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*November 23, 2005
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-Birds mentioned

• Trumpeter Swan
• Bald Eagle
• Northern Goshawk
• Red-tailed Hawk
• Rough-legged Hawk
• Ruffed Grouse
• Sharp-tailed Grouse
• Snowy Owl
• Barred Owl
• Gray Jay
• American Crow
• Red-breasted Nuthatch
• Golden-crowned Kinglet
• Ruby-crowned Kinglet
• Bohemian Waxwing
• Dark-eyed Junco
• Purple Finch
• Red Crossbill
• Pine Siskin
• Evening Grosbeak

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: November 23, 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 Thursday, November 24, 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 slightly warmer temperatures during the last few days, most of the ice has melted off the paved roadways in the northwest, but secondary roads still require caution. Somewhat typical winter conditions prevail on county roads.

Mark Otnes reported BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS a mile north of Manston Marsh in Wilkin County on November 19.

From Becker County on November 18, Gary Olsby reported DARK-EYED JUNCO, PURPLE FINCH, PINE SISKINS, AMERICAN G0LDFINCH, and nine EVENING GROSBEAKS on the north shore of Shell Lake in the northeastern part of the county.

Katie Haws in Beltrami County heard BARRED OWLS, and saw a GRAY JAY, and GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS on November 18. She also reported that there were still five TRUMPETER SWANS near Bear's Den landing on the Mississippi River on that date. Doug Johnson reported two RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS on November 19, on the 20th he saw a RUFFED GROUSE, BALD EAGLE, NORTHERN GOSHAWK, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, and ten RED CROSSBILLS. Pat Rice had a huge flock of 200 PINE SISKINS in her yard near Bemidji on November 20.

In Red Lake County, Shelley Steva observed three SHARP-TAILED GROUSE - two near the intersection of CR 3 and CR 5, and one near Plummer. On the 18th, there were 15 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS in the town of Oklee.

A SNOWY OWL was seen by Loren Pittman near Goodridge in Pennington County on November 19.

On November 19, I went to Roseau County where I saw BALD EAGLE, RED-TAILED HAWK, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, GRAY JAY, AMERICAN CROW and RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH. Randy Prachar reported that a SNOWY OWL was present along CR 3 near Pool 1 of the Roseau River WMA on November 14. Significant numbers of BALD EAGLES were also present immediately before freeze up but declined afterwards.

Thanks to Doug Johnson, Pat Rice, Loren Pittman, Mary Broten, Mark Otnes, Shelley Steva, Gary Olsby, Randy Prachar, and Katie Haws 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, December 2, 2005.

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