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-RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *January 5, 2006 *MNDL0601.05 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: January 5, 2006
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, January 6, 2006 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 unusual Christmas season with mild temperatures and fog many days. It has contributed to some lovely vistas, and has made birding all the more pleasant. Most Christmas Bird Counts have found more species than usual this year with fewer cold fingers and toes.
Ben Fritchman reported on the CBC's held in the Long Prairie area in Todd County on January 1, where a NORTHERN GOSHAWK, GREAT BLUE HERON, GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET, SONG SPARROW, and LAPLAND LONGSPURS were found among others.
>From Otter Tail County, Eddy Edwards and Dan and Sandy Thimgan sent a report on the Battle Lake CBC on January 1 , where 40 species were tallied. They included one RING-NECKED DUCK, 4 GRAY PARTRIDGE, 8 EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES, a GREAT BLUE HERON, and more than 50 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS. Interestingly, fewer than normal TRUMPETER SWANS were found.
On January 2, Shelley Steva saw about 250 SNOW BUNTINGS along MN 1 four miles west of Warren in Polk County.
In Red Lake County, Shelley found an AMERICAN ROBIN in the town of Plummer on January 4.
The Roseau CBC on December 31 found 36 species, a record number. They included three BALD EAGLES, a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, a PRAIRIE FALCON near the intersection of CR 308 and MN 89, a GYRFALCON flying over the Roseau Lakebed along CR 123, 4 GRAY PARTRIDGE, and 13 SHARP-TAILED GROUSE. There were 7 SNOWY OWLS, 12 NORTHERN HAWK OWLS, and three GREAT GRAY OWLS. Five BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS, 25 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS, 250 SNOW BUNTINGS, 4 PINE GROSBEAKS, and three COMMON REDPOLLS were also observed. Randy Prachar reported three NORTHERN HAWK OWLS at the Roseau Lake WMA on December 27, a few days earlier.
I have a second hand report from Gretchen Mehmel that Ted Dick reported six GREAT GRAY OWLS and one NORTHERN HAWK OWL along the Indian Pines Road in Lake of the Woods County on December 29. I'm sorry but I do not have more specific information about the location of that road.
Thanks to Randy Prachar, Ben Fritchman, Eddy Edwards, Gretchen Mehmel, Ted Dick, and Dan & Sandy Thimgan 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 13, 2006.
