-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*November 5, 2009
*MNDL0911.05
-Birds mentioned
White-winged Scoter
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Ruffed Grouse
Spruce Grouse
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Bald Eagle
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Merlin
Wilson's Snipe
American Woodcock
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Shrike
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Western Meadowlark
Common Redpoll
Pine Siskin
-Transcript
Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: November 5, 2009
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 5,
2009 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.
We are currently having a reprieve from the cold temperatures , and it
has been dry for the last couple of days. Migration is drawing to a
close, but there are still many waterfowl in the area.
On November 1, Tom and Sheryl Smith saw a WESTERN MEADOWLARK southwest
of Fergus Falls in Otter Tail County.
From western Polk County, Sandy Aubol reported the first two COMMON
REDPOLLS on November 2 and a PILEATED WOODPECKER on November 3 in her
yard in East Grand Forks.Other species she saw this week included
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, NORTHERN SHRIKE, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH,
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, and PINE SISKIN.
Shelley Steva reported a MERLIN in Oklee in Red Lake County on November
5.
A NORTHERN CARDINAL was spotted by John Braastad in Thief River Falls in
Pennington County this week.
Maggie Anderson reported from Agassiz NWR in Marshall County on November
5. 90 HOODED MERGANSERS, 4 COMMON MERGANSERS, and 6 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS
were seen on headquarters pool. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen at Pool 21.
Other species mentioned included one WILSON'S SNIPE, one AMERICAN
WOODCOCK, several BALD EAGLES, and two dark phase ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS.
Gretchen Mehmel in Lake of the Woods County observed SPRUCE GROUSE,
SHARP-TAILED GROUSE, RUFFED GROUSE, BALD EAGLES, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS,
NORTHERN SHRIKE, and RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH in the Beltrami Island State
Forest this week.
Thanks to Gretchen Mehmel, John Braastad, Maggie Anderson, Sandy Aubol,
Shelley Steva, and Tom and Sheryl Smith 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, November
12, 2009.
Jeanie Joppru
Pennington County, MN
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