Minnesota Detroit Lakes RBA
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-RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *March 8, 2007 *MNDL0703.08-Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: March 8, 2007
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, March 9, 2007 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 eventful week in the northwest with two big batches of snow, and now warming weather gives a promise of spring. That said, the county roads and especially the minimum maintenance roads need careful inspection before venturing onto them. Main highways are mainly in excellent condition, except where snow blown over the road surface has made it very slippery. Migration has begun, with increasing reports of early migrants being seen in the area.
Terry Brokke reported an AMERICAN GOLDFINCH at his feeder in Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County this week. These birds are often around from time to time all winter, but with the subdued plumage color, aren't immediately obvious until the yellow color returns to the males.
At Tamarac NWR in Becker County, Terry Brokke reported a BALD EAGLE. Seven LAPLAND LONGSPURS, one HORNED LARK, and 150 SNOW BUNTINGS were seen near the junction of CR 37 and Icecracking Lake road on March 3.
While scouting on March 3 for an upcoming owl survey in Polk County, I spotted 5 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, and several HORNED LARKS. A total of nine SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen, 8 of them in the mile south of the Melo Church along CR 23.
In Red Lake County, Shelley Steva found HORNED LARKS, SNOW BUNTINGS, and 20 LAPLAND LONGSPURS on March 6. Jesse Audette saw 6 WILD TURKEYS along MN 32 just north of Red Lake Falls on March 4. I saw several SHARP-TAILED GROUSE in the county on March 3.
During the scouting trip in Pennington , Red Lake , and Polk Counties, Shelley Steva and I heard five GREAT HORNED OWLS hooting on March 3.
In Pennington County, Shelley Steva reported 8 SHARP-TAILED GROUSE, COMMON RAVENS, several flocks of SNOW BUNTINGS, one of which totaled over 300 birds, and LAPLAND LONGSPURS on March 6. On March 4, she spotted a BALD EAGLE in Thief River Falls. One SHORT-EARED OWL was seen in Pennington County on March 3 along CR 12.
From Beltrami County, Pat Rice observed 36 SNOW BUNTINGS along Power Dam Road on March 3. On the 4th, at the Mississippi River outlet , there were 14 TRUMPETER SWANS, two CANADA GEESE, and one COMMON MERGANSER.
Larry Wilebski in Kittson County on March 4 reported that he still has GRAY JAYS, and both COMMON REDPOLL and HOARY REDPOLL, and AMERICAN GOLDFINCH at his cabin. A MERLIN has showed up, and on March 5, he found 16 SHARP-TAILED GROUSE dancing three miles from his cabin northwest of Lancaster.
In Roseau County, Beth Siverhus saw a WHITE-THROATED SPARROW at her feeder in Warroad, and BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS near the Warroad Care Center on March 5. Also in Roseau County, Jesse Audette found a sleepy SAW-WHET OWL resting on some construction supplies in Warroad on February 28.
Thanks to Beth Siverhus, Jesse Audette, Larry Wilebski, Pat Rice, Shelley Steva, and Terry Brokke 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, March 16, 2007.
Jeanie Joppru Pennington County
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