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*January 22, 2004
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-Birds mentioned

• Trumpeter Swan
• Golden Eagle
• American Kestrel
• Wild Turkey
• Mourning Dove
• Snowy Owl
• Red-bellied Woodpecker
• Black-backed Woodpecker
• Pileated Woodpecker
• Gray Jay
• Black-billed Magpie
• American Crow
• American Robin
• Cedar Waxwing
• Northern Shrike
• Northern Cardinal
• Snow Bunting
• Pine Grosbeak
• Common Redpoll

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: January 22, 2004
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 Friday, January 23, 2004 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.

It continues to be a very cold week in Northwest Minnesota, and both people and birds are trying to stay warm.

Bryan Newman reported a sighting of two mature GOLDEN EAGLES flying over Highway 59 between Erhard and Elizabeth in Otter Tail County on January 19th. From Pelican Rapids , Wayne Runningen reported a PILEATED WOODPECKER, and 50-60 COMMON REDPOLLS visiting a local feeder. Twenty-five TRUMPETER SWANS were seen by Alma Ronningen on the Otter Tail River. She also saw no less than 30 WILD TURKEYS south of Maplewood State Park on the 18th. At her feeder on the 19th were a NORTHERN SHRIKE, and eighty- three COMMON REDPOLLS. Teresa Jaskiewicz reported up to 100 COMMON REDPOLLS at her feeder. Two AMERICAN ROBINS and three MOURNING DOVES are visiting a feeder northeast of Elizabeth.

>From Douglas County, Susan Wiste reported a flock of 150- 200 SNOW BUNTINGS along CR 27 northwest of Alexandria. At her feeder she had a male NORTHERN CARDINAL on the 16th.

Bruce Jacobson flushed a SNOWY OWL from a tree in his yard in northeastern Becker County on January 15th. An AMERICAN KESTREL perched on the bird feeder of Maureen Gibbon in the eastern part of the county on the 18th.=20

Mel and Elaine Bennefeld spotted an AMERICAN ROBIN and a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER in Clay County along the Red River near Moorhead on Friday the 16th.

Polk County sightings reported by Heidi Hughes included PILEATED WOODPECKER, twelve AMERICAN CROWS, and several flocks of SNOW BUNTINGS.

Shelley Steva found ten CEDAR WAXWINGS in Plummer, Red Lake County, on the 16th. In southern Pennington County she saw seventy-five SNOW BUNTINGS along Highway 59 a mile south of the Seven Clans Casino.

Gretchen Mehmel reported a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER at the base of the Blueberry Hill Tower in Lake of the Woods County on January 18th. Other birds at Norris Camp included NORTHERN SHRIKE, GRAY JAY, and PINE GROSBEAK. On January 20th, she also saw a BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE, and a PILEATED WOODPECKER in Lake of the Woods County.

Thanks to Shelley Steva, Marion Jacobson, Maureen Gibbon, Gretchen Mehmel, Bryan Newman, Wayne Runningen, Alma Ronningen, Mel and Elaine Bennefeld, Teresa Jaskiewicz, Susan Wiste, and Heidi Hughes 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. When reporting by email please put "NW Bird Report" in the subject line of your message. The next scheduled update of this report is Friday, January 30, 2004.

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