This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, December 14, 2017 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. Winter seems to have arrived in our area this week, but the temperatures have remained pretty comfortable. Tonight , however, they are supposed to dip and we may get a taste of below zero conditions. Birds are really busy at the feeders today also. There are not a lot of reported sightings this week , probable due to the busy Christmas season, and the icy roads we have been experiencing. There have been several snowy owl reports this week, including one in Polk County, one in Marshall County, one in Beltrami County, and one in Red Lake County. In Douglas County, both CACKLING GOOSE and CANADA GOOSE were reported on Lake Carlos on December 13. Sandy Aubol in East Grand Forks, Polk County, reported two HARRIS'S SPARROWS, three NORTHERN CARDINALS, WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, and HOARY REDPOLL in the yard this week. SHARP-SHINNED HAWK and NORTHERN SHRIKE have also been visiting her yard. In Pennington County this week we have seen a BALD EAGLE cruising along the river, and a large flock of COMMON REDPOLLS were busy at our feeder this afternoon. Three PILEATED WOODPECKERS have been visiting our suet this week- two males and one female. A TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE is being seen in Bemidji, Beltrami County as recently as December 12. Beth Siverhus reported a NORTHERN HAWK OWL and also a GREAT GRAY OWL in Beltrami County on December 10. NORTHERN HAWK OWL , BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER, RUFFED GROUSE, and BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE were observed by Aaron Ludwig in Roseau County on December 9. He also reported flocks of PINE GROSBEAKS in the city of Warroad. A GREAT GRAY OWL was seen by Beth Siverhus along MN 72 in Lake of the Woods County on December 10. Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjop...@mncable.net <mailto:ajjop...@mncable.net> 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, December 21, 2017. Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN
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