[mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, December 21, 2006

[Jeanie Joppru]

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-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*December 21, 2006
*MNDL0612.21

-Birds mentioned
Gray Partridge
Wild Turkey
Bald Eagle
Cooper's Hawk
American Kestrel
American Woodcock
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Great Horned Owl
Snowy Owl
Barred Owl
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Shrike
Gray Jay
Common Raven
Brown Creeper
American Robin
Brown Thrasher
Bohemian Waxwing
Harris's Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Snow Bunting
Northern Cardinal
Rusty Blackbird
Common Grackle
Pine Grosbeak
Common Redpoll
Hoary Redpoll
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Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: December 21, 2006
Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce
Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours)
Compiler: Jeanie Joppru (ajjoppru@wiktel.com)

This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, December 22,
2006 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 we seem to have settled into a weather pattern
more resembling March than December with temperatures hovering near 30
in the daytime, dropping to around 10 each night. As of Thursday, no
significant snow has fallen in the area this week, and the snow that
fell previously has all but disappeared. Enough remains to remind us
that it is winter, but not enough to completely cover the brown ground.
In the woods and the northern part of the area, a little more snow
remains, but far less that we are used to at this season. That said,
birding is good, and it is much easier than usual to get around.

>From Kittson County, Larry Wilebski continues to report many species
from his land northwest of Lancaster. This week's sightings include GRAY
PARTRIDGE, SNOWY OWL, GREAT HORNED OWL, several GRAY JAYS, COMMON RAVEN,
COMMON REDPOLL, and 2 HOARY REDPOLLS.

Pat Rice reported a successful Bemidji CBC in Beltrami County on
December 16 with sightings including BARRED OWL, NORTHERN SHRIKE,
AMERICAN ROBIN, many BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS, NORTHERN CARDINAL, RUSTY
BLACKBIRD, COMMON GRACKLE, and PINE GROSBEAK. In her yard on December
17, she had RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER.

A BALD EAGLE was seen by Gary Tischer and Sue Braastad along CR 12 in
Marshall County on December 19. On December 21 the first COMMON REDPOLLS
appeared at the Headquarters feeders at Agassiz NWR. A GREAT HORNED OWL
was heard hooting in the headquarters area this week.

Teresa Audette in Pennington County reported that this week she has been
hearing a GREAT HORNED OWL near their place west of Thief River Falls.
On December 17, two GRAY JAYS came to our suet feeder. I believe these
to be the same two reported earlier- one full adult, and one juvenile,
as I see them every weekend. Other species coming regularly include
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, NORTHERN FLICKER, and PILEATED WOODPECKER.

In Red Lake County, Ben Fritchman saw a GRAY JAY in the town of Oklee on
December 14.

Bruce Flaig reported from southern Polk County that he has DARK-EYED
JUNCOS, and COMMON REDPOLLS in his yard.

Mel and Elaine Bennefeld reported BALD EAGLE, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, and
PILEATED WOODPECKER at the Ponderosa Golf Club on December 14. The
Fargo-Moorhead CBC on December 16 found 41 Minnesota species which
included 13 GRAY PARTRIDGE, 36 WILD TURKEYS, three COOPER'S HAWKS, 4
AMERICAN KESTRELS, 6 EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES, a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER,
GRAY JAY, 13 BROWN CREEPERS, a BROWN THRASHER, HARRIS'S SPARROW, and
many SNOW BUNTINGS.

Thanks to Bob O'Connor, Ben Fritchman, Bruce Flaig, Gary Tischer, Larry
Wilebski, Mel and Elaine Bennefeld, Pat Rice, and Teresa Audette for
their reports.

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 29, 2006.




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-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*December 21, 2006
*MNDL0612.21

