Yesterday I received word that Molly Hoffman of Grand Marais recently died. For many years, Molly and her husband Ken had been the most active birders in the Grand Marais area, the first ones birders would contact for information on bird sightings there, and they would always alert MN birders promptly when unusual species were seen. Among their accomplishments were finding the first state records of Rock Ptarmigan in 1996 and Slaty-backed Gull in 2006, and in 1991 they were the first to identify the Fieldfare and Anna’s Hummingbird (also first MN records) found by others in 1991. At this time I have no further information about Molly's death, and I thank Dave Benson and Ann Russ for passing on this sad news. –Kim Eckert, Duluth
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