That would be the Bemidji CBC held on December 19. Jeanie Joppru
This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Saturday, December 26, 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. We finally have a little snow in the northwest, and cooling temperatures, but still pleasant. Roads , however, are a mixed bag. Some well-travelled ones are bare and dry, but most , especially the secondary roads are very icy or covered by packed snow. Birds are busy at the feeders and there are reports of several species that normally would be far south by now. >From Lake of the Woods County, Gretchen Mehmel reported that a NORTHERN HAWK OWL was found on the Roosevelt Road two miles north of the Norris fire tower this week, and a GREAT GRAY OWL was seen 3 miles north of the Faunce tower. At the feeders at Norris Camp were GRAY JAYS, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES, COMMON REDPOLLS, and PINE GROSBEAKS. Beth Siverhus had a young COOPER'S HAWK visiting her yard in Warroad on December 23. Several flocks of BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen in Roseau County this week. Doug Johnson reported on the Beltrami CBC held on December 19 where two RING-NECKED DUCKS, 19 BALD EAGLES, a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK , and an AMERICAN KESTREL were among the species seen. The Agassiz CBC in Marshall County was held on December 18. Some of the species seen were one GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN, 18 GRAY PARTRIDGES, 146 SHARP-TAILED GROUSE,38 WILD TURKEYS, at least 300 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS, and about 100 PINE GROSBEAKS in Middle River, two PILEATED WOODPECKERS, and three ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS. Also in Marshall County, Cliff Steinhauer reported AMERICAN ROBIN, and DARK-EYED JUNCO on December 19, about 300 SNOW BUNTINGS on December 22, and PINE GROSBEAKS and COMMON REDPOLLS on December 24. Zeann Linder saw about 75 to 100 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS in Thief River Falls, Pennington County, on December 20. COMMON REDPOLLS showed up at our feeders on Christmas Day. >From Polk County, Terry Johnson reported a SNOWY OWL a mile east of Sherack on December 20. SNOW BUNTINGS and COMMON REDPOLLS were also seen in the county. Sandy Aubol reported three RED CROSSBILLS in East Grand Forks as recently as December 24. Among species seen in Minnesota on the Grand Forks- East Grand Forks CBC were a REDHEAD at the Crystal Sugar ponds, AMERICAN TREE SPARROW, and a GRAY CATBIRD. Patrick Beauzay reported an AMERICAN COOT at the Moorhead WTP on December 19. Species seen on the Minnesota side of the Fargo-Moorhead CBC on December 19 included NORTHERN PINTAIL, COOPER'S HAWK, BARRED OWL, and WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW. In Becker County, Kay Hartness observed a BROWN THRASHER in her yard on December 23. The Bemidji CBC was held on December 19 and included 3 WILD TURKEYS just west of MN 71 on the southern edge of the circle, BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE, a VARIED THRUSH on Peninsula Drive on Stump Lake, BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS, LAPLAND LONGSPURS, AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS, RED CROSSBILLS, PINE GROSBEAKS, COMMON REDPOLLS and a HOARY Redpoll. Most of the above were seen in the Hubbard County part of the circle. The Itasca CBC was held on December 20 where 10 BALD EAGLES, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, WILD TURKEY, BARRED OWL, BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE, GRAY JAY, both RED CROSSBILLS and WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS, PINE GROSBEAKS, and COMMON REDPOLLS were reported. Douglas County sightings reported by Benjamin Eckhoff included CANVASBACKS, REDHEAD, RING-NECKED DUCK, LESSER SCAUP, WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, COMMON MERGANSER and DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT. The lake was obviously open at that point, but may be iced over by now. Thanks to all who sent in their sightings this week, especially those counted on the CBC's. Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at [email protected] 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 will be Sunday, January 3, 2016 Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
