[mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, March 8, 2007

[Jeanie Joppru]

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-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*March 8, 2007
*MNDL0703.08

-Birds mentioned
Canada Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Common Merganser
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Wild Turkey
Bald Eagle
Rough-legged Hawk
Merlin
Great Horned Owl
Short-eared Owl
Gray Jay
Common Raven
Horned Lark
Bohemian Waxwing
White-throated Sparrow
Lapland Longspur
Snow Bunting
Common Redpoll
Hoary Redpoll
American Goldfinch
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: March 8, 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)

This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, March 9, 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.

This has been an eventful week in the northwest with two big batches of
snow, and now warming weather gives a promise of spring. That said, the
county roads and especially the minimum maintenance roads need careful
inspection before venturing onto them. Main highways are mainly in
excellent condition, except where snow blown over the road surface has
made it very slippery. Migration has begun, with increasing reports of
early migrants being seen in the area.

Terry Brokke reported an AMERICAN GOLDFINCH at his feeder in Fergus
Falls, Otter Tail County this week. These birds are often around from
time to time all winter, but with the subdued plumage color, aren't
immediately obvious until the yellow color returns to the males.

At Tamarac NWR in Becker County, Terry Brokke reported a BALD EAGLE.
Seven LAPLAND LONGSPURS, one HORNED LARK, and 150 SNOW BUNTINGS were
seen near the junction of CR 37 and Icecracking Lake road on March 3.

While scouting on March 3 for an upcoming owl survey in Polk County, I
spotted 5 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, and several HORNED LARKS. A total of nine
SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen, 8 of them in the mile south of the Melo
Church along CR 23.

In Red Lake County, Shelley Steva found HORNED LARKS, SNOW BUNTINGS, and
20 LAPLAND LONGSPURS on March 6. Jesse Audette saw 6 WILD TURKEYS along
MN 32 just north of Red Lake Falls on March 4. I saw several
SHARP-TAILED GROUSE in the county on March 3.

During the scouting trip in Pennington , Red Lake , and Polk Counties,
Shelley Steva and I heard five GREAT HORNED OWLS hooting on March 3.

In Pennington County, Shelley Steva reported 8 SHARP-TAILED GROUSE,
COMMON RAVENS, several flocks of SNOW BUNTINGS, one of which totaled
over 300 birds, and LAPLAND LONGSPURS on March 6. On March 4, she
spotted a BALD EAGLE in Thief River Falls. One SHORT-EARED OWL was seen
in Pennington County on March 3 along CR 12.

>From Beltrami County, Pat Rice observed 36 SNOW BUNTINGS along Power Dam
Road on March 3. On the 4th, at the Mississippi River outlet , there
were 14 TRUMPETER SWANS, two CANADA GEESE, and one COMMON MERGANSER.

Larry Wilebski in Kittson County on March 4 reported that he still has
GRAY JAYS, and both COMMON REDPOLL and HOARY REDPOLL, and AMERICAN
GOLDFINCH at his cabin. A MERLIN has showed up, and on March 5, he found
16 SHARP-TAILED GROUSE dancing three miles from his cabin northwest of
Lancaster.

In Roseau County, Beth Siverhus saw a WHITE-THROATED SPARROW at her
feeder in Warroad, and BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS near the Warroad Care Center on
March 5. Also in Roseau County, Jesse Audette found a sleepy SAW-WHET
OWL resting on some construction supplies in Warroad on February 28.

Thanks to Beth Siverhus, Jesse Audette, Larry Wilebski, Pat Rice,
Shelley Steva, and Terry Brokke 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, March 16, 2007.

Jeanie Joppru
Pennington County

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-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*March 8, 2007
*MNDL0703.08

