[mou-net] Passerine Fallout at Minnesota Point

Great birding in the fog this morning at Park Point Recreation Area in Duluth. In three hours: Western Kingbird found by Lars Benson, all 26 regular Northern MN warblers, all the regular flycatchers and thrushes. Many Yellow-bellied Flycatchers and Philadelphia Vireos, Scarlet Tanager, Indigo

[mou-net] Bohemian Waxwings in Ely

Flock of about 75 this morning at Whiteside Park in Ely in Northeastern St Louis County. Dave Benson Duluth Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Varied Thrush Duluth

Spotted by Lars Benson while doing the Duluth CBC. Seen on both sides of 32nd Ave E at Greysolon around 11:30. Dave Benson Duluth Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Smith's Longspur - Lake County

Lars Benson and I found a Smith's Longspur in a flock of about 80 Laplands near Hwy 61 on the road to Black Beach on the Eastern edge of Silver Bay. Several pipits and a late Least Sandpiper in the same spot. Dave Benson Duluth Smartbirding.com Join or Leave mou-net:

[mou-net] Sabine's Duluth

Judy Johnson spotted an adult Sabine's Gull this morning on the ballfield at Minnesota Point (part of MBW trip). Dave Benson Duluth Smartbirding.com Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Townsend's Solitaire - Lake County

Lars Benson found a Townsend's Solitaire today at Lakeview Park in Two Harbors (in the section west of First Street). The park is on the east side of town, not far south of Burlington Bay) Dave Benson Duluth Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:

[mou-net] Long-tailed Ducks, Cook County

Just now a very large raft of Long-tailed Ducks (est 500 birds) East of Cascade River wayside. Dave Benson Duluth Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Washington Cty Rough-legged

On Manning Trail Cty Rd 15 0.7 miles north of 155th Street. This is 3.7 miles north of the jct with Cty Rd 7. Hovering and hunting west side of the road this morning at 11:00 Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:

[mou-net] North Shore Today

Lars Benson and I drove to Paradise Beach, Cook County, and back today. On the way up this morning, we counted 55 Bald Eagles (mostly sub-adult birds). Also, ten Rough-legged Hawks (two dark morph). Other birds of note: Palm Warbler in Grand Marais in the front yard of the house directly across

[mou-net] Pine Grosbeaks - Douglas County

Per John Ellis, two Pine Grosbeaks near Miltona, MN today. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Refound Cinnamon Teal

At about 9:30 the teal flew north from the original pond. We could not relocate it. Moving around in spite of the heavy rain. Dave Benson, Duluth On Apr 18, 2017 8:05 AM, "Kyle TePoel" wrote: This morning I spent almost an hour on the various paths in the Browns Creek area

[mou-net] Two Black-legged Kittiwakes at Duluth

Seen in the last hour or so at Canal Park. Dave Benson Duluth Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Ivory Gull present

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[mou-net] Black-throated Blue Warbler - Duluth

Jonas Benson found a very late adult male Black-Throated Blue Warbler in our backyard in Duluth this morning. The bird was flycatching around our compost pile. Dave Benson Duluth Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:

[mou-net] Eiders in Duluth still present

Below Beacon Point resort off 21st Ave E again Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Silver Bay Common Eider still present

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[mou-net] Parasitic Jaeger Duluth

Lars Benson just called to say he saw a Parasitic Jaeger on the bay just off the Duluth Rowing Club along Minnesota Point. He tried to give some other details, but I couldn't make them out (windy cell phone conversation). Foggy here too. Dave Benson Duluth Join or Leave mou-net:

[mou-net] Northern Hawk Owl Duluth

Pat Thomas saw a Northern Hawk Owl near the intersection of 45th E and Glenwood in Duluth this morning around 10:30 am. Dave Benson Duluth Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] LEWP present this morning

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[mou-net] Waxwings at MN Point Duluth

Lars Benson watched a flock of 200+ waxwings near the bus turnaround this morning; mostly Cedar Waxwings, but he found at least four Bohemians in the flock. Another big fallout today in the fog--during a brief stop early this morning, it appeared that most were flycatchers and warblers. I also

[mou-net] Duluth Fog Birds

Dense fog and many birds on Minnesota Point this morning. Every few yards a flock of sparrows (in 30 minutes, 8 species, including Harris's and Fox), several loons near the sailing club pier, and gazillions of robins, plus Hermit Thrushes here and there. Still lots of ducks--refound what I guess

