IOU Duluth, MN Trip December 9 - 11, 2004 - lead by Mike Overton
Species Observed: 51 (45 by group)
Canada Goose: several flocks: Superior WI
American Black Duck: 1: Superior WI
Mallard: common: Superior WI; 1 pair: Duluth corner of lake near Canal Park Inn
Bufflehead: 2 females 1 male: Two Harbors
Common Goldeneye: common: Superior Spit; several: Two Harbors
Red-breasted Merganser: 1 female: Superior Inlet; 2 females: Two Harbors
Spruce Grouse: 1: Lake Co. R. 2, 2.5 miles N of Sand River (in thick conifer
stand, briefly seen by leader only)
Sharp-tailed Grouse: 1 or 2: Sax / Zim Bog, Correction Line Road (heard only)
Bald Eagle: 3: Superior Spit; 2: Lake Co. Rd. 2
Cooper’s Hawk: 1 female: Duluth, Martin Road (out of season, quite late)
Northern Goshawk: 1 adult: Lake Co. Rd. 2 near Greenwood Lake (brief fly-by seen
by leader only)
Red-tailed Hawk: 1: Duluth, St. Louis Bay (seen by leader only before group
arrived)
Rough-legged Hawk: 1: Superior Spit; 3: Sax / Zim Bog
Ring-billed Gull: common: Superior Spit & Superior Landfill; 5: Two Harbors; 3:
Duluth
Herring Gull: common: Superior Spit & Superior Landfill; several: Two Harbors;
several: Duluth
Thayer’s Gull: at least 3 1st basic, 1 2nd basic, 2 adult: Superior Landfill; 1
1st basic: Two Harbors
Kumlien’s Iceland Gull: 1 2nd basic, 1 adult: Superior Landfill
Lesser Black-backed Gull: 1 2nd basic: Superior Landfill (seen by leader only)
Glaucous Gull: 2 1st basic Superior WI; at least 4 1st basic, 2 adult: Superior
Landfill
Great Black-backed Gull: 1 2nd basic: Superior Landfill (seen by leader only)
Rock Pigeon: common: Duluth, Superior, Two Harbors and several other locations
Mourning Dove: 4 at feeder: Meadowlands; 2 at feeder: Two Harbors 6th Ave. & 8th
St.
Northern Hawk Owl: 4: Sax / Zim Bog; 3 MN Hwy 133 E of Meadowlands
Great Gray Owl: 10: Sax / Zim Bog; 2: Lake Co. Rd. 2; 3: MN Hwy 61
Downy Woodpecker: 3: Superior Spit; 2 Lake Co. Rd. 2; 1: Spruce Rd.; 2: Duluth
Hairy Woodpecker: 2: Lake Co. Rd. 2; 1: Spruce Rd.; 2: Duluth
American Three-toed Woodpecker: 1: Spruce Rd.
Black-backed Woodpecker: 1 or 2: Spruce Rd.
Pileated Woodpecker: 1: Sax / Zim Bog
Gray Jay: 1: Sax / Zim Bog; 5: Lake Co. Rd. 2; 2: Spruce Rd.
Blue Jay: several: many locations
Black-billed Magpie: 5: Sax / Zim Bog St. Louis Co. Rd. 29 N of Racek Rd.
American Crow: common: many locations
Common Raven: common: many locations
Black-capped Chickadee: common: many locations
Boreal Chickadee: 3: Spruce Rd.
Red-breasted Nuthatch: 2: Superior Spit; 1 Lake Co. Rd. 2; 2: Duluth
White-breasted Nuthatch: 1: Superior Spit; 1: Duluth
Golden-crowned Kinglet: 2: Lake Co. Rd. 2 White Pine Wayside
European Starling: common: many locations
Bohemian Waxwing: 250+: Meadowlands
Cedar Waxwing: 1: Meadowlands
Dark-eyed (Slate-colored) Junco: 1: Lake Co. Rd. 2
Snow Bunting: 6: MN Hwy 133 E of Meadowlands (seen by leader only)
Pine Grosbeak: several: Lake Co. Rd. 2
Common Redpoll: common: many locations
Hoary Redpoll: 2: Duluth
Pine Siskin: 25+: Duluth
American Goldfinch: 4: Duluth
Evening Grosbeak: 9: Duluth
House Sparrow: several: Duluth, Superior, Two Harbors, Ely
Mammals:
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Eastern Fox Squirrel
Red (Spruce) Squirrel
Meadow Vole
Snowshoe Hare
Whitetail Deer