Observed a night heron on the backside of Hearding Island last night. There is
a marina next to Hearding Island.
Walk around the backside of the marina, (still public property here I
believe). The bird was foraging across the
boat channel on the shoreline of Hearding Island. I would have
Observed a wilson's snipe two days ago, (2/5/13), in Duluth. The snipe did not
leave the area when I approached,
though it did fly around a bit, and nearly landed right next to a river otter
that was watching it. Anyway, that was cool,
and a decent sighting for February.
Regards,
Shawn
Completed the death march from the airport at Minnesota Point to the first
breakwater on the
Minnesota side. Was rewarded with a Harlequin Duck foraging along the
breakwater. If anyone
wants to take a quack at sexing the bird for me, I'd appreciate it.No
prize though...sorry.
Also
Tooled around Duluth a bit for today and easily found over 100+ Pine Grosbeaks.
The world is apparently their oyster and many bellied up to the ornamental crab
apple
buffet. Others dined on the plentiful ash and maple seeds. I found several
scattered
groups of Pine Grosbeaks including one
To those interested in such things. I just posted an image of a side by side
Hoary and Common Redpoll on the showcase section of MOU. Just interesting
to compare the two when they are in the same frame.
Regards,
Shawn Zierman.
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Had some really nice viewing of a snowy owl hunting at 8PM tonight, right by
StoraEnso,
(Ramsey Street) in Duluth. The owl was using the billboards on the highway to
perch on.
It was pretty active and fairly easy to view thanks to all the street/highway
lights in the area.
Sadly, this was one
To any who cares to respondI'm wondering why it's acceptable and praised to
post locations
of an out of range bird that may or may not be stressed due to being in a
possibly challenging
climate, (Tropical Kingbird in Duluth for example), but worriesome to post
locations of owls?
Is it
I do feed mice to owls, and for me, in regards to the way that I go about it, I
have no ethical dillemas.
I started doing this last year and will continue to do it in the future. I
also feed seeds to chickadees,
suet to woodpeckers, potica to crows, and trail mix to gray jays. I will
continue
First let me state that I'm not trying to start an argument, just looking to
gain insight into this compelling scenario.
I appreciate people that put forth the time and effort to be in the field and
then share sightings of the birds that they
see. I did not go look for the cranes. I've never
Hello all,
As a frequent contributor to the showcase section of MOU, I wanted to share a
few thoughts regarding recent activity/inactivity in that part of the MOU
website.
1: I don't believe the rules/guidelines for that section have changed. A
contribution of 1 image every 24 hour time
6/1/11: Nice mix of shorebirds at Minnesota Point on this evening, including:
Ruddy Turnstone, Sanderling, Semi Palmated Sandpiper,
Spotted Sandpiper, and one White Rumped Sandpiper. The shorebirds were mostly
present on the lakeside of Minnesota Point, from
the airport to the Wisconsin
Found a red throated loon twenty feet from shore off Minnesota Point, halfway
between the breakwater and the airport.
If you would like to see a picture, check the showcase section of MOU.
Regards,
Shawn Zierman.
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This evening there was a marbled godwit at the park point recreation area and
adjacent beach areas on the bay side.
This is the third marbled godwit that I've observed at park point this spring.
Shorebirds are beginning to show up
in the Duluth area. This morning a large flock, 50+, of
First, my deepest sympathy to the original poster, Chris Edwardson and to the
subsequent others who have had negative experiences with the gentleman from
Stickney Road.
Your experiences must have been unnerving to say the least and that is very
unfortunate. Thank you to Ben Yokel for the
Today within a thirty mile radius in the bog:
3 black billed magpies
2 northern hawk owls
1 great gray owl
4 black backed woodpeckers
2 gray jays
1 rough legged hawk
numerous pine grosbeaks
fly over redpolls.
Regards,
Shawn Zierman.
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To anyone in the Hibbing area that is interested, today I observed
approximately 70+ Bohemian Waxwings, and 25 Pine Grosbeaks in Hibbing in the
vacinity the courthouse. A more exact location to look for the birds would be
16th street and 15th avenue east. There are many crabapple trees in
The male black scoter,(originally found by Kim Eckert I believe), is still out
at Minnesota Point on the bay side by the soccer field, as of 08:00 this
morning.
Also, at the corner of Arlington Avenue, and Central Avenue Entrance, there was
a flock of approximately 15 bohemian waxwings present
This morning there was a male black scoter in Duluth. The bird was seen on the
bayside of Minnesota Point near the soccer fields adjacent to the airport.
