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-RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *March 13, 2008 *MNDL0803.13-Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: March 13, 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 13, 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.
As of this writing, it seems spring has suddenly arrived in northwest Minnesota. Migration is beginning and we are getting frequent reports of vocalizing owls, migrating Horned Larks, and the start of the raptor migration. On Thursday afternoon, the locally breeding Horned Larks appeared on our road, and some rain fell for the first time this spring.
Ron Erpelding and Herb Dingmann found BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS in Becker County at Ogema, and Mahnomen County at Mahnomen on March 8. On March 9, BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen in Marshall County at Middle River, Kittson County at Lancaster, and Roseau County at Greenbush. The birds are cleaning up the rest of the ornamental crabapples that have stayed on the trees throughout the winter.
From Becker County, Kay Hartness reported that she has 2-3 NORTHERN CARDINALS coming to her feeder along the Pelican River.
Ron Erpelding and Herb Dingmann observed a GOLDEN EAGLE along MN 32 a half mile south of Ulen in Clay County on March 10.
In Norman County on March 10, they reported one GRAY PARTRIDGE on the east side of MN 32 near 280th Ave, a COMMON RAVEN near the Gary Pines, and SHARP-TAILED GROUSE north of CR 23.
A GREAT HORNED OWL was seen in Mahnomen County on March 8.
Nate Emery reported from Polk County that on March 10 he saw a GOLDEN EAGLE a mile west of CR 44 and 7 miles south of US 2. A possible HOARY REDPOLL was seen at Rydell NWR, and a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was also seen a half mile east of CR 44 north of US 2. On March 11, he reported a NORTHERN HARRIER along CR 45 two miles west of MN 32. On March 6, Adele Rosencrans was surprised when a SNOWY OWL flushed along CR 23 about two miles northeast of Melo Church in the northwestern part of the county.
Two GREAT HORNED OWLS were found by Ron Erpelding and Herb Dingmann in Red Lake County on March 9. One was west of Plummer on 195th Ave SE and one was north of Plummer along US 59.
On March 9, a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK was seen in downtown Thief River Falls in Pennington County. Ron and Herb found a GREAT HORNED OWL just south of CR 3 along US 59 on March 9, and , on March 10, they saw 16 SHARP-TAILED GROUSE on a lek north of CR 2 west of 220 Ave SE.
In Marshall County on the afternoon of March 9, there were 7 GRAY PARTRIDGE north of 280 St NW on the east side of US 75 about 5 miles north of Warren. A SHARP-SHINNED HAWK and DARK-EYED JUNCO were spotted in Warren, and a single LAPLAND LONGSPUR in a flock of HORNED LARKS were seen near Kennedy. Gary Tischer of Agassiz NWR reported that on March 13 two pairs of BALD EAGLES were seen on the refuge, and Greg Knutsen spotted the first AMERICAN KESTREL of the spring on South Pool.
Kelly Larson reported a NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL at her feeder in Clearwater County near Bagley on March 6.
Larry Wilebski reported GRAY PARTRIDGE at his cabin near Lancaster on March 9. Other species seen on that day in Kittson County included both nuthatches, AMERICAN ROBIN, COMMON GRACKLE, and PINE GROSBEAK.
Besides the BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS seen in Greenbush, several HORNED LARKS were also seen in Roseau County on March 9.
Thanks to Adele Rosencrans, Gary Tischer, Greg Knutsen, Kelly Larson, Larry Wilebski, Nate Emery, 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. The next scheduled update of this report is Thursday, March 20, 2008.
Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN
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