A total of 60 species was found by more than 50 observers on the Duluth CBC on Saturday, December 19th.
Three new species for the count were found on Saturday: Black-headed Grosbeak (east Duluth) Barrow's Goldeneye (Leif Erickson Park) Chipping Sparrow (W. Tischer Road) Other highlights included: 3 Iceland Gulls (Canal Park) 2 Great Black-backed Gulls (Canal Park) 1 Snowy Owl (Port Terminal) 2 Red-bellied Woodpeckers 2 Boreal Chickadees 1 Varied Thrush (3920 Rehbein Rd.(CR 242) 1 White-crowned Sparrow Record high counts: 672 Common Goldeneye 95 Hairy Woodpecker 744 Red-breasted Nuthatch 14 Brown Creeper 255 American Robin 358 Cedar Waxwing 678 White-winged Crossbill 287 American Goldfinch Species missed that we normally find included Bufflehead, Northern Goshawk, Gray Jay, Snow Bunting, and Evening Grosbeak. Thank you to all the participants and to Hartley Nature Center for hosting our compilation potluck. Jim Lind ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
