[mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, November 23, 2006

[Jeanie Joppru]

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-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*November 23, 2006
*MNDL0611.23

-Birds mentioned
Snow Goose
Cackling Goose
Tundra Swan
Canvasback
Redhead
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Ruffed Grouse
Spruce Grouse
Wild Turkey
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Barred Owl
Great Gray Owl
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker
Northern Shrike
Gray Jay
Brown Creeper
Varied Thrush
American Tree Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
Pine Grosbeak
Common Redpoll
Pine Siskin
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Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: November 23, 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, November 24,
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.

Happy Thanksgiving! What a lovely mild week it has been, but the
forecast promises colder weather for next week. This winter may be a
very interesting birding season, as some less usual species are being
reported throughout Minnesota, including northern specialties such as
northern woodpeckers, gray jays, Townsend's Solitaires and others. Be on
the lookout for these birds as you go about your daily routines. Martin
Kehoe reported this week from the Beltrami Island State Forest that the
populations of voles and mice are "extremely abundant" in the forest
which bodes well for the species that feed off them.

In Lake of the Woods County in recent weeks, Martin Kehoe observed many
SPRUCE GROUSE, RUFFED GROUSE, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, RED-TAILED HAWKS, more
than normal numbers of calling BARRED OWLS, at least one GREAT GRAY OWL,
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER, many NORTHERN SHRIKES, COMMON REDPOLLS, and
PINE GROSBEAKS.

Larry Wilebski, northwest of Lancaster in Kittson County, continues to
report several GRAY JAYS on his property and today, a flock of live WILD
TURKEYS made a Thanksgiving appearance.

>From Beltrami County, Pat Rice and Mary Lou Marchand reported on the
species on Lake Bemidji. They saw a SURF SCOTER on November 18, and
three LONG-TAILED DUCKS and a WHITE-WINGED SCOTER on November 22. Other
species seen there included 2 SNOW GEESE, 2 TUNDRA SWANS, CANVASBACKS,
REDHEADS, BUFFLEHEADS, COMMON GOLDENEYE, HOODED MERGANSER, and COMMON
MERGANSER. On November 22, they visited a home on Lake Movill where
there was a VARIED THRUSH which had arrived on November 17. Other
species seen in Beltrami County this week included RED-BELLIED
WOODPECKER, HARRIS'S SPARROW, and PINE SISKIN.

In Marshall County, John Braastad reported a very cold BELTED KINGFISHER
at the Moose River along MN 89 on November 19. At Agassiz NWR on
November 18, I found BALD EAGLES, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, one NORTHERN
HARRIER, two NORTHERN SHRIKES, several GRAY JAYS, and, in the northeast
part of the refuge, a flock of PINE GROSBEAKS.

At our feeder east of Thief River Falls in Pennington County, I see a
GRAY JAY every couple of days. I assume he is visiting daily, but I am
not at home in daylight much of the time to see him.

Jesse Audette at his building site near Red Lake Falls in Red Lake
County reported that he is still seeing GRAY JAYS nearly every day.

Bruce Flaig in Polk County reported his first of the season COMMON
REDPOLL on November 19.

>From Clay County comes a report of a GRAY JAY in the yard of Jerry and
Jewell Dahl on both November 18 and November 19. The Dahl's live 4 miles
east of Felton on the east side of the Felton Prairie complex.

Tom and Sheryl Smith found two CACKLING GEESE at Lake Alice in Otter
Tail County on November 20. They also had TREE SPARROWS in their yard
southwest of Fergus Falls. Alma Ronningen reported a BROWN CREEPER on
November 19 and on the 20th, a NORTHERN SHRIKE, and 20 WILD TURKEYS that
wandered through the yard! I guess that no one had told the birds that
this was not a good time to be showing themselves!

Thanks to Alma Ronningen, Bruce Flaig, Jerry and Jewell Dahl, Jesse
Audette, John Braastad, Larry Wilebski, Martin Kehoe, Mary Lou Marchand,
Pat Rice, and Tom and Sheryl Smith 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 1, 2006.








Jeanie Joppru
Pennington County


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-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*November 23, 2006
*MNDL0611.23

