-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *December 8, 2014 *MNDU1412.08 -Birds mentioned Common Eider Harlequin Duck White-winged Scoter Long-tailed Duck Pacific Loon Great Black-backed Gull Golden-crowned Sparrow -Transcript
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: December 8, 2014 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) Reports: (218) 834-2858 Compiler: Jim Lind (jsl...@frontiernet.net) This is the Duluth Birding Report for December 8th, 2014 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. The GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW found by Jeff Newman at his backyard feeders at 44th Avenue East and Regent Street is still present as of the 8th. It is being seen sporadically in his yard and in the alley above his home, on both sides of 44th Avenue East. Birders are welcome to look for the bird but Jeff asks observers to stand by the corner of his front porch and not in his yard. One of the COMMON EIDERS in Duluth continues to be seen as recently as the 8th, mainly between the Beacon Point condominiums near 23rd Avenue East and Leif Erickson Park near 14th Avenue East. Clinton Nienhaus relocated the PACIFIC LOON on the 5th out from Leif Erickson Park and it was still present on the 6th. Richard Hoeg found a male HARLEQUIN DUCK on the 7th at Canal Park and it was relocated on the 8th close to shore near the Perkin's restaurant at 25th Avenue East. Peder Svingen saw an adult GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL on the 7th at Canal Park. Mike Hendrickson saw two WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS on the 8th at Good Harbor Bay west of Grand Marais. Mike also saw 11 LONG-TAILED DUCKS there on the 5th. A reminder that the Duluth Christmas Bird Count will be held on Saturday, December 20th. Anyone interested in participating can contact co-compiler JG Bennett at jgbird...@gmail.com The Two Harbors Christmas Bird Count will be held on Sunday, December 14th. Anyone interested in participating in this count can contact compiler Jim Lind at jsl...@frontiernet.net The next scheduled update of this report will be on December 18th. Information about bird sightings may be sent to the Duluth Rare Bird Alert at duluth...@moumn.org 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, write us c/o the Bell Museum, e-mail us at m...@moumn.org, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
