-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*January 15, 2015
*MNDL1501.15

-Birds mentioned
Ruffed Grouse
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Great Horned Owl
Snowy Owl
Northern Hawk Owl
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Shrike
Black-billed Magpie
Brown Creeper
Snow Bunting
Common Redpoll
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: January 15, 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, January 15,
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.

After a windy cold snap, temperatures are moderating in the northwest
this week. No thawing has occurred in the far northern part of the area,
but there have been reports of above freezing temperatures in Moorhead.
A little snow has fallen in the northern counties , keeping all nice and
white.

Lynda Knutsen reported that the NORTHERN HAWK OWL found on the Agassiz
CBC on December 18 was sighted again in the same location a mile north
of the intersection of Marshall County Roads 12 and 46 on Friday,
January 9. I have failed on two occasions to spot it again, but it is
surely in the same general area still. Today, January 15, I found a
cooperative NORTHERN SHRIKE along CR 12 south of CR 7. Other species
seen in the county today included SHARP-TAILED GROUSE, COMMON REDPOLLS
and BLACK-BILLED MAGPIES at nearly every farmstead.

In Red Lake County, Shelley Steva saw a GREAT HORNED OWL one mile east
of Brooks on MN 92, and a SNOWY OWL two miles east of Brooks along MN
92. Ten SNOW BUNTINGS were seen along US 59 north of Plummer.

Benjamin Eckhoff reported that the Alexandria CBC on January 3 turned up
29 species including several waterfowl species at the dam at Lake Carlos
SP, NORTHERN SHRIKES, four PILEATED WOODPECKERS, BROWN CREEPERS, and a
GREAT HORNED OWL. Later in the week, sightings included BALD EAGLE,
RED-TAILED HAWK, and RUFFED GROUSE.

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, January 22,
2015.