[mou-net] Mockingbird - Duluth

At around 6:30 this morning (4/29), on the harbor side of Minnesota Point, just south of the Duluth Rowing Club. Dave Benson Duluth Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Boreal Owl Sunday am Duluth

At 7:30 east end of Duluth Hwy 61 near merging of Scenic and Expressway north side of road near Lane Ends Merge Right sign. Dave Benson Duluth Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Chat still present in Duluth 11/4

The Yellow-breasted Chat found yesterday by Tim Viche was seen by several birders this morning in the same location. Dave Benson Duluth Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Gyrfalcon - Grand Marais

At about 4:15 this afternoon (10/31), Pam Benson and I saw a young, gray-morph Gyrfalcon chasing pigeons in downtown Grand Marais. After about five minutes of showy (but unsuccessful) maneuvers and stoops, it flew southeast to Artist's Point and perched in a birch tree. We drove to the East Bay

[mou-net] Possible Neotropic Cormorant at Sherburne

Lars Benson just called (8:45 pm) to say that near the pool that is closest to Stickney Pond on the Wildlife Drive at Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge, he saw a small cormorant together with some Double-crested Cormorants. The bird was noticeably smaller and longer-tailed. Unfortunately, as the

[mou-net] Freeport Greater White-fronted Geese

Lars Benson found three Greater White-fronted Geese at the Freeport sewage ponds in Stearns County Sunday morning 5/6. Dave Benson Duluth PS Sewage ponds are east of town on frontage road on north side of I-94. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:

[mou-net] Harlequin Duck - Cook County

Lars Benson found a Harlequin Duck at Paradise Beach on Lake Superior this afternoon (11/25) around 4 pm. It was with a small mixed group of goldeneyes and Buffleheads. Also, there were four Long-tailed Ducks and a Northern Shrike at Good Harbor Bay, plus numbers of both waxwing species and

[mou-net] Small Owl in Duluth

A friend just called (11:30 on Friday 1/7) with a report of a small owl in her yard. As we spoke, she could only see the back of the owl, but presumes it is a Boreal Owl. She had one in her yard a year or two ago. The yard is two doors west of Chester Bowl on Skyline Parkway on the lower side of

[mou-net] Saw-Whet Owl in Duluth

The owl reported in my earlier post (also below) is a Northern Saw-Whet Owl--easily visible from the street. Dave Benson Duluth A friend just called (11:30 on Friday 1/7) with a report of a small owl in her yard. As we spoke, she could only see the back of the owl, but presumes it is a Boreal

[mou-net] Glaucous Gull - Duluth

At 10:30 Saturday, Lars Benson found an adult Glaucous Gull along the Lakewalk northeast of the Rose Garden (the Rose Garden is at 13th E and London Road. Dave Benson Duluth Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:

[mou-net] Scoters in Paradise

A quick trip up the North Shore: Saturday at Paradise Beach (13 miles NE of Grand Marais) - 20 Black Scoters, 2 Surf Scoters, 1 White-winged Scoter, 2 Long-tailed Ducks Black-backed Woodpeckers - 1 (found by Pam Benson) at Cascade River wayside, in some downed trees on the lake side, just west

[mou-net] Northern Shrike in Duluth

I heard a thump on a window a few minutes ago. This is unusual here--my feeders are very close to the windows, and I haven't witnessed a feeder crash since I put them there. I walked up to the inside of the window and saw a Northern Shrike on the ground eating a male House Finch. After the finch

[mou-net] Great Gray Owl - Lake County

This morning, 1/2 at 7:30, on Cty Rd 2 32.9 miles north of Two Harbors, or 0.7 mile south of Greenwood Lake. Dave Benson Duluth Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Northwoods Birds 12 18 09

This morning, a Northern Hawk Owl was at the junction of Lake Cty Rd 2 and Hwy 1. Not present later in the morning. A Great Gray Owl was hunting along Cty Rd 2, a mile south of the jct with the railroad (the northernmost crossing on 2). Boreal Chickadees (4) at the jct of the Spruce Road and

[mou-net] Great Grays in Aitkin Cty

This morning at 8:15, Lars and I saw one Great Gray Owl about a quarter mile west of Pietz's Road on Aitkin Cty Rd 18. (Thanks to Warren Nelson and Butch for the suggestion to look there--they saw two at this location later). We saw another on the Hedbom logging road, 3.5 miles east of its western

