[mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, December 20, 2007

[Jeanie Joppru]

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*December 20, 2007
*MNDL0712.20

-Birds mentioned
Tundra Swan
Gray Partridge
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Bald Eagle
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Mourning Dove
Great Horned Owl
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Shrike
Gray Jay
Black-billed Magpie
Brown Creeper
Bohemian Waxwing
Snow Bunting
Northern Cardinal
Purple Finch
Red Crossbill
Hoary Redpoll
Pine Siskin
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: December 20, 2007
Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce
Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours)
Compiler: Jeanie Joppru (ajjoppru at wiktel.com)

This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, December
20, 2007 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.

Weather and roads have remained in good condition throughout December in
the northwest. We have good snow cover, enough to make walking on
ungroomed trails a little harder, but not enough to make it impossible.
Christmas Bird Counts are beginning, and conditions seem to be excellent
for a good count.

Ryan Sansness in Douglas County at Lake Carlos State Park reported that
many PINE SISKINS were at the park feeders on December 18, and many
flocks of SNOW BUNTINGS could be seen in the Miltona area.

Two AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS were seen in Cass County by Dale
Yerger on December 17. They were not relocated on December 18. The birds
were seen along Cass CR 8 six miles north of the bridge at Federal Dam
in the tamarack bog on the east side of the road. On December 18, Ben
Wieland reported a HOARY REDPOLL along CR 8, 2 BLACK-BILLED MAGPIES
along CR 19, and 3 TUNDRA SWANS on the Crow Wing River below the Sylvan
Dam.

Doug Johnson reported on the Itasca State Park CBC where the count was
held on December 16. Among the species seen were BALD EAGLE,
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, BROWN CREEPER, NORTHERN SHRIKE, NORTHERN CARDINAL. 3
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS and 5 GRAY JAYS were seen in Hubbard
County,while nine RED CROSSBILLS were found in Clearwater County. 70
EVENING GROSBREAKS were found at Lake Alice in Hubbard County, and some
also in Clearwater County.

Mary Lou Marchand in Beltrami County reported a pair of NORTHERN
CARDINALS at her feeder in Bemidji on December 18.

Here in Pennington County, there have been BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS in Thief
River Falls all week. A very late immature YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER
showed up at our feeder accompanied by a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER on
December 15. Anita Vettleson observed a GREAT HORNED OWL along US 59 in
the very southern part of Pennington County on December 19.

Maggie Anderson reported that Becky Carlson saw a MOURNING DOVE at the
feeder at Agassiz NWR on December 20, and Greg Knutson observed BOHEMIAN
WAXWINGS at headquarters also.

Larry Wilebski in Kittson County sent a report on December 15 in which
he reported 8 GRAY PARTRIDGE, 15 SHARP-TAILED GROUSE, PILEATED
WOODPECKER, a NORTHERN SHRIKE, one GRAY JAY, and a PURPLE FINCH. On
December 16, he saw BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS in the county.

Thanks to Anita Vettleson, Ben Wieland, Carolyn Towler, Dale Yerger,
Doug Johnson, Larry Wilebski, Maggie Anderson, Mary Lou Marchand, and
Ryan Sansness for their reports.

Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than
Thursday each week, at ajjoppru at 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. The next scheduled update of this report is Thursday, December
27, 2007.

Jeanie Joppru
Pennington County, MN



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