ROSS'S
GEESE were still present today at the Two Harbors golf course, along
with at least 238 CACKLING GEESE, 25 SNOW GEESE, and 120 CANADA GEESE.
Peder Svingen and Tony Hertzel found a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER in Cook
County on the 15th along the Croftville Road, as well as a SHORT-EARED
OWL near the mouth of the Brule River at Naniboujou Lodge, and a male
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD at the Sprague Creek ponds.
Jan Green found two female BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS on the 15th in Two
Harbors at Lighthouse Point. This afternoon a male and female were seen
here along the trail on the east side of the point. Another BLACK-BACKED
WOODPECKER was found today in Two Harbors at the corner of 4th Avenue
and 1st Street. Deb and Steve Falkowski found one on the 15th at Stoney
Point.
Steve and Ann Schon found two SPRUCE GROUSE on the 15th about a half
mile west of MN Highway 1, on the second gravel road going west off
Highway 1 about 1.5 miles south of the Spruce Road. Shawn Conrad found
two SPRUCE GROUSE in Koochiching County on the 18th along the
Hendrickson Road and another on the Toumey Williams Road near the
Hendrickson Road. On the 19th he saw one along MN Highway 65 within the
Nett Lake Reservation.
Warren Nelson and Steve and Jo Blanich birded Rice Lake National
Wildlife Refuge in Aitkin County over the weekend and saw TRUMPETER
SWAN, TUNDRA SWAN, nine shorebird species, and at least 150,000
RING-NECKED DUCKS.
SNOW BUNTINGS, NORTHERN SHRIKES, BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS, PINE SISKINS, COMMON
REDPOLLS, and ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS are being reported from many locations
throughout northern Minnesota, especially along the North Shore.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, October
26th.
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 to
mou@cbs.umn.edu, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org.