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-Birds mentioned
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<LI>Snow Goose
<LI>Cackling Goose
<LI>Tundra Swan
<LI>Canvasback
<LI>Redhead
<LI>Surf Scoter
<LI>White-winged Scoter
<LI>Long-tailed Duck
<LI>Bufflehead
<LI>Common Goldeneye
<LI>Hooded Merganser
<LI>Common Merganser
<LI>Ruffed Grouse
<LI>Spruce Grouse
<LI>Wild Turkey
<LI>Bald Eagle
<LI>Northern Harrier
<LI>Red-tailed Hawk
<LI>Rough-legged Hawk
<LI>Barred Owl
<LI>Great Gray Owl
<LI>Belted Kingfisher
<LI>Red-bellied Woodpecker
<LI>Black-backed Woodpecker
<LI>Northern Shrike
<LI>Gray Jay
<LI>Brown Creeper
<LI>Varied Thrush
<LI>American Tree Sparrow
<LI>Harris's Sparrow
<LI>Pine Grosbeak
<LI>Common Redpoll
<LI>Pine Siskin
</UL>
-Transcript
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<strong>Hotline:</strong> Minnesota, Detroit Lakes<br>
<strong>Date:</strong> November 23, 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, November 24, 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.
<P>
Happy Thanksgiving! What a lovely mild week it has been, but the forecast promises colder weather for next week. This winter may be a very interesting birding season, as some less usual species are being reported throughout Minnesota, including northern specialties such as northern woodpeckers, gray jays, Townsend's Solitaires and others. Be on the lookout for these birds as you go about your daily routines. Martin Kehoe reported this week from the Beltrami Island State Forest that the populations of voles and mice are "extremely abundant" in the forest which bodes well for the species that feed off them.
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In Lake of the Woods County in recent weeks, Martin Kehoe observed many <B style="color: #0057ad">SPRUCE GROUSE, RUFFED</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">GROUSE, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">RED-TAILED HAWKS,</B> more than normal numbers of calling <B style="color: #0057ad">BARRED OWLS,</B> at least one <B style="color: #0057ad">GREAT GRAY OWL,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER,</B> many <B style="color: #0057ad">NORTHERN SHRIKES, COMMON</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">REDPOLLS,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">PINE GROSBEAKS.</B>
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Larry Wilebski, northwest of Lancaster in Kittson County, continues to report several <B style="color: #0057ad">GRAY JAYS</B> on his property and today, a flock of live <B style="color: #0057ad">WILD TURKEYS</B> made a Thanksgiving appearance.
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>From Beltrami County, Pat Rice and Mary Lou Marchand reported on the species on Lake Bemidji. They saw a <B style="color: #0057ad">SURF SCOTER</B> on November 18, and three <B style="color: #0057ad">LONG-TAILED DUCKS</B> and a <B style="color: #0057ad">WHITE-WINGED SCOTER</B> on November 22. Other species seen there included 2 <B style="color: #0057ad">SNOW GEESE,</B> 2 <B style="color: #0057ad">TUNDRA SWANS, CANVASBACKS,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">REDHEADS, BUFFLEHEADS, COMMON</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">GOLDENEYE, HOODED MERGANSER,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">COMMON MERGANSER.</B> On November 22, they visited a home on Lake Movill where there was a <B style="color: #0057ad">VARIED THRUSH</B> which had arrived on November 17. Other species seen in Beltrami County this week included <B style="color: #0057ad">RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, HARRIS'S</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">SPARROW,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">PINE SISKIN.</B>
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In Marshall County, John Braastad reported a very cold <B style="color: #0057ad">BELTED KINGFISHER</B> at the Moose River along MN 89 on November 19. At Agassiz NWR on November 18, I found <B style="color: #0057ad">BALD EAGLES, ROUGH-LEGGED</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">HAWKS,</B> one <B style="color: #0057ad">NORTHERN HARRIER,</B> two <B style="color: #0057ad">NORTHERN SHRIKES,</B> several <B style="color: #0057ad">GRAY JAYS,</B> and, in the northeast part of the refuge, a flock of <B style="color: #0057ad">PINE GROSBEAKS.</B>
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At our feeder east of Thief River Falls in Pennington County, I see a <B style="color: #0057ad">GRAY JAY</B> every couple of days. I assume he is visiting daily, but I am not at home in daylight much of the time to see him.
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Jesse Audette at his building site near Red Lake Falls in Red Lake County reported that he is still seeing <B style="color: #0057ad">GRAY JAYS</B> nearly every day.
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Bruce Flaig in Polk County reported his first of the season <B style="color: #0057ad">COMMON REDPOLL</B> on November 19.
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>From Clay County comes a report of a <B style="color: #0057ad">GRAY JAY</B> in the yard of Jerry and Jewell Dahl on both November 18 and November 19. The Dahl's live 4 miles east of Felton on the east side of the Felton Prairie complex.
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Tom and Sheryl Smith found two <B style="color: #0057ad">CACKLING GEESE</B> at Lake Alice in Otter Tail County on November 20. They also had <B style="color: #0057ad">TREE SPARROWS</B> in their yard southwest of Fergus Falls. Alma Ronningen reported a <B style="color: #0057ad">BROWN CREEPER</B> on November 19 and on the 20th, a <B style="color: #0057ad">NORTHERN SHRIKE,</B> and 20 <B style="color: #0057ad">WILD TURKEYS</B> that wandered through the yard! I guess that no one had told the birds that this was not a good time to be showing themselves!
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Thanks to Alma Ronningen, Bruce Flaig, Jerry and Jewell Dahl, Jesse Audette, John Braastad, Larry Wilebski, Martin Kehoe, Mary Lou Marchand, Pat Rice, and Tom and Sheryl Smith 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 1, 2006.
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Pennington County
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