-RBA
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*December 24, 2014
*MNST1412.24
-Birds mentioned
* Common Eider
* Harlequin Duck
* Barrow's Goldeneye
* California Gull
* Snowy Owl
* Townsend's Solitaire
* Varied Thrush
* Golden-crowned Sparrow
-Transcript
*Hotline:*Minnesota Statewide
*Date:*December 24, 2014
*Sponsor:*Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org
*Reports:*(763) 780-8890
*Compiler:*Anthony Hertzel ([email protected])
This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday December 25th, 2014.
At least one of the two*COMMON EIDERS*discovered on Lake Superior in
east Duluth is still being seen. Check in the harbor and at Canal Park
near the bridge. And on the 21st, Karl Bardon found a first
cycle*CALIFORNIA GULL*at Canal Park. A*GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW*is also
still being seen in Duluth, visiting several feeders near 44th Avenue
East and Regent Street. Most observations are from the alley behind the
houses.
On December 20th, Steve Millard found a*BARROW'S GOLDENEYE*in Fergus
Falls, Otter Tail County. Check the river near Hannah Park at Alcott
Avenue. On the 17th, a female*HARLEQUIN DUCK*was seen outside the Grand
Marais harbor in Cook County.
In Becker County, a male*VARIED THRUSH*was seen on the 23rd at 13114
Merry Meadow Lane in Detroit Lakes. And on the 21st, a*TOWNSEND'S
SOLITAIRE*was in Duluth feeding on crabapples near the blue trailer home
between 4059 and 4066 Nelson Road. Another solitaire was found by Tom
Tustison on the 13th in Resurrection Cemetery in Dakota County. It's
near the center of the cemetery on the west side.
And a few more*SNOWY OWLS*are showing up around the state. Three are
along Sherburne County Road 17 south of U.S. Highway 10. Two were in
Brainerd, Crow Wing County on the 24th, across from the Curling Club.
One was in St. Paul on the 14th at the junction of University Avenue and
Raymond Street. And on the 23rd, one was reported from Clay County, a
mile south of Georgetown on the west side of U.S. Highway 75 at 150th
Avenue NW.
The next scheduled update is Thursday January 1st, 2015.
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