-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*December 26, 2014
*MNDL1412.26

-Birds mentioned
Snow Goose
Cackling Goose
Wood Duck
Gadwall
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Lesser Scaup
Rough-legged Hawk
Snowy Owl
Varied Thrush
Dark-eyed Junco
House Finch
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: December 26, 2014
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 Friday, December 26,
2014 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.

This has been a really damp, gray week in the northwest, and we have
only seen daylight through the fog and mist a few times. Today, December
26, a glimpse of the sun was seen by a few as colder weather settles in.

Steve Midthune reported a male VARIED THRUSH along Merry Meadow Lane in
Detroit Lakes, Becker County, on December 21.

The Fargo-Moorhead CBC counted a few waterfowl at the Moorhead WTP
including CACKLING GOOSE, SNOW GOOSE, WOOD DUCK, GADWALL, GREEN-WINGED
TEAL, NORTHERN PINTAIL, and LESSER SCAUP on December 23. Also in Clay
County that day, Tim Lamey observed a SNOWY OWL one mile south of
Georgetown on the west side of US 75 .

Terry and Joanne Johnson in East Grand Forks, Polk County, reported that
by December 24, their feeders were busy with DARK-EYED JUNCOS, and HOUSE
FINCHES. A SNOWY OWL was reported on December 26 along US 2 a half mile
from the US 75 junction. Today , December 26, I saw a pure white adult
male and a heavily barred immature SNOWY OWL along Polk CR 21 within the
two miles stretch east of Sherack. The two were about a mile apart.

A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen along Marshall CR 12 just north of the
intersection with CR 46 on December 24.

Thanks to Keith Corliss, Steve Midthune, Terry and Joanne Johnson, and
Tim Lamey for their reports.

Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than
Thursday each week, at [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 Sunday, January 4,
2015 .