Minnesota Detroit Lakes RBA
Minnesota Detroit Lakes RBA
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-RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *January 18, 2007 *MNDL0701.18-Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: January 18, 2007
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 19, 2007 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.
The first and so far only really cold week has passed and bird and human activity has been not much more than enough to survive. A few hardy birders are combating seasonal affective disorder by getting out anyway, and have reported several interesting species. Conditions for winter birding are very good this year in the northwest as the roads, while icy, are clear of snow and the woods offers good walking.
As reported by Beth Siverhus, a VARIED THRUSH is being seen at the home of Joyce Wright in Warroad , Roseau County. The bird was first seen before Christmas and was seen as recently as January 13. Beth reported an AMERICAN ROBIN and BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS in the city of Warroad on January 16.
Larry Wilebski in Kittson County near Lancaster saw RUFFED GROUSE and SHORT-EARED OWLS on his property on January 12.
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK and several SNOW BUNTINGS were reported by a hardy visiting birder in northern Beltrami County on January 15.
In Marshall County, Cliff Steinhauer saw two GRAY JAYS at his place near the west entrance to Agassiz NWR on January 17.
Herb Dingmann and Ron Erpelding were birding in Norman County on January 17 where they found a GRAY JAY north of Syre, east of MN 32. A GREAT HORNED OWL was in the conifers there also. GRAY JAYS were also found northeast of Twin Valley on the west side of CR 29, a HARRIS'S SPARROW in Ada, and BLACK-BILLED MAGPIES, and a BALD EAGLE near Ada. There were WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS in a spruce tree at the Gary Pines rest area. Other species in the county included ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, NORTHERN SHRIKE, and AMERICAN TREE SPARROW.
A GOLDEN EAGLE was found by Herb Dingmann and Ron Erpelding north of Felton Prairie in Clay County on the north side of CR 34 on January 17. SHORT-EARED OWL and GREAT HORNED OWL were seen at Bluestem Prairie. Two groups of SNOW BUNTINGS , each numbering over 1000 were seen in Clay County - one was near Bluestem Prairie, the other at the Twin Valley WMA just south of the Norman County line. In Moorhead, they saw WILD TURKEYS, PILEATED WOODPECKER, and PURPLE FINCH, and elsewhere in the county there were GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKENS, and NORTHERN SHRIKE.
Brian Newman found SNOW BUNTINGS, PINE GROSBEAK, PURPLE FINCH, RED CROSSBILLS, and WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS at Tamarac NWR in Becker County on January 14.
In Otter Tail County, Brian Newman found a roosting BARRED OWL at Maplewood State Park on January 14.
Thanks to Beth Siverhus, Brian Newman, Cliff Steinhauer, Herb Dingmann, Ron Erpelding, Joyce Wright, and Larry Wilebski for their reports. A special thanks to the visiting birder, whose name I neglected to verify, for calling in his sightings.
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 26, 2007.
Jeanie Joppru Pennington County
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