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-Birds mentioned
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<LI>Gray Partridge
<LI>Wild Turkey
<LI>Bald Eagle
<LI>Cooper's Hawk
<LI>American Kestrel
<LI>American Woodcock
<LI>Eurasian Collared-Dove
<LI>Great Horned Owl
<LI>Snowy Owl
<LI>Barred Owl
<LI>Red-headed Woodpecker
<LI>Red-bellied Woodpecker
<LI>Northern Flicker
<LI>Pileated Woodpecker
<LI>Northern Shrike
<LI>Gray Jay
<LI>Common Raven
<LI>Brown Creeper
<LI>American Robin
<LI>Brown Thrasher
<LI>Bohemian Waxwing
<LI>Harris's Sparrow
<LI>Dark-eyed Junco
<LI>Snow Bunting
<LI>Northern Cardinal
<LI>Rusty Blackbird
<LI>Common Grackle
<LI>Pine Grosbeak
<LI>Common Redpoll
<LI>Hoary Redpoll
</UL>
-Transcript
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<strong>Hotline:</strong> Minnesota, Detroit Lakes<br>
<strong>Date:</strong> December 21, 2006<br>
<strong>Sponsor:</strong> Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce<br>
<strong>Reports:</strong> 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours)<br>
<strong>Compiler:</strong> Jeanie Joppru (ajjoppru@wiktel.com)<br>
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This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, December 22, 2006 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.
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Here in the northwest we seem to have settled into a weather pattern more resembling March than December with temperatures hovering near 30 in the daytime, dropping to around 10 each night. As of Thursday, no significant snow has fallen in the area this week, and the snow that fell previously has all but disappeared. Enough remains to remind us that it is winter, but not enough to completely cover the brown ground. In the woods and the northern part of the area, a little more snow remains, but far less that we are used to at this season. That said, birding is good, and it is much easier than usual to get around.
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>From Kittson County, Larry Wilebski continues to report many species from his land northwest of Lancaster. This week's sightings include <B style="color: #0057ad">GRAY PARTRIDGE, SNOWY</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">OWL, GREAT HORNED</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">OWL,</B> several <B style="color: #0057ad">GRAY JAYS, COMMON</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">RAVEN, COMMON REDPOLL,</B> and 2 <B style="color: #0057ad">HOARY REDPOLLS.</B>
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Pat Rice reported a successful Bemidji CBC in Beltrami County on December 16 with sightings including <B style="color: #0057ad">BARRED OWL, NORTHERN</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">SHRIKE, AMERICAN ROBIN,</B> many <B style="color: #0057ad">BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS, NORTHERN</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">CARDINAL, RUSTY BLACKBIRD,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">COMMON GRACKLE,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">PINE GROSBEAK.</B> In her yard on December 17, she had <B style="color: #0057ad">RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER.</B>
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A <B style="color: #0057ad">BALD EAGLE</B> was seen by Gary Tischer and Sue Braastad along CR 12 in Marshall County on December 19. On December 21 the first <B style="color: #0057ad">COMMON REDPOLLS</B> appeared at the Headquarters feeders at Agassiz NWR. A <B style="color: #0057ad">GREAT HORNED OWL</B> was heard hooting in the headquarters area this week.
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Teresa Audette in Pennington County reported that this week she has been hearing a <B style="color: #0057ad">GREAT HORNED OWL</B> near their place west of Thief River Falls. On December 17, two <B style="color: #0057ad">GRAY JAYS</B> came to our suet feeder. I believe these to be the same two reported earlier- one full adult, and one juvenile, as I see them every weekend. Other species coming regularly include <B style="color: #0057ad">RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, NORTHERN</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">FLICKER,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">PILEATED WOODPECKER.</B>
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In Red Lake County, Ben Fritchman saw a <B style="color: #0057ad">GRAY JAY</B> in the town of Oklee on December 14.
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Bruce Flaig reported from southern Polk County that he has <B style="color: #0057ad">DARK-EYED JUNCOS,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">COMMON REDPOLLS</B> in his yard.
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Mel and Elaine Bennefeld reported <B style="color: #0057ad">BALD EAGLE, AMERICAN</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">WOODCOCK,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">PILEATED WOODPECKER</B> at the Ponderosa Golf Club on December 14. The Fargo-Moorhead CBC on December 16 found 41 Minnesota species which included 13 <B style="color: #0057ad">GRAY PARTRIDGE,</B> 36 <B style="color: #0057ad">WILD TURKEYS,</B> three <B style="color: #0057ad">COOPER'S HAWKS,</B> 4 <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN KESTRELS,</B> 6 <B style="color: #0057ad">EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES,</B> a <B style="color: #0057ad">RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, GRAY</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">JAY,</B> 13 <B style="color: #0057ad">BROWN CREEPERS,</B> a <B style="color: #0057ad">BROWN THRASHER, HARRIS'S</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">SPARROW,</B> and many <B style="color: #0057ad">SNOW BUNTINGS.</B>
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Thanks to Bob O'Connor, Ben Fritchman, Bruce Flaig, Gary Tischer, Larry Wilebski, Mel and Elaine Bennefeld, Pat Rice, and Teresa Audette for their reports.
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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 29, 2006.
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