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-RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *February 10, 2005 *MNDL0502.10 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: February 10, 2005
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, February 11, 2005 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 coming of milder weather this past week, some of the ice has melted off the roads making travel both safer and more pleasant. The owls in which we are all so interested seem to have dispersed somewhat as the large concentrations of owls are not any longer being found so easily. That does not mean that there are none, just that they are not all in one spot any longer. Perhaps the food supply is becoming stressed, and we need to watch for dead and injured birds; or maybe they are recovering somewhat and no longer need to feed all day. It is important to record all sightings, or lack of, so we can answer these questions.
Jenny Moorman reported from Lake of the Woods County that she has 15 PINE GROSBEAKS, and twenty-five EVENING GROSBEAKS coming to her feeder. A NORTHERN SHRIKE came to the feeder in search of a meal. She also reported a NORTHERN GOSHAWK near Roosevelt, SHARP-TAILED GROUSE, and a GREAT GRAY OWL north of Williams between CR 8 and CR 2.
In Marshall County, Maggie Anderson and Cliff Steinhauer report that there are several GREAT GRAY OWLS being regularly seen along CR 12 and CR 7 and in the adjoining sections of land, as well as in Agassiz NWR itself.
Several GREAT GRAY OWLS were reported in Pennington County this week. Shelley Steva saw one 2.25 miles north of the intersection of US 59 and CR 3 on February 9th. Tracy Carlson found an injured GREAT GRAY OWL on February 6th near her home a quarter mile north of MN 1 and about 2 miles east of CR 22, and another apparently healthy one showed up on February 7th. The injured owl was still around on February 9th, and was picked up and taken to a rehabber. I observed another one on February 6th about a half mile east of CR 22 along MN 1. A GRAY PARTRIDGE was found near Thief River Falls on Sunday, and a SHORT-EARED OWL was observed near the intersection of CR 25 and CR 3 that day.
In the Gully fen in eastern Polk County, I found a NORTHERN HAWK OWL on February 6th.
Ron Erpelding and Herb Dingmann refound the NORTHERN HAWK OWL in Norman County near the intersection of MN 200 and MN 32 south of Gary on February 6th. Ben Fritchman birded in that county on February 10th and reported BALD EAGLE, NORTHERN SHRIKE, BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE, and HORNED LARK.
In Clay County, Ben found HORNED LARKS, and in Moorhead, an AMERICAN ROBIN .
Dave Hochhalter saw a GREAT GRAY OWL in Becker County on February 6th along US 59 near L & M Fleet Supply near Detroit Lakes.
Ron Erpelding and Herb Dingmann refound the NORTHERN HAWK OWL in Otter Tail County 2 miles east of CR19 on CR76, then south one mile.
In Wadena County, Ron and Herb relocated the GREAT GRAY OWL near Nimrod along CR 227.
A GOLDEN EAGLE and two SHORT-EARED OWLS, and a SNOWY OWL were found by John Ellis near the Rothsay WMA in Wilkin County on February 5th.
>From Beltrami County, Pat Rice reported a GREAT GRAY OWL on North Plantagenet south of Bemidji on February 3rd. There was a HOARY REDPOLL in Bemidji on February 4th.
GREAT GRAY OWLS continue to be found in considerable numbers in Hubbard, Cass, and Clearwater Counties near where the three counties border each other.
Benjamin Fritchman reported that EVENING GROSBEAKS are coming to a feeder in Little Sauk in Todd County for the first time in many years.
Thanks to Shelley Steva, Ben Fritchman, Dave Hochhalter, Maggie Anderson, Cliff Steinhauer, Pat Rice, John Ellis, Ron Erpelding, Herb Dingmann, and Jenny Moorman 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, February 18, 2005.
