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Topics of the day:
1. [mou-rba] Duluth RBA 3/12/10
2. [mou-rba] MOU RBA 12 March 2010
3. McKinley Magpies
4. Fw: [ia-bird] 61 Bald Eagles, Hwy 26, Houston Co. MN. Poole Slough, IA
5. Birding Faribault this afternoon
6. Red-winged Blackbirds
7. Eagle (owl) Cam
8. A Listing Question
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Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:56:30 -0700
From: Jim Lind <r...@moumn.org>
Subject: [mou-rba] Duluth RBA 3/12/10
-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*March 12, 2010
*MNDU1003.12
-Birds mentioned
Long-tailed Duck
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Merlin
Ring-billed Gull
Glaucous Gull
Northern Hawk Owl
Bohemian Waxwing
-Transcript
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: March 12, 2010
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jsl...@frontiernet.net)
This is the Duluth Birding Report for Friday, March 12th, 2010 sponsored
by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
The NORTHERN HAWK OWL along Lake County Road 3, 0.4 mile north of MN
Highway 61 was relocated on the 7th. Dee Kuder saw a NORTHERN HAWK OWL
on the 7th just south of Cook on US Highway 53. Norma Malinowski saw
BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS on the 10th in Ely near the sewage treatment plant.
Mike Hendrickson reported the first RING-BILLED GULLS of the spring
along with several GLAUCOUS GULLS on the 10th at the Superior landfill.
Mike also saw 22 LONG-TAILED DUCKS on the 10th at Agate Bay in Two
Harbors. Jan and John Green saw a MERLIN on the 7th along 1st Street in
Two Harbors.
Ron Erpelding and Herb Dingmann saw 9 SHARP-TAILED GROUSE in Koochiching
County on the 6th along CR 83, 3 miles from MN Highway 11. They also saw
a NORTHERN HAWK OWL along US Highway 71 near Margie.
Unless something unusual is reported, the next scheduled update of this
report will be in two weeks on Thursday, March 25th.
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 m...@moumn.org, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org.
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Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:11:36 -0700
From: Anthony Hertzel <r...@moumn.org>
Subject: [mou-rba] MOU RBA 12 March 2010
-RBA
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*March 12, 2010
*MNST1003.12
-Birds mentioned
Wood Duck
Northern Shoveler
Canvasback
Ring-necked Duck
Long-tailed Duck
Ruffed Grouse
American White Pelican
Sandhill Crane
Ring-billed Gull
Northern Hawk Owl
Pileated Woodpecker
Black-billed Magpie
American Robin
Fox Sparrow
-Transcript
Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: March 12, 2010
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (r...@moumn.org)
This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, March 11th, 2010.
Up to 22 LONG-TAILED DUCKS were still at Agate Bay in Two Harbors, Lake
County, on the 10th.
A pair of AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS was reported on the 12th from the west
side of the Mississippi River in South St. Paul, Dakota County. They
were seen just south of the I-494 overpass.
Returning spring migrants include WOOD DUCK, NORTHERN SHOVELER,
CANVASBACK, RING-NECKED DUCK, RUDDYDUCK, SANDHILL CRANE, RING-BILLED
GULL, AMERICAN ROBIN, FOX SPARROW, and an unidentified MEADOWLARK. I
also have reports of territorial RUFFED GROUSE, NORTHERN HAWK OWL,
PILEATED WOODPECKER, and BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE.
The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, March 18th, 2010.
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Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:24:52 -0600
From: Andrew Birch <andrewlbi...@gmail.com>
Subject: McKinley Magpies
Two Black-billed Magpies flying back and forth over Cass County 19
in McKinley Twshp east of Pine River this afternoon.
Best,
Andrew Birch
Hackensack, MN 56452
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Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:02:43 -0800
From: fred lesher <corax6...@yahoo.com>
Subject: Fw: [ia-bird] 61 Bald Eagles, Hwy 26, Houston Co. MN. Poole
Slough, IA
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Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:48:14 -0800
From: Forest Strnad <prairie...@yahoo.com>
Subject: Birding Faribault this afternoon
Kirsten and I saw these birds:
60 Male Mergansers
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Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:55:45 -0500
From: jbaines...@aol.com
Subject: Red-winged Blackbirds
Our Red-winged Blackbirds of spring arrived at the Carpenter Nature
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wetland this afternoon.
(southern Washington County)
Jen
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Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:33:53 +0000
From: Gail Wieberdink <wiebe...@comcast.net>
Subject: Eagle (owl) Cam
http://www.kare11.com/life/lifestyle/mnbound/default.aspx
This is a local eagle nest cam but it has been taken over by great-horned
owls! There are 2 eggs.
Gail
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Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:38:16 -0800
From: Michael Hendrickson <mlhendrick...@yahoo.com>
Subject: A Listing Question
Al Schirmacher always have a way to stir conversations up with questions
and I thought I share a birding question with all Minnesota birders who
are members of the MOU listserv or MnBird listserv.
1. Is getting 300 birds species in Minnesota still a significant milestone
for those that keep a Minnesota life list?
2. For those that already achieved the 300+ plateau do you remember what
your 300 bird was and your 301 bird was and also was it a big deal for you
to break the 300 barrier?
I forgot what year it was when I got 300 and 301 but I do know I was part
of the Minnesota Birding Weekend and we were down in SE Minnesota at
Kellogg. Kim Eckert found a Bell's Vireo to the east of me and another
birding group found a Dickcissel to the west of me. I ran to see the
Bell's Vireo ( 300 ) and then ran over to look at the Dickcissel ( 301 ).
It was a significant milestone to be part of the 300 club and it would be
interesting to see if others today still feel that getting 300 ( life list
NOT annual list ) is still a milestone to achieve.
Someone told me that getting 300 in Minnesota is no longer a milestone and
I respectfully disagree with him -- so I am putting this to the test by
asking the MOU members here if its still a milestone or not. Please
respond NOT to me but rather reply to "all" so we can hear your stories
about getting 300 in Minnesota.
Mike
Mike Hendrickson
Duluth, Minnesota
Website: http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/
Blog: http://colderbythelakebirding.blogspot.com/
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