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*March 5, 2001
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Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: March 5, 2001
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://biosci.umn.edu/~mou/
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel
Transcriber: Anthony Hertzel (ahertzel@uswest.net)

This is the Minnesota birding report for Thursday March 1st, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

On February 24th a NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL was found by Craig Menze in Mora, Kanabec County. This may be the same Saw-whet that was discovered in the Mora cemetery earlier in the year. Ann Stout had a Northern Saw-whet Owl visit her yard along Skutter Street is St. Paul on February 26th.

I have a second hand report of a SNOWY OWL along Pennington County road 81 one and a half miles south of highway 1.

Karen Sussman reported a NORTHERN HAWK OWL near Duluth on February 28th near mile marker 17 of U.S. Highway 53. At least two Hawk Owls are still present near the intersection of St. Louis County Roads 7 and 319 in the Sax-Zim bog.

In Duluth, the GYRFALCON was seen in the Duluth harbor as recently as March 1st, and a BARROW'S GOLDENEYE is still present near Canal Park. The TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE was still in Knife River, Lake County, as recently as the 26th, and a flock of BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS was reported from near the intersection of St. Louis County road 194 and the Munger-Shaw Road. Bohemian Waxwings were also reported from Itasca Community College in Grand Rapids on the 26th.

The SPOTTED TOWHEE reported since last December is still being seen in Lyon County. It has been visiting a home at the north end of Russell along Lyon County road 15 where it crosses the Redwood River.

And finally, a PEREGRINE FALCON has returned to the Collinade building at the junction of I-394 and state highway 100 in Golden Valley, Hennepin County. It was seen there by Barb Kull on March 1st.

The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday March 8th. -- Anthony Hertzel -- ahertzel@qwest.net The Minnesota Ornithologists' Union

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