This was a lifer for me and a rather beautiful one at that :) Bird present
from 08:00 to at least 09:30, I tried to show a most gracious
Part of my excitement in regards to the black scoter was that I thought it was
previously unfound.
After I posted my image in the showcase section of MOU, I saw that Mr. Eckert
was all over this
birdyesterday.
Anyway, still cool, and perhaps it will stick around a bit :)
Regards,
Shawn
Spent the morning birding from Duluth to Two Harbors. Counted at least 300+
snow buntings between the two cities. That is a conservative estimate. One
flock had close to that many birds in it, plus several smaller flocks of 10 to
15 birds.
Also encountered two gray jays right outside of Two
I just posted an image of a very cooperative (female/juvenile?) scaup in the
showcase section of MOU. If anyone has ideas about the scaup being a greater
or a lesser,
I'd love for you to backchannel me. Thanks in advance.
I'm currently labeling it a greater because that seems to be the
A lovely evening on the St. Louis River tonight with 50 stilt sandpipers
putting on a show. Other migrants included: 1 shortbilled dowitcher, 3
pectoral sandpipers, several least sandpipers, 3+ semipalmated sandpipers, 10+
semipalmated plovers, 3 lesser yellowlegs, 20+ blue wing teal, and the
There is a warming pond by the St. Louis River on the outskirts of the
Riverside Community (Duluth), that had a Common Grackle in it today. From
reviewing recent LOON accounts, I know that this is a fairly early date for
this species to be found in a northern county. This pond has been open
This evening I had the pleasure of running into two cool dudes from Iowa while
birding in the Hedbom Bog by Floodwood. I had already observed and
photographed a male black backed woodpecker before meeting the gentlemen from
Iowa. They asked if I'd seen any woodpeckers so we gave it another go
After going through much personal torment from reading postings about bohemian
waxwings sightings here or there, and seeing little evidence, this weekend they
decended upon my neck of the Duluth woods (Riverside). What cheer these birds
bring. What boisterous banter and feasting they exhibit.
Every once in a while, during the search, something unexpected turns up.
While following up on a recent post by Mr. Lind regarding waxwings in Two
Harbors, (and thanks Jim, I found the waxwings,) I came upon a most unexpected
animal. While walking a path at Lighthouse Point, I spied a pine
Spent some more time with the hawk owl from Hedbom Bog this afternoon. Once
again, the owl proved intolerant of gray jays. This must be related to the
cached voles that this owl has in the area and it's concern with gray jays
stealing from it. The owl was mobbed by seven white winged
The Northern Hawk Owl that I happened upon today provided some interesting
moments. Most notably was the way in which it interacted with the local
gray jay family. By interaction, I actually mean complete lack of
tolerance. The owl was working a recently logged area in the middle of a
If the title interested you, check out the showcase section of MOU, and
good birding to ya.
Regards,
Shawn Zierman.
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Weird day, was out agate hunting and first it was snowing, then it was
raining, then it got sunny :) Anyway, if you like Blackburnian warblers
checkout the showcase section for one from today in Duluth.
Regards,
Shawn Zierman.
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5/10/09, Headed to a potential shorebird site in Duluth and was pleasantly
welcomed by the toy like sound of the Bonapartes Gull. I usually hear this
species before I see it, there call is unmistakable. During spring
migration I typically get one or two opportunities to observe this
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Did a snippet of birding today and discovered a meadowlark at the soccer
fields at the Park Point Recreational Area in Duluth today. Pretty good bird
to
turn up in March in Duluth. The bird was walking all over the field while
constantly flicking it's outer white tail feathers in and
After a few days of thinning out in my area of Duluth, the redpolls were
back in my yard this afternoon in good numbers. This evening I decided to go
out and spend some time with them. With the onset of the rough weather, these
birds only had minds for feeding so I decided to try some hand
Yesterday 2/2/09, Sax/Zim Bog:
2 Bald Eagles
1 Rough Legged Hawk, Cranberry Ln.
1 Northern Hawk Owl, 1/2 mile south of West Melrude Rd. off the West side of
Hwy 53 at 4:00 PM.
2 Rough Grouse
1 Black Billed Magpie
Several Ravens
Several Crows
3 Black Backed Woodpeckers, all female, all on
I had the pleasure of meeting some birding legends in the Sax/Zim Bog today.
I learned new words, gained insight into subspecies, and had an all round
good time getting very cold from the waist down :) There was a Hoary Redpoll
that would occasionally come into the Admiral Rd. feeder and
Normally I shy away from these type of threads because of the emotions that
are involved, but like someone I know says You gotta stand for something in
life, otherwise you're gonna stand for nothing. :)
Let's face it, there are reasonable and sound opinions on both side of the
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