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*November 20, 2003
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-Birds mentioned

• Trumpeter Swan
• Bald Eagle
• Rough-legged Hawk
• American Kestrel
• Merlin
• Greater Prairie-Chicken
• Sharp-tailed Grouse
• Great Horned Owl
• Snowy Owl
• Red-bellied Woodpecker
• Pileated Woodpecker
• Gray Jay
• Red-breasted Nuthatch
• Brown Creeper
• Northern Shrike
• Northern Cardinal
• Red-winged Blackbird
• Western Meadowlark
• Pine Grosbeak
• American Goldfinch
• Evening Grosbeak

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: November 20, 2003
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)
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This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, November 21, 2003 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.

With the recent mild weather, the birds are moving around, but few new species are being seen and reported. The snow is about gone, but more is predicted for the weekend.

Alma Ronningen saw a BROWN CREEPER in Otter Tail County on November 16th. Other birds she reported included four BALD EAGLES, a NORTHERN SHRIKE on the 18th, and RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD on the 19th; on the 20th, she saw a total of thirty-six TRUMPETER SWANS in Otter Tail County. Seventeen of them were in the public access on South Lake Lida right next to Highway 108.

>From Becker County, Dave Hochhalter still has NORTHERN CARDINALS coming to his feeder in Detroit Lakes.

Three SNOWY OWLS were again reported in Polk County- this time at the Burnham Creek Wildlife Management Area on November 14th. They were spotted by Jason Eckstein, but were not relocated later in the day by Heidi Hughes. These are probably the same birds reported last week, and they are obviously on the move. Other birds reported by Heidi in Polk County included BALD EAGLE, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, AMERICAN KESTREL, more than 50 GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKENS, and WESTERN MEADOWLARK. Mike Christopher in Crookston reported RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH at the feeder. Donna and Leon Thoreson near Climax have a GREAT HORNED OWL in their yard. Randy Chaffee reported the usual winter residents at the feeder including AMERICAN GOLDFINCH.

Shelley Steva observed a MERLIN on the southwest side of Thief River Falls, Pennington County, on November 16th. A RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER and a PILEATED WOODPECKER are coming to our feeder near Thief River Falls regularly.

Gretchen Mehmel reported in from Norris Camp of birds seen this week in Lake of the Woods County. They included four BALD EAGLES, one ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, five SHARP-TAILED GROUSE, GRAY JAY, PINE GROSBEAK, and EVENING GROSBEAK.

Thanks to Shelley Steva, Mike Christopher, Heidi Hughes, Randy Chaffee, Gretchen Mehmel, Alma Ronningen, and Dave Hochhalter 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, November 28, 2003.

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