-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*December 20, 2012
*MNDL1212.20

-Birds mentioned
Wood Duck
American Black Duck
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Ruddy Duck
Greater Prairie-Chicken
Bald Eagle
Northern Goshawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Snowy Owl
Gyrfalcon
Northern Shrike
Black-billed Magpie
Horned Lark
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Bohemian Waxwing
Snow Bunting
Yellow-rumped Warbler
American Tree Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Pine Grosbeak
Red Crossbill
White-winged Crossbill
Common Redpoll
Hoary Redpoll
Evening Grosbeak
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: December 20, 2012
Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce
Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours)
Compiler: Jeanie Joppru ([log in to unmask])

This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, December
20, 2012 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.

Weather has been stable here in the northwest for the past week. We are
expecting that to change any day now, but hope it won't be over
Christmas. Birds are busy at the feeders and the CBC counters are
finding lots of species.

In Otter Tail County , Alma Ronningen had a late YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER
at her feeder in Dent on December 20. AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS were seen
in the yard.

Ben Wieland reported a CAROLINA WREN at Ten Mile Lake on the Walker CBC
on December 16. A VARIED THRUSH was seen by Thomas Malone outside the
circle on the south side of CR 84 on the east side of Island Lake.

In Hubbard County, Marshall Howe reported BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS in Park
Rapids on December 14. PINE GROSBEAKS were seen in Dorset on December
17, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, NORTHERN SHRIKE, and 2 RED CROSSBILLS were seen
on December 18. On the 20th, Marshall Howe had a flock of 100 COMMON
REDPOLLS and two HOARY REDPOLLS in his yard near Dorset.

Linda Schumann reported a flock of EVENING GROSBEAKS at Rainbow resort
in Becker County on December 17.

Mark Otnes saw a probable GYRFALCON just north of Downer in Clay County
on December 14. Keith Corliss reported that the Fargo-Moorhead CBC found
12 species of waterfowl including GREEN-WINGED TEAL, REDHEAD, WOOD DUCK,
AMERICAN BLACK DUCK, RING-NECKED DUCK, RUDDY DUCK and NORTHERN PINTAIL.
Other species seen on the Clay County side of the river included
NORTHERN GOSHAWK, HORNED LARK, BOHEMIAN WAXWING, HARRIS'S SPARROW,
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, and WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL.

In Polk County, Emily Hutchins reported 79 GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKENS, 3
BALD EAGLES, 3 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, a EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE in
Crookston, and 175 COMMON REDPOLLS on the Crookston CBC on December 15.
On December 17, she found 20 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS a mile west of Mentor,
and 20 GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKENS along CR 45 east of MN 32. Sandy Aubol
reported two HOARY REDPOLLS in East Grand Forks on December 18. A large
flock of SNOW BUNTINGS was seen along CR 20 on December 19.

On December 15, 233 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen on the southwest side of
Warren in Marshall County by Heidi Hughes. and a SNOWY OWL was found 8
miles west of the Audubon Center on the 19th. Lynda Knutsen saw an
AMERICAN ROBIN in Middle River on December 16. Reporting on the 20th
from Agassiz NWR, Lynda reported that a BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE,
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, PINE GROSBEAKS , and COMMON REDPOLLS continue to
be seen at refuge headquarters. Unusual is a RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD
hanging around headquarters the last few days.

Thanks to all who sent in sightings this week . Please remember to send
in the highlights of the northwest CBC's when results are known.

Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than
Thursday each week, at [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> 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 27, 2012.

Jeanie Joppru
Pennington County, MN