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-Birds mentioned
<UL>
<LI>Canada Goose
<LI>Trumpeter Swan
<LI>Common Merganser
<LI>Sharp-tailed Grouse
<LI>Wild Turkey
<LI>Bald Eagle
<LI>Rough-legged Hawk
<LI>Merlin
<LI>Great Horned Owl
<LI>Short-eared Owl
<LI>Gray Jay
<LI>Common Raven
<LI>Horned Lark
<LI>Bohemian Waxwing
<LI>White-throated Sparrow
<LI>Lapland Longspur
<LI>Snow Bunting
<LI>Common Redpoll
<LI>Hoary Redpoll
<LI>American Goldfinch
</UL>
-Transcript
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<strong>Hotline:</strong> Minnesota, Detroit Lakes<br>
<strong>Date:</strong> March 8, 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>
<P>
This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, March 9, 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.
<P>
This has been an eventful week in the northwest with two big batches of snow, and now warming weather gives a promise of spring. That said, the county roads and especially the minimum maintenance roads need careful inspection before venturing onto them. Main highways are mainly in excellent condition, except where snow blown over the road surface has made it very slippery. Migration has begun, with increasing reports of early migrants being seen in the area.
<P>
Terry Brokke reported an <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN GOLDFINCH</B> at his feeder in Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County this week. These birds are often around from time to time all winter, but with the subdued plumage color, aren't immediately obvious until the yellow color returns to the males.
<P>
At Tamarac NWR in Becker County, Terry Brokke reported a <B style="color: #0057ad">BALD EAGLE.</B> Seven <B style="color: #0057ad">LAPLAND LONGSPURS,</B> one <B style="color: #0057ad">HORNED LARK,</B> and 150 <B style="color: #0057ad">SNOW BUNTINGS</B> were seen near the junction of CR 37 and Icecracking Lake road on March 3.
<P>
While scouting on March 3 for an upcoming owl survey in Polk County, I spotted 5 <B style="color: #0057ad">ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS,</B> and several <B style="color: #0057ad">HORNED LARKS.</B> A total of nine <B style="color: #0057ad">SHORT-EARED OWLS</B> were seen, 8 of them in the mile south of the Melo Church along CR 23.
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In Red Lake County, Shelley Steva found <B style="color: #0057ad">HORNED LARKS, SNOW</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">BUNTINGS,</B> and 20 <B style="color: #0057ad">LAPLAND LONGSPURS</B> on March 6. Jesse Audette saw 6 <B style="color: #0057ad">WILD TURKEYS</B> along MN 32 just north of Red Lake Falls on March 4. I saw several <B style="color: #0057ad">SHARP-TAILED GROUSE</B> in the county on March 3.
<P>
During the scouting trip in Pennington , Red Lake , and Polk Counties, Shelley Steva and I heard five <B style="color: #0057ad">GREAT HORNED OWLS</B> hooting on March 3.
<P>
In Pennington County, Shelley Steva reported 8 <B style="color: #0057ad">SHARP-TAILED GROUSE, COMMON</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">RAVENS,</B> several flocks of <B style="color: #0057ad">SNOW BUNTINGS,</B> one of which totaled over 300 birds, and <B style="color: #0057ad">LAPLAND LONGSPURS</B> on March 6. On March 4, she spotted a <B style="color: #0057ad">BALD EAGLE</B> in Thief River Falls. One <B style="color: #0057ad">SHORT-EARED OWL</B> was seen in Pennington County on March 3 along CR 12.
<P>
>From Beltrami County, Pat Rice observed 36 <B style="color: #0057ad">SNOW BUNTINGS</B> along Power Dam Road on March 3. On the 4th, at the Mississippi River outlet , there were 14 <B style="color: #0057ad">TRUMPETER SWANS,</B> two <B style="color: #0057ad">CANADA GEESE,</B> and one <B style="color: #0057ad">COMMON MERGANSER.</B>
<P>
Larry Wilebski in Kittson County on March 4 reported that he still has <B style="color: #0057ad">GRAY JAYS,</B> and both <B style="color: #0057ad">COMMON REDPOLL</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">HOARY REDPOLL,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN GOLDFINCH</B> at his cabin. A <B style="color: #0057ad">MERLIN</B> has showed up, and on March 5, he found 16 <B style="color: #0057ad">SHARP-TAILED GROUSE</B> dancing three miles from his cabin northwest of Lancaster.
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In Roseau County, Beth Siverhus saw a <B style="color: #0057ad">WHITE-THROATED SPARROW</B> at her feeder in Warroad, and <B style="color: #0057ad">BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS</B> near the Warroad Care Center on March 5. Also in Roseau County, Jesse Audette found a sleepy <B style="color: #0057ad">SAW-WHET OWL</B> resting on some construction supplies in Warroad on February 28.
<P>
Thanks to Beth Siverhus, Jesse Audette, Larry Wilebski, Pat Rice, Shelley Steva, and Terry Brokke 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, March 16, 2007.
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Jeanie Joppru
Pennington County

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