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*December 13, 2001
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-Birds mentioned

• Bald Eagle
• Northern Harrier
• Cooper's Hawk
• Red-tailed Hawk
• Rough-legged Hawk
• Ring-necked Pheasant
• Mourning Dove
• Great Horned Owl
• Snowy Owl
• Great Gray Owl
• Long-eared Owl
• Short-eared Owl
• Downy Woodpecker
• Hairy Woodpecker
• Pileated Woodpecker
• Gray Jay
• Black-billed Magpie
• Black-capped Chickadee
• Red-breasted Nuthatch
• White-breasted Nuthatch
• Varied Thrush
• Northern Cardinal
• White-throated Sparrow
• Harris's Sparrow
• Dark-eyed Junco
• Snow Bunting
• Red-winged Blackbird
• Pine Grosbeak
• White-winged Crossbill
• Common Redpoll
• American Goldfinch

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: December 13, 2001
Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce
Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours)
Compiler: Betsy Beneke (BetsyBeneke@lakesnet.net)

This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, December 14th, sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Lakes Area Birding Club. You may also hear this report by calling (218) 847-5743 or 1-800-433-1888.

A pair of VARIED THRUSH were found in Ottertail County this week by Eddy Edwards but the homeowner has not yet given permission for birders to visit so no location was given. Also from Ottertail county RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD , NORTHERN CARDINAL and PINE GROSBEAKS were sighted.

A GREAT GRAY OWL was seen by Gretchen Mehmel along the Roosevelt Forest Road 8 miles north of the Norris Fire Tower on Dec. 10th.

A NORTHERN HARRIER was reported by Joe Gartner near Buffalo River State Park on the 7th.

>From Wetland, Pines, and Prairie Audubon Sanctuary this week Blane Klemek reported 2 GREAT HORNED OWLS, 2 LONG-EARED OWLS, 2 SHORT-EARED OWLS, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, RED-TAILED HAWKS, NORTHERN HARRIERS and a COOPER'S HAWK. 2 MOURNING DOVES, COMMON REDPOLLS, DARK-EYED JUNCO, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH, DOWNY WOODPECKER, HAIRY WOODPECKERS, and BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES were at the sanctuary feeders. Also reported there by Dorothy Russell were PINE GROSBEAK, and BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE.

In Polk County this week the Thoreson's reported a SNOWY OWL near Eldred, and PILEATED WOODPECKER, COMMON REDPOLL, AMERICAN GOLDFINCH, and SNOW BUNTING near their home .

>From Norris Camp, Gretchen Mehmel reports WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, PINE GROSBEAKS, and GRAY JAY among the birds at the camp feeders.

An adult BALD EAGLE was seen on the ground by the roadside south of Highway 1 near Thief River Falls in Pennignton County on Dec. 13th.

Other birds reported from the Northwest this week included WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL and HARRIS'S SPARROW. A pair of RING-NECKED PHEASANTS were seen north of Argyle.

Thanks to Sally Hausken, Joe Gartner, Blane Klemek, Dorothy Russell, Kay Hartness, Eddy Edwards, Melody Webb, Wayne Campbell, Ronningen's, Colson's, and Thoreson's for their reports.

If you have interesting birds to report, contact Betsy Beneke by e-mail, no later than Thursday each week, at: betsybeneke@lakesnet.net OR call the Chamber's toll free number: 1-800-542-3992. Detroit Lakes area birders please call 847-9202. The next scheduled update of this report is Friday, December 21st.

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