-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*February 17, 2012
*MNDU1202.17

-Birds mentioned
Spruce Grouse
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Iceland Gull
Glaucous Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Snowy Owl
Northern Hawk Owl
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker
Mountain Bluebird
Varied Thrush
Bohemian Waxwing
Hoary Redpoll
Evening Grosbeak
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: February 17, 2012
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jsl...@frontiernet.net)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for February 17th, 2012 sponsored by
the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

I have a second-hand report of a MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD seen on the 16th at
Tofte in Cook County, across the highway from the grocery store. Mike
Hendrickson and others saw more than 600 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS on the 14th
in Grand Marais at 3rd Avenue West and 1st Street.

The NORTHERN HAWK OWL near Gooseberry Falls State Park continues to be
seen along MN Highway 61, although it has moved 1.2 miles to the north
of the Gooseberry River. A HOARY REDPOLL is being seen at the visitors'
center feeders and a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER has been seen between the
visitors center and Highway 61. An AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER and
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER continue to be seen on the east side of the
Sawbill Landing Road, 0.2 miles north of FR 172 on the east side of
road. Mike Hendrickson saw three SPRUCE GROUSE on the 15th along MN
Highway 1 north of CR 2, in the construction zone between mile markers
304 and 305.

The VARIED THRUSH in Duluth was found again on the 16th at Pat Thomas's
feeders at 6219 East Superior Street. Birders are welcome to look for
the bird, but are asked to stay between the driveway and the back door
and not venture beyond the back of the house while looking for the bird.
ICELAND GULLS, GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS, GLAUCOUS GULLS, and THAYERÂ’S
GULLS continue to be seen at Canal Park. A SNOWY OWL continues to been
seen along Garfield Avenue in the Duluth Port Terminal.

Multiple BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS are being reported along the McDavitt
Road (CR 233) in the Sax-Zim Bog. HOARY REDPOLLS and EVENING GROSBEAKS
are being seen at the Blue Spruce Road feeders, one mile north of CR
133, and 20 SHARP-TAILED GROUSE were reported by Mike Hendrickson on the
13th along the Poplar Road, 0.5 mile south of the Arkola Road (CR 52).

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, February
23rd.

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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