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-RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *January 26, 2006 *MNDL0601.26 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: January 26, 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 27, 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 week we have had a rather quiet mild weather pattern , broken only briefly by a quick system that did produce a little snow in some areas, but not enough to hinder most normal activities. The birds seem to have been quiet this week also, as relatively few reports have come in - or is it the people who have been quiet?
Larry Wilebski in Kittson County reported GRAY PARTRIDGE, COOPER'S HAWK, and SNOWY OWL in that county this week.
In Beltrami County on Sunday, January 22, I found two beautiful ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS along CR 710 south of Fourtown. A few COMMON RAVENS, BLACK-BILLED MAGPIES, and SNOW BUNTINGS were also seen.
An adult SNOWY OWL was discovered along Pennington CR 20 about three miles north of MN 1 on Sunday, January 22. Gary Huschle reported some GRAY PARTRIDGE near his place in western Pennington County.
In Marshall County, Gary Huschle saw some GRAY PARTRIDGE along CR 12 , and two COMMON REDPOLLS visited the bird feeder at Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge this week.
SHARP-TAILED GROUSE were seen recently in Polk County along CR 23.
Mel and Elaine Bennefeld were birding in Norman County on Sunday where they found eight GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKENS 2 1/2 miles south of Twin Valley and four along CR 27 seven miles west of Twin Valley. A GOLDEN EAGLE was spotted three miles east of Ada along MN 200. SNOW BUNTINGS were also seen in the area.
Mel and Elaine reported 300-400 SNOW BUNTINGS three miles south of Hitterdahl along MN 32 in Clay County on January 22.
A VARIED THRUSH has been visiting a yard in Lake Park since early December, but the homeowners do not wish to have birders visiting their yard.
Thanks to Mel and Elaine Bennefeld, Mandy Erickson and Gary Huschle 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 3, 2006.
