-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*January 9, 2020
*MNDL2001.09

-Birds mentioned
Spruce Grouse
Greater Prairie-Chicken
Wild Turkey
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Northern Goshawk
Great Horned Owl
Snowy Owl
Northern Hawk Owl
Barred Owl
Great Gray Owl
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
American Kestrel
Northern Shrike
Canada Jay
Black-billed Magpie
Common Raven
Horned Lark
Boreal Chickadee
Bohemian Waxwing
Cedar Waxwing
Purple Finch
Red Crossbill
White-winged Crossbill
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
Snow Bunting
American Tree Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: January 9, 2020
Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce
Reports: 218-847-5743 or 218-847-9202
Compiler: Jeanie Joppru ([log in to unmask])

This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, January 9,
2020 sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce. You
may also see this report on the Chamber of Commerce website:
https://www.visitdetroitlakes.com/birding-report

This part of the state did not participate fully in the recent snowfall,
but we got enough to keep us busy for a few days. Cold temperatures
right after heavy wet snow fell caused the snowbanks to get very firm,
making the shoveling quite a bit harder. Also most of that snow has
remained where it blew in at the time of the storm, so rural roads
cannot be trusted to be open. Many are in good winter driving condition,
but do not be deceived by the first quarter mile being open as a large
drift may lurk further on. Not many reports have come in this week, but
I do have the highlights of several of the recent CBC's.

The Pelican Rapids CBC in Otter Tail County on January 4th, found 29
species and surprisingly had high counts on 18 of the 29 species.
Species seen included GREAT HORNED OWL, COMMON RAVEN, PILEATED
WOODPECKERRED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, 40 WILD TURKEYS, 46 EURASIAN
COLLARED-DOVES, HORNED LARK, 34 DARK-EYED JUNCOS, 2 NORTHERN CARDINALS,
and 8 NORTHERN SHRIKES, but no finches.

In Clay County on December 28th, the Bluestem Prairie found 32 species
including BOHEMIAN WAXWING, NORTHERN CARDINAL, BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE,
GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN, 19 WILD TURKEYS, NORTHERN SHRIKE, PURPLE FINCH,
BELTED KINGFISHER, AMERICAN KESTREL, and in count week, a NORTHERN
GOSHAWK.

On the Polk County side of the Grand Forks/ East Grand Forks CBC on
December 15th, species seen included AMERICAN KESTREL, CEDAR WAXWING,
PINE SISKIN, 10 SNOW BUNTINGS, AMERICAN TREE SPARROW, and 5 NORTHERN
CARDINALS. Joanne and Terry Johnson found 3 SNOWY OWLS in the Sherack
area on January 4th.

Nancy Wasik reported flocks of AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES and a PILEATED
WOODPECKER in Eckles township of Beltrami County on January 9th.

There were two CBC's in Lake of the Woods County last weekend. On the
Beltrami Island CBC species seen included 3 GREAT GRAY OWLS, NORTHERN
HAWK OWL, BARRED OWL, SPRUCE GROUSE, PINE SISKIN, RED CROSSBILL,
WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL, BOREAL CHICKADEE, NORTHERN SHRIKE, DARK-EYED
JUNCO, AMERICAN GOLDFINCH, and PURPLE FINCH. The Baudette CBC recorded 4
NORTHERN HAWK OWLS, NORTHERN SHRIKE, HORNED LARK, RED CROSSBILL,
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, and CANADA JAY. No grosbeaks or redpolls were
seen.

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 numbers 218-847-5743 or 218- 847-9202. Please include the
county where the sighting took place. The next scheduled update of this
report is Friday, January 16, 2020.



Jeanie Joppru
Pennington County, MN