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• Canada Goose
• Wood Duck
• Long-tailed Duck
• Common Goldeneye
• Hooded Merganser
• Common Merganser
• Sandhill Crane
• Bonaparte's Gull
• Bald Eagle
• Belted Kingfisher
• Red-bellied Woodpecker
• Pileated Woodpecker
• Brown Creeper
• Red Crossbill
• American Tree Sparrow
• Dark-eyed Junco
• Red-winged Blackbird

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: November 25, 2016
Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce
Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours)
Compiler: Jeanie Joppru (ajjoppru@mncable.net)

This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, November 25, 2016 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.

After the snow that arrived on Tuesday, the weather in the northwest has been mild and foggy, and most of the snow has melted. Not much bird activity has been reported.

A large number of CANADA GEESE of mixed subspecies is still hanging around Thief River Falls as we still have open water in the rivers and the lagoons. From our yard we have seen several BALD EAGLES this week, and today we are having a visit from the RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER. Otherwise it is still pretty quiet.

A SANDHILL CRANE was reported in Hubbard County on November 19 by Rebecca Engdahl. Marshall Howe observed more than 20 RED CROSSBILLS in Dorset this week. He also saw BONAPARTE'S GULL, and DARK-EYED JUNCOS.

From Otter Tail County, Alma Ronningen reported BALD EAGLE, PILEATED WOODPECKER, RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, AMERICAN TREE SPARROW, BROWN CREEPER, and RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD as well as the more common feeder species. Kathleen MacAulay found three LONG-TAILED DUCKS on Otter Tail Lake on November 24. A BELTED KINGFISHER was reported by Wayne Perala on November 18, and on the 22nd he saw WOOD DUCK, HOODED MERGANSER, COMMON MERGANSER, and COMMON GOLDENEYE in Fergus Falls.

Thanks to all who reported their sightings this week.

Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjoppru@mncable.net 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, December 1, 2016.

Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN

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