[mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Friday, January 5, 2007

[Jeanie Joppru]

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-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*January 5, 2007
*MNDL0701.05

-Birds mentioned
Ruffed Grouse
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Northern Goshawk
Rough-legged Hawk
American Kestrel
Great Horned Owl
Barred Owl
Great Gray Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Shrike
Gray Jay
Common Raven
Boreal Chickadee
Brown Creeper
Bohemian Waxwing
Cedar Waxwing
Fox Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Lapland Longspur
Snow Bunting
Northern Cardinal
Rusty Blackbird
Pine Grosbeak
House Finch
White-winged Crossbill
Common Redpoll
Pine Siskin
Evening Grosbeak
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: January 5, 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@wiktel.com)

Corrected report:

This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, January 5,
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.

Another year has passed, and now we can start a new list of species
seen. Weather has been strange to us this winter, and there is ice
everywhere in the northwest. On highways, much of the ice has melted off
in the warm temperatures of recent days, but the same temperatures have
brought some rain and at night that all freezes again, so caution is
advised , particularly now on the gravel roads.

There is news from Warroad where Dana Klos, Superintendent of Utilities,
reported that the city has used the salvageable debris from the summer
tornado that hit the city on August 5 to build a 30 foot tall
observation mound overlooking Lake of the Woods. They hope to have some
landscaping done and signs erected in the spring prior to the prime
birding season.

The Baudette CBC in Lake of the Woods County was held on December 31 .
Species seen included 38 SHARP-TAILED GROUSE, a NORTHERN GOSHAWK, 17
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, 3 GRAY JAYS, 180 COMMON RAVENS, a BOREAL CHICKADEE,
2 BROWN CREEPERS, 79 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS, a LAPLAND LONGSPUR, 504 SNOW
BUNTINGS, 101 PINE GROSBEAKS, 2 HOUSE FINCHES, 111 COMMON REDPOLLS, and
19 EVENING GROSBEAKS. The Beltrami Island CBC was held on New Year's Day
this year. This Lake of the Woods CBC was very successful as 23 species
were seen including 8 RUFFED GROUSE, 2 NORTHERN GOSHAWKS, 6 ROUGH-LEGGED
HAWKS, 5 BARRED OWLS, 4 NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWLS, 7 BLACK-BACKED
WOODPECKERS, 15 GRAY JAYS, 51 COMMON RAVENS, 9 BOREAL CHICKADEES, a
NORTHERN SHRIKE, 27 PINE GROSBEAKS, 10 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS, and 242
COMMON REDPOLLS. A GREAT GRAY OWL was seen by Gretchen Mehmel along the
Faunce Road east of Norris Camp but outside the count circle.

The Roseau CBC in Roseau County which tallied 29 species was held on
December 30. Highlights included 7 RUFFED GROUSE, 33 SHARP-TAILED
GROUSE, 2 GREAT HORNED OWLS, an AMERICAN KESTREL, 4 NORTHERN SHRIKES, 17
GRAY JAYS, 206 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS, 362 SNOW BUNTINGS, a LAPLAND LONGSPUR,
1 RUSTY BLACKBIRD, 110 PINE GROSBEAKS, 4 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS, 172
COMMON REDPOLLS, and 4 EVENING GROSBEAKS.

Lately, Diana Morkassel has seen two PINE GROSBEAKS in her yard in
Marshall County north of Warren.

Lisa Zluticky, reporting from Waubun in Mahnomen County, saw 30 CEDAR
WAXWINGS in the yard on Christmas Day, and on January 3, there were 40
BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS there in addition to a FOX SPARROW, and many COMMON
REDPOLLS and PINE SISKINS.

Dave Hochhalter reported RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, PILEATED WOODPECKER,
NORTHERN CARDINAL, and DARK-EYED JUNCOS from Detroit Lakes in Becker
County on New Year's Day.

Thanks to Dave Hochhalter, Diana Morkassel, Gretchen Mehmel, and Lisa
Zluticky 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, January 12, 2007.



Jeanie Joppru Pennington County

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-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*January 5, 2007
*MNDL0701.05