[mou-net] Black Guillemot - Taconite Harbor

Kim Eckert's Minnesota Birding Weekend trip found an immature Black Guillemot at Taconite Harbor this afternoon. Hope the bird roosts there overnight! Dave Benson Duluth PS Lars and I were birding in Two Harbors this afternoon. I looked out at the rocks and said, There ought to be guillemots on

[mou-net] Belated North Shore report, inc. Pacific Loon

Over the past weekend, Pam and Lars Benson and I stayed in a cabin overlooking Chicago Bay in Hovland. We didn't spend a lot of time birding, but we did see a few North Shore fall delicacies: On Saturday, a Pacific Loon (with chin strap) was in Chicago Bay. We watched it for about ten minutes,

[mou-net] Duluth Dove and Jaeger

As Don Kienholz wrote, Lars and I came to 40th as he was leaving. We first saw the dove in flight. It came from the east and flew into the line of willows along the water's edge on the far western edge of Erie Pier, and there it sat, hunkered down, maybe to roost? Earlier, from Wisconsin Point,

[mou-net] Northern Mockingbird in Duluth

Linda Sparling found a Northern Mockingbird at Bayfront Park in Duluth Sunday morning around 8. Sorry for the delay in posting--I misposted this morning. Dave Benson Duluth Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net

[mou-net] Duluth Golden-crowned Sparrow Scarce

I heard second-hand that the homeowner saw the bird at 8:00 this morning and then not for the rest of the day. The bird was not present at dusk. Dave Benson Duluth Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou] White-winged Crossbills in Douglas County

John Elllis found 40-50 White-winged Crossbills in Douglas County this afternoon. The birds were a mile west of Rose City on Cty Rd 66, on the north side of the road. Dave Benson Duluth

[mou] Snowy Owl in Douglas County

John Ellis found a Snowy Owl in Douglas County today. The bird was in a willow tree on the edge of Clifford Lake, south of Osakis about a mile and a half, past the sewage ponds on Clifford Lake Rd. East side of the Road. Dave Benson Duluth -- next part -- An HTML

[mou] Red Knots Still in Duluth

This morning at 8:30 two Red Knots were still on the harbor side of Park Point in Duluth, on the shoreline near the airport docks at the end of the road. There were also eight Dunlins on the soccer field. Lots of empids and miscellaneous warblers in the fog, but we only had a few minutes. Dave

[mou] Brant still present 5/23 9 am

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[mou] Brant Still Present, Tues 5/20

The Brant was still present this morning at 6:00 am in Duluth, foraging in the grass in front of the stage at Bayfront Festival Park on the waterfront near the aquarium. Dave Benson Duluth

[mou] Brant - Duluth

Lars Benson found a Brant this afternoon in Duluth at Bayfront Park. The bird seems to be staying put. Park in the lot by Playfront, the large wooden playground structure, and then head for the stage. The bird has been on the grass near the stage or in the water very near the shore between the

[mou] Brief Shrike in Downtown Minneapolis

This morning at 9:30 am, as I drove down the entrance ramp onto 35W south from 4th Ave S, I looked up and had a brief, but clear, look at a shrike teed up in a small tree in the median on the west side of the road. It was gone when I returned an hour later. Dave Benson Duluth

[mou] Varied Thrush in Duluth

Alison Clarke has a male Varied Thrush in her yard in Duluth. She first saw the bird this morning (11/28), and it has been around all day. Birders are welcome to come and look: 226 Ridgewood Rd. This is west of 34th Ave E, between First and Fourth Streets in Duluth. Dave Benson Duluth

[mou] Say's Phoebe still in Duluth

Lars Benson saw the Say's Phoebe again on the Lake Superior beach at 7:30 this morning near the 16th Ave access to the beach. Dave Benson Duluth -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL:

[mou] Say's Phoebe - Duluth

Kim Eckert just found a Say's Phoebe on Minnesota Point in Duluth. The bird was on the lake side beach eating insects. Kim was walking south from the 12th Ave beach access and thinks maybe the bird is around 14th or 15th. There is an access at 16th. Dave Benson Duluth -- next part

[mou] Pom. Jaeger, Little Gull, West. Grebe, GBB Gull in Duluth

This afternoon at around 4:00, from the beach at 22nd Ave on MN Point, Lars Benson and I saw a dark-morph Pomarine Jaeger, an adult winter Little Gull, a Western Grebe, and a probable Great Black-backed Gull. The low sunlight behind us made for excellent viewing, but we needed the scope to see all

