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-RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *March 6, 2008 *MNDL0803.06-Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: March 6, 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, March 6, 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.
We are ending a quite wintry week, but the sun is moving north and has some power. This has caused some problems with ice on the highways due to wind blowing snow over the roads. Care is needed as there are icy patches on all roads. Owls are in the news this week.
A BOREAL OWL was spotted and photographed by Gerald Ausmus on the outskirts of Baudette in Lake of the Woods County on March 1. The bird was only there for a few hours on that day, apparently resting.
Larry Wilebski saw two SNOWY OWLS in Kittson County on February 29. One was between Orleans and Humboldt and the other between Humboldt and Northcote. He also has seen two small coveys of GRAY PARTRIDGE in northwest Kittson County this week.
In Red Lake County near Oklee, Anita Vettleson has heard a GREAT HORNED OWL hooting near her yard on the weekend.
From Polk County, Nathaniel Emery observed two SNOWY OWLS at Glacial Ridge NWR on March 5. Both were along the road leading past the gravel company building along US 2. Directions are 3.5 miles west of MN 32, turn left past the gravel company building visible on the crest of the hill and follow the road south to CR 45. The spot where the birds were seen is marked with a lathe bearing a brown baseball cap. Other species being seen there regularly include GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN, SHARP-TAILED GROUSE, HORNED LARK, SNOW BUNTINGS, and COMMON REDPOLLS. Bruce Flaig reported that the NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL that he reported last week has returned to his yard in the southern part of the county.
Patrick Beauzay reported that two BOREAL CHICKADEES and 3 Oregon race DARK-EYED JUNCOS are still hanging around his cabin near Park Rapids in Hubbard County. Other species seen there include RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, one AMERICAN TREE SPARROW, and a large flock of AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES. Direction to his place are: take MN 34 east for three miles, turn south on CR 20 for four miles, west on 150th St about one mile, left on Circle Pines Drive. The birds are coming to a feeder at #14745. About 50 TRUMPETER SWANS can be seen on the Fish Hook River near its outlet from Fish Hook Lake.
Thanks to Anita Vettleson, Bruce Flaig, Gerald Ausmus, Larry Wilebski, Nathaniel Emery, and Patrick Beauzay 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, March 13, 2008.
Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN
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