Minnesota Detroit Lakes RBA
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-RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *February 7, 2008 *MNDL0802.07-Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: February 7, 2008
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, February 7, 2008 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.
Another cold week brings us closer to spring migration. Already there is evidence that the earliest species are starting to move slowly north and get their summer plumage. Snow buntings are gathering in large flocks and showing some of the bright black and white plumage already. Grouse are getting excited for the spring nesting season and leks can be found already.
Ben Wieland reported a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER along Sautbine Road near Walker in Cass County on February 2.
From Pennington County, Shelley Steva reported 30 SHARP-TAILED GROUSE one mile south of CR 3 along US 59 on February 3.
In Red Lake County on February 3, Shelley found two leks of SHARP-TAILED GROUSE, one was two miles east of Plummer along CR 1 and one was five miles east of Plummer along CR 1. On February 4, she saw six GRAY PARTRIDGE and twenty SNOW BUNTINGS along CR 5 a couple of miles north of Oklee.
Nathaniel Emery was in Polk County on February 4 where he counted about 250 GREATER PRAIRIE CHICKENS, 50 SHARP-TAILED GROUSE, hundreds of SNOW BUNTINGS, 2 NORTHERN SHRIKES, three COMMON RAVENS, and a few COMMON REDPOLLS. All of these were seen within the area between US2, MN 32, and CR 102, in and around the Glacial Ridge project.
Mel and Elaine Bennefeld watched five AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES which were showing a little of their summer yellow at the feeder at the Ada nursing home on February 4.
Thanks to Ben Wieland, Mel and Elaine Bennefeld, Nathaniel Emery, and Shelley Steva 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. The next scheduled update of this report is Thursday, February 14, 2008.
Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN
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