-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*November 19, 2009
*MNDL0911.19

-Birds mentioned
Trumpeter Swan
Merlin
Northern Shrike
Gray Jay
Brown Creeper
American Tree Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: November 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, November
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.

What a wonderful mild week it has been in the northwest, and the sun has
been shining most days too! Get out and enjoy the respite before the
real Minnesota weather arrives.

From Otter Tail County, Brad and Dee Ehlers reported a NORTHERN SHRIKE
seen five miles south of Ottertail on November 11. Alma Ronningen
reported seven TRUMPETER SWANS that hang out on a pond near Dent. At her
feeder in Dent on November 19 were a BROWN CREEPER, AMERICAN TREE
SPARROWS, and DARK-EYED JUNCOS.

Polk County sightings at the home of Sandy Aubol in East Grand Forks
included MERLIN, NORTHERN SHRIKE, and WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS on
November 12.

From Agassiz NWR in Marshall County comes a report of a GRAY JAY seen by
John Braastad on November 19 on the Maakstad Trail.

Beth Siverhus reported a female NORTHERN CARDINAL at the home of Carol
Parker in Warroad on November 18.

Thanks to Alma Ronningen, Brad and Dee Ehlers, Beth Siverhus, John
Braastad, Maggie Anderson, 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 Friday, November 27,
2009.



Jeanie Joppru
Pennington County, MN