[mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Friday, December 16, 2005

[Jeanie Joppru]

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This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, December 16,
2005 sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce. You
may also hear this report by calling (218) 847-5743 or 1-800-433-1888.

Here in the northwest the scene has settled into the typical winter
conditions with ice and snow and lots of feeder birds. From the northern
parts of the area come reports of owls and grosbeaks, and an occasional
lingering migrant.

Herb Dingmann and Ron Erpelding saw some interesting species in Lake of
the Woods County last weekend. A NORTHERN HAWK OWL was found along the
Bankton Trail 1.5 miles east of the Faunce Forest Road in the Beltrami
Island State Forest, and a GREAT GRAY OWL was seen along CR 146 3.3
miles east of the Pitt Grade FR. A RUFFED GROUSE was seen along the
Faunce- Butterfield forest road,  NORTHERN SHRIKES along CR 80 and CR
11, GRAY JAY  on CR 76, BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE along CR 80, hundreds of
SNOW BUNTINGS along CR 76, PINE GROSBEAKS at Norris Camp, EVENING
GROSBEAKS in Baudette, and RED CROSSBILLS at the east end of the
Faunce-Butterfield FR.  Two AMERICAN ROBINS, a NORTHERN CARDINAL and a
COMMON GRACKLE were found in the town of Baudette. In the course of an
owl survey, Pat Rice and I found several ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, three
NORTHERN HAWK OWLS along MN 72 and CR 77, and a GREAT GRAY OWL near the
east boundary of the Red Lake WMA near the end of the Rapid River FR.=20

Beltrami County species found by Herb Dingmann and Ron Erpelding
included ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, NORTHERN SHRIKE, and BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE.
They also saw a VARIED THRUSH at Movil Lake in the southern part of the
county.  Pat Rice and I found a group of 8 SHARP-TAILED GROUSE, BALD
EAGLES, a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK , and several NORTHERN SHRIKES in northern
Beltrami County. A pair of NORTHERN CARDINALS was reported in Waskish by
Gary and Kay Leonhardt.

Stan Wood reported that a SNOWY OWL is being seen regularly along CR 3
south of the headquarters of the Roseau River WMA , usually sitting on a
post at one of the Controlled Hunting Zone blinds near Pool 1 east.=20

Larry Wilebski in Kittson County reported many ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, more
than 20 AMERICAN CROWS, COMMON RAVEN, GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET, and
BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS this week.

At Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge in Marshall County , the NORTHERN
HAWK OWL is still being seen along the Airport Road near the Maintenance
Center.

Donna and Leon Thoreson saw an AMERICAN KESTREL and more than fifty SNOW
BUNTINGS in Polk County on December 12. Mike Christopherson in Crookston
saw a PILEATED WOODPECKER, and several RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES  at his
feeder on December 13.

Mel and Elaine Bennefeld reported an immature GOLDEN EAGLE, and two BALD
EAGLES at Buffalo River State Park in Clay County on December 9. Matt
Mecklenburg saw a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK  3/4 mile east of MN 9 on CR 12 on
December 15.

Scott Kahan observed a SHORT-EARED OWL in Butler Township of Otter Tail
County on December 11. Dan and Sandy Thimgan reported a HARRIS'S
SPARROW, and a COMMON GRACKLE at Jolly Ann Lake on December 15, and a
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD on the 12th at Dane Prairie Township.

Patrick Beauzay observed 14 TRUMPETER SWANS on Shell River along Wadena
CR 24 north of the Shell City Cemetery.=20

A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen by Herb Dingmann and Ron Erpelding in
Hubbard County on December 10.

Thanks to all the folks who sent in their sightings this week. Keep up
the good work.

Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than
Thursday each week, at ajjoppru@wiktel.com OR call the Detroit Lakes
Chamber's toll free number: 1-800-542-3992. Detroit Lakes area birders
please call 847-9202. Please include the county where the sighting took
place. When reporting by email please put "NW Bird Report" in the
subject line of your message. The next scheduled update of this report
is Friday, December 23, 2005


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