[mou] Parasitic Jaeger - Duluth

Tonight at 7:15, a dark Parasitic Jaeger was right along shore on the beach near the south end of the recreation area; it was hard after a young Ring-billed Gull. There were also a couple of small groups of Sanderlings. Dave Benson Duluth

[mou] West Central Minnesota

On the way home from dropping son Jonas off at the U, we did a little birding in West Central Minnesota. On Sunday, between Olivia and Danube, we followed and had great looks at a Eurasian Collared-Dove that was flying along the railroad track parallel to Hwy 212. We lost track of it in Danube, so

[mou] Franklin's Gull - Duluth

Lars Benson found a fall adult Franklin's Gull this afternoon at 27th Ave West in Duluth. At the extensive exposed sand at this location, there were also Stilt, Semipalmated, Least, Pectoral, and Baird's Sandpipers, Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Black-bellied Plover, and Killdeer. Also a young

[mou] Duluth Least Bitterns Still Present

Tonight at 6:00 pm, Lars Benson and I saw one and heard two Least Bitterns at the location where Ron Erpelding found them in West Duluth. The birds were in the marsh on the left side (as you go out from the parking spot) ALL the way across the lake, almost at the woods on the far side. Also at

[mou] L. Waterthrush at Wood Lake; R. Crossbills in Duluth

Yesterday (May 5) Lars Benson found a Louisiana Waterthrush at Wood Lake in Richfield. It was working the rocks on a little stream near the far southeastern corner of the reserve. Today (May 6) a flock of ten Red Crossbills were in my yard in Duluth for a few seconds before flying south. Dave

[mou] 23 White-faced Ibis in Lac Qui Parle Cty

John Ellis and Suzanne Swanson found 23 White-faced Ibis this morning SW of Madison near the jct of Lac Qui Parle Cty Rd 14 and 221st St. This is W of the jct of Cty Rd 14 and Hwy 75. The birds were still present at 7:55 am today. Dave Benson Duluth

[mou] White-winged Crossbill - Duluth

A White-winged Crossbill, in full song, was perched on a large spruce on the east side of the jct. of Woodland Ave and Fairmont St. this morning at 9:30. Dave Benson Duluth

[mou] Grand Marais Grasshopper Sparrow, etc.

Late this morning, on one of the Fall Migration Birding Festival Trips, Steve and Cindy Broste spotted a bird that turned out to be a Grasshopper Sparrow in Grand Marais. The bird was moving between the little grass island in front of the Super America and the lawn of the Mangy Moose Motel,

[mou] Sabine's Gulls Duluth

Tonight between 5:40 and 6:30 from Lafayette Square, we saw at least two SABINE'S GULLS, one clearly a juvenile, not sure about the other. The first was in a group of four gulls of about the same size, but none of us got a good enough look at more than one at a time. Also saw a juvenile

[mou] Slaty-backed Gull still present Tues Eve 7/25

The Slaty-backed Gull was sitting placidly on the breakwater by the Angry Trout Cafe at dusk (9:00 pm) Tuesday night. We sat and watched it for an hour as we ate supper at a table on the deck of the Angry Trout. Also, some otters and a beaver swam by. I love birding in Grand Marais. Dave

[mou] No Scissor-Tail

Looked without success for the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher seen by Larry Weber on the 7th on Gillogly Rd a mile north of Cty Rd 4 in Carlton Cty. Also no luck finding Dickcissels in southwestern St. Louis Cty. Dave Benson Duluth

[mou] Duluth RBA 6/8/06

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, June 8, 2006, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. Larry Weber reported a SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER on June 7th in Carlton County along Gillogly (sp?) Road, 1 mile North of Cty Rd 4. Leo W. M. reported a SNOWY EGRET at 40th Ave West

[mou] Addendum to Duluth RBA 6/8/06

My apologies for omitting this: The Grand Marais Boreal Birding Festival on June 2-4, turned up 117 species, including RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, CASPIAN TERN and 19 species of warbler. Dave Benson Duluth

[mou] Brown Pelican Present Sunday AM

John Ellis saw the Brown Pelican at Spirit Lake this morning at 7:00 am.

