-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*December 3, 2015
*MNDL1512.03

-Birds mentioned
Wild Turkey
Bald Eagle
Cooper's Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Great Horned Owl
Barred Owl
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Northern Shrike
Common Raven
Varied Thrush
Bohemian Waxwing
Lapland Longspur
American Tree Sparrow
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Red Crossbill
Pine Siskin
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: December 3, 2015
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, December 3,
2015 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.

Some parts of the northwest have received several inches of snow this
week, but the far northwest hardly received any . The result is that ,
when the sun shines, the temperatures have been really pleasant. Most
afternoons it has reached the low thirties in Thief River Falls. The
feeders have been quiet.

A BARRED OWL came to the feeder of Charlene Nelson in Grant County on
December 1.

From Otter Tail County, Teresa Jaskiewicz reported 2 BALD EAGLES, BELTED
KINGFISHER , AMERICAN TREE SPARROW, and PINE SISKINS on November 29.

The VARIED THRUSH at Kabekona Lake in Hubbard County was reported to
e-Bird by several observers as recently as November 30.

In Polk County, Sandy Aubol reported NORTHERN SHRIKE and GREAT HORNED
OWL along the Red Lake River in East Grand Forks on November 28. On the
29th, she found RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, NORTHERN FLICKER, and three
BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS along the Red River there, and a COOPER'S HAWK in her
yard. A RED CROSSBILL was heard on November 30.

A late ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK was seen by Jan Anderson at her feeder in
Thief River Falls, Pennington County, on November 27. On November 29,
Shelley Steva and I saw 12 WILD TURKEYS and a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK in
western Pennington County. Today, December 3, I spotted a COMMON RAVEN
floating lazily over MN 1 just east of Thief River Falls.

Fifty LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen by Shelley Steva and I on November 27
along Marshall County Road 7 near the intersection with CR 12.

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, December
10, 2015


Jeanie Joppru
Pennington County, MN