-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*February 19, 2009
*MNDL0902.19

-Birds mentioned
Trumpeter Swan
Mallard
Common Goldeneye
Bald Eagle
Snowy Owl
Northern Hawk Owl
Great Gray Owl
Red-headed Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Gray Jay
Black-billed Magpie
American Crow
Horned Lark
Red-breasted Nuthatch
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Dark-eyed Junco
Snow Bunting
Pine Grosbeak
House Finch
White-winged Crossbill
Common Redpoll
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: February 19, 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, February
19, 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.

Spring must be coming - we alternating between +30 degree temperatures
and -20 degrees. The weather will settle into a pattern soon, but for
now it doesn't seem to be able to make up its mind whether it's winter
or spring! In the north we still have a good cover of snow in most
places, but the strong sun will change all that as soon as the
temperatures warm to the 20's. Best news this week is that, on a trip
from Thief River Falls to Fergus Falls on the weekend, Shelley Steva and
I saw HORNED LARKS in every county we went through.

Jeff Birchem in Lake of the Woods County saw the NORTHERN HAWK OWL on
the Roosevelt Road a couple of miles north of the Faunce-Butterfield
Road on February 18. This bird has been there most of the winter. A
PILEATED WOODPECKER was also seen there. At the Norris Camp feeder they
are seeing GRAY JAYS, PINE GROSBEAKS, and COMMON REDPOLLS.

Dave and Cec Lambeth were in Roseau County on February 13 where they
found two NORTHERN HAWK OWLS and one GREAT GRAY OWL along MN 310 north
of Roseau. There were also six PINE GROSBEAKS seen along that road, and
20 more were seen south of Roosevelt.

Ben Wieland reported a VARIED THRUSH at Pleasant Lake near Hackensack in
Cass County, and a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER near Leader on February 15.

Diana Morkassel north of Warren in Marshall County observed a BALD EAGLE
and an AMERICAN CROW a half mile north of the Warren airport on February
13, and DARK-EYED JUNCOS, COMMON REDPOLLS, and a HOUSE FINCH at her
feeder nearby.

In Polk County, Donna and Leon Thoreson saw a SNOWY OWL four miles east
of Climax on CR 41 on February 14, and along the same road were 15
HORNED LARKS and 10 SNOW BUNTINGS. Along MN 220 north of Climax were two
BALD EAGLES and two BLACK-BILLED MAGPIES. John Loegering reported a
WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL in Crookston, on February 15. Mike
Christopherson, also in Crookston, reported RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, PINE
SISKINS, AMERICAN GOLDFINCH, and HOUSE FINCH. Diana Morkassel saw 4
AMERICAN CROWS, 12 HORNED LARKS, and SNOW BUNTINGS on February 15 along
US 75 north of Crookston on February 15.

Craig Coleman reported an AMERICAN ROBIN along CR 22 in Becker County on
February 6. About 75 COMMON REDPOLLS are visiting his backyard feeder.

In Otter Tail County, Shelley Steva and I saw a lot of TRUMPETER SWANS
at the "levee" in Fergus Falls , along with some MALLARDS and COMMON
GOLDENEYES on February 15.

Thanks to Ben Wieland, Craig Coleman, Dave and Cec Lambeth, Diana
Morkassel, Jeff Birchem, John Loegering, Mike Christopherson, and Donna
and Leon Thoreson 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, February
26, 2009.


Jeanie Joppru
Pennington County, MN