[mou] Duluth RBA 7/7/05

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, July 7th, 2005, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS continue to be easy to find in Sax-Zim along McDavitt Rd 2.4 miles north of the Sax Rd. Some birders have also found CONNECTICUT WARBLERS and GRAY JAYS in

[mou] New Duluth Hotline Number 834-2858

Just a reminder that the Duluth RBA is changing (on around April 14th). Jim Lind will be taking over then, and the the new number will be 218/834-2858. Dave Benson Duiuth

[mou] Duluth RBA 3/31/05

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, March 31, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. The telephone number of this report will change on around April 14 to 218-834-2858. Robbye Johnson and Shawn Putz found a 3rd-winter GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL near the Superior, Wisconsin

[mou] Duluth RBA 3/17/05

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, March 17, 2005, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. Josh Watson found a BOREAL OWL on the 14th at mile marker 101 on Hwy 61 near the entrance to Cascade River State Park on the North shore. On the 15th, Larry Ronning found another

[mou] Duluth RBA 3/10/05

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, March 10, 2005, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. GREAT GRAY OWLS continue to be abundant in Aitkin Cty, especially along Cty Rd 1 north of the town of Aitkin, and along Cty Rd 5 south of Hwy 210. There are also still a few

[mou] Duluth RBA 2/24/05

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, February 24, 2005, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. Warren Nelson found an EASTERN SCREECH-OWL at Blind Lake in Aitkin Cty on the 17th. The bird was on Cty Rd 24 at the jct with 430th Place on the west side of the lake. No one

[mou] Duluth Airport Confrontations

I received a report this evening that several groups of birders were turned away from the Stebner Rd area near the Duluth International Airport today. Apparently, law enforcement were not allowing anyone into the area and they asked birders who arrived there to spread the word that access to

[mou] Duluth RBA 2/17/05

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, February 17, 2005, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. On the 16th, Mike Hendrickson found a BOREAL OWL along the Hwy 61 Expressway between Duluth and Two Harbors. The bird was on the north side of the road about 200 yds. northeast

[mou] Duluth RBA 2/10/05

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, February 10, 2005, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. Bill Marengo, Esther Gesick, and Nadilia Gomez found a GYRFALCON on the 6th in Aitkin Cty at the intersection of Cty Rds 5 and 18. The bird flew south and has not been reported

[mou] Snowy Owl - Rothsay - 2/5/05

John Ellis found a Snowy Owl near the main lek area by Rothsay Wildlife Management Area in Wilkin County today. The bird was on the south side of the E-W road that runs by the lek. This is north of Cty Rd 26 and east of Cty Rd 15. Dave Benson Duluth

[mou] Duluth RBA 2/3/05

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, February 3, 2005, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. The unprecedented owl irruption continues across northern Minnesota. The highest concentrations of GREAT GRAY OWLS during the past week were seen in northern Aitkin Cty, where

[mou] Three-toed Woodpecker seen 1/28/05

The Three-toed Woodpecker was refound around 9:00 am by a group from Indiana. (McDavitt Rd, 2.6 miles north of the Sax Rd. Follow the footpath into the bog on the west side of the road, opposite a red and white post. Several Great Gray and Northern Hawk Owls along Cty Rd 7 (although several

[mou] Duluth RBA 1/27/05

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, January 27, 2005, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. As recently as Monday, a TOWNSENDS' SOLITAIRE was present at 40th and Cooke. Two SNOWY OWLS have been seen at the Duluth International Airport; some observers have seen them

[mou] Superior Landfill closed to birders????

Yes, as reported in this week's Duluth RBA, the landfill is closed to birders. This post from Iowa was the first that I had heard of an incident, but this past week, birders were not allowed in. Dave Benson Duluth On Jan 14, 2005, at 2:38 PM, Terence Brashear wrote: I saw the following

[mou] Duluth RBA 1/13/05

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, January 13, 2005, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. The YELLOW-BILLED LOON refound on January 8th was seen several times this week, most recently on Tuesday the 11th. On several days, it has been seen near the breakwater at Agate

[mou] More on Two Harbors Yellow-billed Loon

On Thursday, there was a report on mnbird that a Yellow-billed Loon was seen off the breakwater at Agate Bay in Two Harbors on Tuesday. The observer, Tim Walsh of Wisconsin, sent me some details that do seem like a potential Yellow-billed Loon. He will provide fuller documentation to MOURC. So

[mou] Duluth RBA 1/6/05

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, January 6, 2005 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. Following last week's ice storm and heavy snowfall, there have been some interesting developments in this winter's owl irruption. BOREAL OWLS have begun to turn up in the daytime.

