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-RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *November 12, 2009 *MNDL0911.12-Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: November 12, 2009
Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce
Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours)
Compiler: Jeanie Joppru (ajjoppru@q.com)
This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, November 12 , 2009 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.
What an unusual week for November in the northwest - warm, windy, and dry. It sure has been a pleasant break, but the weather folks are promising that it won't last another week. Birds are busy at the feeders, but lots of waterfowl still hang around. They may disappear in a day or two.
Gretchen Mehmel reported from Norris Camp in the Beltrami Island State Forest of Lake of the Woods County. On November 5, Jeff Birchem found a GREAT GRAY OWL north of Faunce. A flock of RED CROSSBILLS were spotted south of the Norris Campground on November 6. They were feeding on white pine cones. On November 7 Jason Lanning saw 8 SPRUCE GROUSE in the same general area. Gretchen Mehmel saw a NORTHERN HAWK OWL a mile north of Mertz Corner on November 8. While in Lake of the Woods County on November 8, Zeann Linder and I saw a few BUFFLEHEADS on Lake of the Woods, and in the rest of the county, RUFFED GROUSE, 10-12 BALD EAGLES, GRAY JAY, and both RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH and WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH were among the species seen.
Most interesting sighting in Roseau County on November 8 was a large flock of about 200 AMERICAN CROWS along CR 5.
In Beltrami County on November 8, we noted ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK and NORTHERN SHRIKE.
Zeann Linder and I saw a NORTHERN HARRIER, GREAT HORNED OWL, and NORTHERN SHRIKE at Agassiz NWR on November 8.
Here in Pennington County, at our feeder near Thief River Falls, the feeder hosted a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER and a large flock of AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES in their winter garb.
A RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER was seen by Bruce Flaig at his feeder this week in southern Polk County. Nate Emery sent in a belated report of a GOLDEN EAGLE seen on October 31 three miles east of MN 32 and about 2 miles south of US 2. On November 6, 4 SNOW BUNTINGS were seen at Rydell NWR.
Thanks to Bruce Flaig, Gretchen Mehmel, and Nate Emery for their reports.
Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjoppru@q.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, November 19, 2009.
Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN
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