-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*November 22, 2012
*MNDL1211.22

-Birds mentioned
Cackling Goose
Tundra Swan
White-winged Scoter
Ruffed Grouse
Greater Prairie-Chicken
Common Loon
Northern Goshawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Snowy Owl
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
American Kestrel
Merlin
Northern Shrike
Golden-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
Bohemian Waxwing
Cedar Waxwing
Snow Bunting
White-throated Sparrow
Rusty Blackbird
Pine Grosbeak
Red Crossbill
White-winged Crossbill
Common Redpoll
Hoary Redpoll
Pine Siskin
Evening Grosbeak
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: November 22, 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, November
22, 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.

Birding has been good this week in northwest Minnesota. In particular
Ron Erpelding and Herb Dingmann made a swing through the area on the
weekend and reported PINE GROSBEAKS in 11 of the 12 counties they birded
in. These birds are appearing everywhere seemingly and can be found in
almost every town that has crabapple trees or trees with seeds. The only
county that Ron and Herb did not find the grosbeaks was Norman,
surprisingly. I assume they just weren't at the right place at the right
time.

Marshall Howe reported NORTHERN SHRIKE and EVENING GROSBEAK in Hubbard
County on November 16. SNOW BUNTINGS were in Dorset on November 18, and
25 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen at Park Rapids. Other species seen in
Hubbard County this week included RUFFED GROUSE, and PINE GROSBEAKS near
Dorset.

In Becker County, Steve Midthune reported RED CROSSBILLS on November 19
on the Blackbird Auto Tour at Tamarac NWR. On November 19 also, Beau
Shroyer saw 40 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS in Detroit Lakes. Steve Midthune saw
SNOW BUNTINGS were seen on the north end of Hamden Slough NWR along CR
13 about 2.3 miles south of CR 14. Ron Erpelding and Herb Dingmann
reported CACKLING GEESE and WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS on Boyer Lake west of
Detroit Lakes on November 22. A COMMON LOON was seen on Tuleby Lake on
November 16. EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES, NORTHERN SHRIKES, BOHEMIAN
WAXWINGS, and CEDAR WAXWINGS were seen in Detroit Lakes this week.

Clay County sightings by Ron and Herb included TUNDRA SWANS, and in
Ulen, EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE.

Norman County sightings included EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE, a juvenile
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, and CEDAR WAXWINGS in Twin Valley.

In Mahnomen County there was an AMERICAN ROBIN, RED CROSSBILLS along MN
113 east of Waubun, and an EVENING GROSBEAK in Waubun.

Sandy Aubol reported 4 PINE GROSBEAKS, two WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS and
two GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS in East Grand Forks, Polk County on November
16. RED CROSSBILLS were reported by East Grand Forks birders at 5th Ave
north in East Grand Forks on November 18. Ron Erpelding and Herb
Dingmann found NORTHERN SHRIKE in Polk County also on November 16.

Red Lake County sightings on the weekend included CACKLING GOOSE,
GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN in the eastern edge of the county, and both
BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS and CEDAR WAXWINGS in Red Lake Falls.

Maggie Anderson reported PINE GROSBEAKS at her feeders in Thief River
Falls, Pennington County, on November 16 along with COMMON REDPOLLS. Ron
Erpelding and Herb Dingmann reported RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, BOHEMIAN
WAXWINGS, and COMMON REDPOLLS in St. Hilaire on November 17.

I have a secondhand report of two SNOWY OWLS found on November 21,
northwest of Argyle in Marshall County. At Agassiz NWR, sightings
included ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, NORTHERN SHRIKE, AMERICAN ROBIN, PINE
GROSBEAK, and HOARY REDPOLL on November 17. RED CROSSBILLS and
WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen at the Silver Creek cemetery along CR
12.

Ron Erpelding and Herb Dingmann saw a RUFFED GROUSE at Larry Wilebski's
cabin, a NORTHERN GOSHAWK along CR 4 east of Lancaster, AMERICAN
KESTREL, MERLIN, and NORTHERN SHRIKE, all in Kittson County. BOHEMIAN
WAXWINGS were found in Lancaster, and a RUSTY BLACKBIRD 16 miles east of
Lancaster. One PINE SISKIN was seen in the county.

Thanks to Beau Shroyer, Maggie Anderson, Marshall Howe, Ron Erpelding
and Herb Dingmann, Sandy Aubol, and Steve Midthune for their reports.

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, November 29, 2012


Jeanie Joppru
Pennington County, MN