-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*November 5, 2015
*MNDL1511.05

-Birds mentioned
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Sandhill Crane
Glaucous Gull
Merlin
Horned Lark
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Bohemian Waxwing
Lapland Longspur
Snow Bunting
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Harris's Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Pine Grosbeak
Common Redpoll
Hoary Redpoll
Evening Grosbeak
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: November 5, 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, November 5,
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.

The first taste of snow arrived this afternoon in northwest Minnesota,
along with some rain. The very dry conditions of October are gone for
now. Temperatures on the ground are still warm so this will melt ,
probably tomorrow.

Marshall Howe saw an EVENING GROSBEAK in Dorset in Hubbard County on
November 3, and Sandy Aubol had one at her feeders in East Grand Forks ,
Polk County, on November 4. Can we dare to expect more this winter?

Here in Thief River Falls, Pennington County, I still had one HARRIS'S
SPARROW feeding with several DARK-EYED JUNCOS on November 4.

Cliff Steinhauer reported hundreds of SANDHILL CRANES feeding in
harvested corn fields near the intersection of Marshall County roads 12
and 7 on November 1. Several male NORTHERN HARRIERS were also seen in
the area.

In Beltrami County on October 29 and 30th, Craig Mandel reported that he
with several others found ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, NORTHERN HARRIER,
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, MERLIN, LAPLAND LONGSPURS, HORNED LARK, and SNOW
BUNTINGS along North Shore Drive . Along Waskish Road NE, they saw a
flock of COMMON REDPOLLS that included one HOARY REDPOLL.

In Baudette in Lake of the Woods County, Craig's group found a GLAUCOUS
GULL in the town of Baudette at the Border Crossing Wayside rest stop on
the east side of MN 72. Along CR 1, they found PINE GROSBEAK, and
BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS, and at Lake of the Woods Memorial Forest along CR 1,
there were GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS, a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, and a
COMMON REDPOLL. Mike Thiele saw 25 BALD EAGLES along the river between
Baudette and International Falls.

Thanks to Cliff Steinhauer, Craig Mandel, Marshall Howe, Mike Thiel, 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 Wednesday, November
11, 2015.