-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*February 25, 2016
*MNDL1602.25

-Birds mentioned
Canada Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Common Merganser
Pied-billed Grebe
Bald Eagle
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Shrike
Horned Lark
American Robin
Bohemian Waxwing
Common Redpoll
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: February 25, 2016
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
25, 2016 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.

Temperatures have been slightly above normal this week , but birding
away from the feeders has been pretty slow. All the usual suspects are
being seen in the area, but few newcomers are reported this week. Do the
birds know something we don't? On a trip to Fargo, hundreds of CANADA
GEESE were seen near the Moorhead wastewater treatment ponds and in the
fields nearby, so obviously the warmer weather south of there has
encouraged some to start north.

John Ellis found a few waterfowl in Douglas County near where the Long
Prairie River leaves Lake Carlos on February 20. They included TRUMPETER
SWAN, CANADA GOOSE, COMMON MERGANSER, and PIED-BILLED GREB E. Also seen
were BALD EAGLE, NORTHERN SHRIKE, and HORNED LARKS.

In Hubbard County, Connie Cox observed several TRUMPETER SWANS at La
Salle State Recreation Area which is about eight miles north of Itasca
State Park on February 25. Also seen were a PIED-BILLED GREBE and some
COMMON REDPOLLS.

Beau Shroyer found 150 to 200 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS on Willow Street near
Lake Ave in Detroit Lakes on February 20.

Here in Pennington County, a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER came to our feeder
near Thief River Falls, and a flock of BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen in
the yard on February 20. On the 21st, a flock of 10 – 15 AMERICAN ROBINS
were seen in Thief River Falls.

Thanks to Beau Shroyer, Connie Cox and John Ellis 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, March 3,
2016.