Minnesota Detroit Lakes RBA
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-RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *February 8, 2007 *MNDL0702.08-Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: February 8, 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, February 9, 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.
It has been a very cold week in the northwest and the cold is scheduled to hold on for a few more days. Once in awhile we have received a light dusting of snow. To no one's surprise, this has not melted so now we are at least white enough to call it winter. The birds have responded by coming in greater numbers to feeders for food.
A male NORTHERN CARDINAL and several PURPLE FINCHES were reported by Susan Wiste near Alexandria in Douglas County on February 4.
Rick Gjervold found a SHORT-EARED OWL in Wilkin County on the prairie west of Rothsay on February 2.
At Fergus Falls in Otter Tail County on February 2, Rick found at least 30 TRUMPETER SWANS, a COMMON LOON, and a lone AMERICAN COOT along with the expected CANADA GEESE, MALLARDS , and COMMON GOLDENEYES.
In Clay County on February 2, Rick Gjervold found several WILD TURKEYS, a flock of AMERICAN ROBINS, and a NORTHERN FLICKER , all in or near Moorhead.
Donna and Leon Thoreson in Polk County are still feeding two DARK-EYED JUNCOS, 100-150 SNOW BUNTINGS, 25 COMMON REDPOLLS, and up to 50 AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES at their home near Climax.
Gary Tischer reported a SHORT-EARED OWL in Pennington County on February 7 along CR 20 three miles north of MN 1. I found one on February 6 northwest of Thief River Falls two miles north of MN 1, then a mile west and a half mile north. Also in Pennington County, on February 5, Jennifer Audette saw an adult SNOWY OWL along US 59 two miles north of MN 1.
In Marshall County, Alice Sather reported that she still has two GRAY JAYS coming to her yard. At Agassiz NWR, Gary Tischer reported that there are COMMON REDPOLLS among the birds frequenting the headquarters feeders. A GREAT HORNED OWL has been heard in the vicinity, but it is not known if it is nesting.
Mary Lou Marchand found two WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS in her grape arbor in Bemidji, Beltrami County on February 5. Keith Corliss was in Bemidji on February 6, where he found a male NORTHERN CARDINAL a block south of the Mormon Church. Other species he saw in Bemidji included a flock of BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS, and several PINE GROSBEAKS.
From Kittson County, Larry Wilebski reported RUFFED GROUSE, SHARP-TAILED GROUSE, GRAY JAYS, PINE GROSBEAKS, and HOARY REDPOLLS among the species at his place north of Lancaster. On February 4, he saw a SNOWY OWL and a SHORT-EARED OWL two miles south of the Canadian border along US 59.
Beth Siverhus in Roseau County reported an AMERICAN ROBIN on February 4, and a flock of BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS at the Roseau Hospital on February 5.
Lyle and Sally Lauber at the north end of Dixon Lake in northwestern Itasca County reported RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, some PINE GROSBEAKS, AMERICAN GOLDFINCH, and many EVENING GROSBEAKS on February 3.
Thanks to Alice Sather, Beth Siverhus, Donna and Leon Thoreson, Gary Tischer, Jennifer Audette, Keith Corliss, Larry Wilebski, Lyle and Sally Lauber, Mary Lou Marchand, Rick Gjervold, and Susan Wiste 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, February 16, 2007.
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