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-Birds mentioned
<UL>
<LI>Ruffed Grouse
<LI>Sharp-tailed Grouse
<LI>Northern Goshawk
<LI>Rough-legged Hawk
<LI>American Kestrel
<LI>Great Horned Owl
<LI>Barred Owl
<LI>Great Gray Owl
<LI>Northern Saw-whet Owl
<LI>Red-bellied Woodpecker
<LI>Black-backed Woodpecker
<LI>Pileated Woodpecker
<LI>Northern Shrike
<LI>Gray Jay
<LI>Common Raven
<LI>Boreal Chickadee
<LI>Brown Creeper
<LI>Bohemian Waxwing
<LI>Cedar Waxwing
<LI>Fox Sparrow
<LI>Dark-eyed Junco
<LI>Lapland Longspur
<LI>Snow Bunting
<LI>Northern Cardinal
<LI>Rusty Blackbird
<LI>Pine Grosbeak
<LI>House Finch
<LI>White-winged Crossbill
<LI>Common Redpoll
<LI>Pine Siskin
<LI>Evening Grosbeak
</UL>
-Transcript
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<strong>Hotline:</strong> Minnesota, Detroit Lakes<br>
<strong>Date:</strong> January 5, 2007<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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Corrected report:
<P>
This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, January 5, 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.
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Another year has passed, and now we can start a new list of species seen. Weather has been strange to us this winter, and there is ice everywhere in the northwest. On highways, much of the ice has melted off in the warm temperatures of recent days, but the same temperatures have brought some rain and at night that all freezes again, so caution is advised , particularly now on the gravel roads.
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There is news from Warroad where Dana Klos, Superintendent of Utilities, reported that the city has used the salvageable debris from the summer tornado that hit the city on August 5 to build a 30 foot tall observation mound overlooking Lake of the Woods. They hope to have some landscaping done and signs erected in the spring prior to the prime birding season.
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The Baudette CBC in Lake of the Woods County was held on December 31 . Species seen included 38 <B style="color: #0057ad">SHARP-TAILED GROUSE,</B> a <B style="color: #0057ad">NORTHERN GOSHAWK,</B> 17 <B style="color: #0057ad">ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS,</B> 3 <B style="color: #0057ad">GRAY JAYS,</B> 180 <B style="color: #0057ad">COMMON RAVENS,</B> a <B style="color: #0057ad">BOREAL CHICKADEE,</B> 2 <B style="color: #0057ad">BROWN CREEPERS,</B> 79 <B style="color: #0057ad">BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS,</B> a <B style="color: #0057ad">LAPLAND LONGSPUR,</B> 504 <B style="color: #0057ad">SNOW BUNTINGS,</B> 101 <B style="color: #0057ad">PINE GROSBEAKS,</B> 2 <B style="color: #0057ad">HOUSE FINCHES,</B> 111 <B style="color: #0057ad">COMMON REDPOLLS,</B> and 19 <B style="color: #0057ad">EVENING GROSBEAKS.</B> The Beltrami Island CBC was held on New Year's Day this year. This Lake of the Woods CBC was very successful as 23 species were seen including 8 <B style="color: #0057ad">RUFFED GROUSE,</B> 2 <B style="color: #0057ad">NORTHERN GOSHAWKS,</B> 6 <B style="color: #0057ad">ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS,</B> 5 <B style="color: #0057ad">BARRED OWLS,</B> 4 <B style="color: #0057ad">NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWLS,</B> 7 <B style="color: #0057ad">BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS,</B> 15 <B style="color: #0057ad">GRAY JAYS,</B> 51 <B style="color: #0057ad">COMMON RAVENS,</B> 9 <B style="color: #0057ad">BOREAL CHICKADEES,</B> a <B style="color: #0057ad">NORTHERN SHRIKE,</B> 27 <B style="color: #0057ad">PINE GROSBEAKS,</B> 10 <B style="color: #0057ad">WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS,</B> and 242 <B style="color: #0057ad">COMMON REDPOLLS.</B> A <B style="color: #0057ad">GREAT GRAY OWL</B> was seen by Gretchen Mehmel along the Faunce Road east of Norris Camp but outside the count circle.
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The Roseau CBC in Roseau County which tallied 29 species was held on December 30. Highlights included 7 <B style="color: #0057ad">RUFFED GROUSE,</B> 33 <B style="color: #0057ad">SHARP-TAILED GROUSE,</B> 2 <B style="color: #0057ad">GREAT HORNED OWLS,</B> an <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN KESTREL,</B> 4 <B style="color: #0057ad">NORTHERN SHRIKES,</B> 17 <B style="color: #0057ad">GRAY JAYS,</B> 206 <B style="color: #0057ad">BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS,</B> 362 <B style="color: #0057ad">SNOW BUNTINGS,</B> a <B style="color: #0057ad">LAPLAND LONGSPUR,</B> 1 <B style="color: #0057ad">RUSTY BLACKBIRD,</B> 110 <B style="color: #0057ad">PINE GROSBEAKS,</B> 4 <B style="color: #0057ad">WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS,</B> 172 <B style="color: #0057ad">COMMON REDPOLLS,</B> and 4 <B style="color: #0057ad">EVENING GROSBEAKS.</B>
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Lately, Diana Morkassel has seen two <B style="color: #0057ad">PINE GROSBEAKS</B> in her yard in Marshall County north of Warren.
<P>
Lisa Zluticky, reporting from Waubun in Mahnomen County, saw 30 <B style="color: #0057ad">CEDAR WAXWINGS</B> in the yard on Christmas Day, and on January 3, there were 40 <B style="color: #0057ad">BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS</B> there in addition to a <B style="color: #0057ad">FOX SPARROW,</B> and many <B style="color: #0057ad">COMMON REDPOLLS</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">PINE SISKINS.</B>
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Dave Hochhalter reported <B style="color: #0057ad">RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, PILEATED</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">WOODPECKER, NORTHERN CARDINAL,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">DARK-EYED JUNCOS</B> from Detroit Lakes in Becker County on New Year's Day.
<P>
Thanks to Dave Hochhalter, Diana Morkassel, Gretchen Mehmel, and Lisa Zluticky for their reports.
<P>
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, January 12, 2007.
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Jeanie Joppru Pennington County

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