[mou] Duluth RBA 12/30/04

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, December 30, 2004, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. GREAT GRAY OWLS and NORTHERN HAWK OWLS continue to be seen by the dozen around northeastern Minnesota. Easy places to look are on back roads between Duluth and Two Harbors

[mou] Duluth RBA 12/23/04

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, December 23rd, 2004, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. The biggest birding news in our area continues to be the irruption of northern owls. Note the remarkable totals found during the Christmas Bird Counts reported on below. As in

[mou] Duluth RBA 12/19/04

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Sunday, December 19, 2004, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. The report is being updated today to report on the results of area Christmas Bird Counts held yesterday. Thursday's report will report results of counts being held today and

[mou] Duluth RBA 12/16/04

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, December 16, 2004, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. Mike Hendrickson reported a BOREAL OWL hunting during daylight on the 14th just north of the intersection of Maxwell and Elm. To my knowledge the bird has not been seen since.

[mou] Duluth RBA 12/9/04

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, December 9, 2004, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. The selasphorous sp. hummingbird in Lakeside was last seen last Friday, December 3. Owls continue to be seen at many locations around Northeastern Minnesota. There have been

[mou] Fwd: [mnbird] Great Grey Owl in St. Paul

Begin forwarded message: From: Marcie O'Connor mar...@haven.com Date: December 7, 2004 1:44:24 PM CST To: mnb...@lists.mnbird.net Subject: [mnbird] Great Grey Owl in St. Paul A Great Grey Owl was seen in the St. Anthony Park neighborhood in St. Paul on Sunday afternoon, December 5. It

[mou] Duluth RBA 11/23/03

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Tuesday, November 23, 2004,=20 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists=92 Union. The selasphorus sp. hummingbird (RUFOUS or ALLEN=92S HUMMINGBIRD)=20 continues to come to Laura Erickson=92s feeders in the lakeside=20 neighborhood of Duluth. The bird was

[mou] Clark's Nutcracker Report 11/20/04 North Shore

An anonymous caller left a message today with details of a sighting of a CLARK'S NUTCRACKER near Tom's Logging Camp, which is on Scenic Hwy 61 east of Duluth, across from Stoney Point. Dave Benson Duluth, MN

[mou] Duluth RBA 11/18/04

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, November 18, 2004, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. Laura Erickson has an immature male RUFOUS or ALLEN'S HUMMINGBIRD coming to her feeder in the Lakeside neighborhood of Duluth. The bird has been active from early daylight until

[mou] Duluth RBA 11/11/04

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, November 11, 2004, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. The tide of northern owls continued to rise this week, with another 21 reports of GREAT GRAY OWLS and 20 reports of NORTHERN HAWK OWLS from across Northeastern Minnesota. Great

[mou] Scarlet Tanager - Duluth, NOHO Barnum

Maurita Geerts reported a SCARLET TANAGER in her yard in the Woodland neighborhood in Duluth today. I haven't been able to obtain any further information so far, but I'll pass it on when I do. This morning there was a NORTHERN HAWK OWL along Interstate 35 north of Barnum. The bird was near the

[mou] Duluth RBA 11/04/04

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, November 4th, 2004, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. Sightings of northern owls were common this week across Northeastern Minnesota. There were reports of 21 sightings of GREAT GRAY OWLS since the 30th, including, near Duluth, at

[mou] Duluth RBA 10/27/04

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Wednesday, October 27, 2004,=20 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. We may be at the beginning of a large irruption of northern owls. Steve=20= and Diane Millard found 7 NORTHERN HAWK OWLS in the Sax-Zim area on=20 Monday and Tuesday, including

[mou] Northeastern Minnesota 10/26/04

Chris Wood found a first-winter LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL at the mouth of the Knife River this afternoon. Steve and Diane Millard found 7 NORTHERN HAWK OWLS in the Sax-Zim area over the past two days, including at least two birds not far from the sod farm on Cty Rd 7 north of 133 and another

[mou] Duluth RBA 10/21/04

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, October 21st, 2004, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. A CLARK'S NUTCRACKER, first seen on the 14th, continued to be seen at least through the 19th in Silver Bay. The bird was originally found at 144 Edison Boulevard, but in recent

[mou] Duluth RBA 10/14/04

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, October 14th, 2004, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. Peg Robertsen has a CLARK'S NUTCRACKER at her feeders in Silver Bay. The bird was found today and was still present at nightfall this evening. Silver Bay is about 55 miles from

[mou] Duluth RBA 10/7/04

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, October 7th, 2004,=20 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists=92 Union. A GYRFALCON was seen by Bill Howe on the 4th at the mouth of the Knife=20= River. A Gyrfalcon flew past Hawk Ridge on the 3rd. Bob Russell=20 reported a winter-plumage LARK

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