-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*January 12, 2012
*MNDL1201.12

-Birds mentioned
Canada Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Spruce Grouse
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Golden Eagle
Merlin
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Great Horned Owl
Snowy Owl
Barred Owl
Great Gray Owl
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Shrike
Black-billed Magpie
Townsend's Solitaire
Snow Bunting
Eastern Towhee
American Tree Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Common Grackle
Pine Grosbeak
House Finch
Common Redpoll
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: January 12, 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, January 12,
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.

The cold has finally found us for a day or two, but the northwest is
still relatively snow-free. With the colder weather, more birds are
visiting the feeders, and a few late migrants still surprise us.

Mark Otnes observed SHARP-TAILED GROUSE, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWS, NORTHERN
HARRIER, BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE, and several flocks of SNOW BUNTINGS were
also seen in the county.

Bob Ekblad relocated the SNOWY OWL in Otter Tail County on January 10,
on township road 255 just off CR 78. Along CR 78 he found more than 250
TRUMPETER SWANS. Gary and Marion Otnes found a BARRED OWL, a GREAT
HORNED OWL, and AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS south of Fergus Falls.

Heidi Hughes reported a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE at the Audubon Center near
Warren on January 8. The bird was near the Omdahl House on the property.
A GREAT HORNED OWL was also seen at the sanctuary, and a NORTHERN
HARRIER was at the impoundment north of the sanctuary. BLACK-BILLED
MAGPIE, and ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS were seen along 190th St NW. Katie
Englemann saw a SNOWY OWL north of Gully on January 5. As of January 12,
the EASTERN TOWHEE, 2 HARRIS'S SPARROW, and one WHITE-THROATED SPARROW
was still visiting her feeders at East Grand Forks. On January 10, a
NORTHERN CARDINAL came to her yard. A SHARP-SHINNED HAWK visited the
yard on January 12. A BALD EAGLE and a flock of 28 CANADA GEESE flew
over East Grand Forks on January 6.

Anita Vettleson reported a PILEATED WOODPECKER at her home near Oklee in
Red Lake County on January 12.

On January 7, I saw a NORTHERN SHRIKE along Johnson Drive in Pennington
County.

On January 8, Shelley Steva and I saw a MERLIN in Warren. Two EURASIAN
COLLARED-DOVES and a COMMON GRACKLE were seen in Argyle. A GOLDEN EAGLE
was seen north of Stephen, and a SNOWY OWL was along MN 75 north of
Warren. Other species seen in Marshall County this week included a
SHARP-TAILED GROUSE, several BALD EAGLES, a number of ROUGH-LEGED HAWKS
and COMMON REDPOLLS. Maggie Anderson reported a NORTHERN SHRIKE on the
east side of Agassiz NWR on January 12.

Martin Kehoe saw a GREAT GRAY OWL east of Shooks in Beltrami County and
another in Koochiching County 0.3 miles west of the intersection of MN 1
and MN 71.

Shelley Steva and I in Kittson County on January 8, saw a NORTHERN
CARDINAL at Larry Wilebski's cabin, and a SNOWY OWL on the south edge of
Northcote. Other species seen in Kittson County that day included
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, PINE GROSBEAK, HOUSE FINCH, and COMMON REDPOLL.

Martin Kehoe reported that the SPRUCE GROUSE have started to come to his
grit station in the Red Lake WMA.

Thanks to Anita Vettleson, Bob Ekblad, Gary Otnes, Heidi Hughes, Katie
Englemann, Maggie Anderson, Mark Otnes, Martin Kehoe, and Sandy Aubol
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 Thursday, January 19,
2012



Jeanie Joppru
Pennington County, MN