Minnesota Detroit Lakes RBA
Minnesota Detroit Lakes RBA
Minnesota Detroit Lakes RBA
|
Previous reports: October 26, November 2 9 16 23 30, December 7.
Other Hotlines: Minnesota Statewide | Minnesota Duluth/North Shore
-RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *December 14, 2006 *MNDL0612.14-Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: December 14, 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, December 15, 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.
The cold snap has passed in the northwest and been replaced by a mild weather pattern which is both good and bad - good that we don't shiver in the cold, bad when the temperature hovers around the freezing mark making roads slippery. Birding has been interesting this week; more gray jays are being found, short-eared owls are being reported, and a few winter finches are making their appearance.
Bob Williams reported a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK along Todd CR 18 , and a SONG SPARROW southwest of Burtrum on December 8.
In Hubbard County on December 8, Bob reported 6 TRUMPETER SWANS along CR 13 between the 6th and 7th Crow Wing Lakes south of Nevis. A RING-NECKED DUCK was also seen.
Dan and Sandy Thimgan found 19 SHORT-EARED OWLS in Wilkin County on December 13 in and around the Rothsay WMA. Other species seen there included GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKENS, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, AMERICAN KESTREL, NORTHERN HARRIER, and NORTHERN SHRIKE.
A GRAY JAY was found by Bob O'Connor along the entrance road to Buffalo River State Park on December 11.
Ron Erpelding and Herb Dingmann were birding in the northwest this weekend. On December 10, in Polk County, they found a GREAT HORNED OWL, a GRAY JAY and AMERICAN ROBINS at the Wetlands, Pines, and Prairies Audubon Sanctuary in the northern part of the county . SNOW BUNTINGS were also seen in the county.
In Red Lake County on December 10, Ron and Herb found a GRAY JAY and PINE SISKINS at the end of a dead end street in the southern part of Red Lake Falls. Several AMERICAN ROBINS were also seen along the Red Lake River in Red Lake Falls that day.
In Pennington County on December 10, two GRAY JAYS, a NORTHERN FLICKER, PILEATED WOODPECKER, and a BROWN CREEPER were seen in our yard east of Thief River Falls; elsewhere a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK and NORTHERN SHRIKE were also seen in the county. On December 14, two WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS came to our yard.
A GRAY JAY was found in Marshall County on December 9 by Ron Erpelding and Herb Dingmann along the Randen Ridge Road in the northeastern part of the county. Other species seen in Marshall County included 15-17 GRAY PARTRIDGE a mile east of Old Mill State Park on CR 4; two ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, a NORTHERN SHRIKE, and COMMON REDPOLLS at Agassiz NWR; BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS in Holt, and SNOW BUNTINGS.
From Cass County on December 9, Bob Williams reported PINE GROSBEAKS, COMMON REDPOLLS, and WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS. The latter were along CR 55 near CR 48.
During the course of an owl survey in Beltrami County, Pat Rice and I found one GREAT GRAY OWL about two miles north of Waskish. Other species seen in the county included a MERLIN, all five corvids, SNOW BUNTINGS, PINE GROSBEAKS, and WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS.
Ron Erpelding and Herb Dingmann found 4 SNOWY OWLS a mile north of Orleans and 2 miles west of CR 1 along CR 155 in the far northern part of Kittson County on December 8. Six SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen 2 miles east of Orleans. Other species seen north of Lancaster included GRAY JAYS, COMMON REDPOLLS, and a pair of HOARY REDPOLLS at the cabin of Larry Wilebski. PINE GROSBEAKS were seen on the south side of CR 10 at Lake Bronson. RUFFED GROUSE, NORTHERN SHRIKE, and SNOW BUNTINGS were also seen in Kittson County.
In Roseau County, GRAY JAYS were seen two miles south of the Canadian border along MN 310; BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS, and PINE GROSBEAKS were found at Badger.
Thanks to Bob O'Connor, Bob Williams, Dan and Sandy Thimgan, Ron Erpelding , and Herb Dingmann 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 22, 2006.
Jeanie Joppru Pennington County
Send your rare and unusual Minnesota sightings to our internet list sevice:
MOU-net@cbs.umn.edu.
Learn more about MOU-net.
