This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, April 12, 2018
sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce. You may also
see this report on the Chamber of Commerce website: 
 <https://www.visitdetroitlakes.com/birding-report>
https://www.visitdetroitlakes.com/birding-report
 
In spite of the cold temperatures this week, migration continues, although
some species are very late due to no open water. In recent days, a few spots
have opened up but the northland is still very frozen. There has been a big
migration of raptors this week with rough-legged hawks, red-tailed hawks,
and northern harriers  being reported in most areas. Some Canada geese are
winging their way north, but no large flocks are being seen yet in the far
northern counties. Hundreds of common redpolls, and dark-eyed juncos are
taking advantage of feeder fare in the cold weather.
 
In Beltrami County, Cassie Block reported PINE SISKINS  in Bemidji on April
9. Very large numbers of COMMON REDPOLLS  were reported this week by David
Harrington, also in Bemidji.
 
Here in Pennington County, Gary Tischer saw 3 dark-phase ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS
along CR3 between 200th and 210th Ave NW on April 9. At home in Thief River
Falls, he saw about 40 COMMON REDPOLLS  at his feeder.
 
Andy and I found three SNOWY OWLS  still  in Polk County on April 7. Also
seven BALD EAGLES  were seen feeding on a carcass along US 75. Leon Thoreson
on April 11 also reported a SNOWY OWL  in Polk County. He had a COOPER'S
HAWK, AMERICAN ROBINS, BLUE JAYS, HORNED LARKS, and 35 COMMON REDPOLLS  in
his yard near Climax this week. Gary Tischer found 9 SHARP-TAILED GROUSE
dancing on a lek near the intersection of CR 21 and 170th Ave on April 10th.
 
In Hubbard County, Marshall Howe reported a SNOWY EGRET  in the Crow Wing
River in Nevis on April 12.
 
>From Todd County, Susan Kroll reported SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, ROUGH-LEGGED
HAWK, GREAT BLUE HERON, TURKEY VULTURE, GREAT HORNED OWL, COMMON REDPOLLS,
and PURPLE FINCH  in Todd County this week.
 
In Otter Tail County, Wayne Perala observed RED-TAILED HAWKS, ROUGH-LEGGED
HAWKS, NORTHERN HARRIER, BALD EAGLE, TRUMPETER SWANS, AMERICAN WHITE
PELICAN, AMERICAN KESTREL, many WESTERN MEADOWLARKS, HORNED LARKS, and
COMMON REDPOLLS  in the Orwell Dam area  this week. In Fergus Falls, he
mentioned HOODED MERGANSER, COMMON MERGANSER, AMERICAN BLACK DUCK, GREAT
EGRET, GREAT BLUE HERON, DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET,
HOUSE FINCH, COMMON REDPOLLS, and DARK-EYED JUNCOS. A variety of other
common duck species were also present.
 
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 numbers 218-847-5743 or 218- 847-9202.
Please include the county where the sighting took place. The next scheduled
update of this report is Thursday, April 19, 2018.
 
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

Reply via email to