-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*August 18, 2005
*MNDL0508.18
-Birds mentioned
Common Loon
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Trumpeter Swan
Wood Duck
Common Goldeneye
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Cooper's Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Golden Eagle
Black Tern
Black-billed Cuckoo
Great Gray Owl
Short-eared Owl
Common Nighthawk
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Great Crested Flycatcher
Black-billed Magpie
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Eastern Bluebird
Cedar Waxwing
Red-eyed Vireo
Golden-winged Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Canada Warbler
Northern Cardinal
Chipping Sparrow
Baltimore Oriole
-Transcript
Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: August 18, 2005
Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce
Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours)
Compiler: Jeanie Joppru (ajjoppru@wiktel.com)
This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, August 19,
2005 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 fall birding season is certainly here as evidenced by the number of
reports about species flocking together, and migrants starting to show
up again on their way south. The dry weather has also caused a hint of
fall color to appear in the trees. Rains this week, very heavy in some
places are going to change the landscape for birding, and birders need
to be aware that in a few places, roads were washed out by the recent
rains.
>From Otter Tail County, Alma Ronningen reported that a NORTHERN CARDINAL
visited their yard one day, and a family of EASTERN BLUEBIRDS, surely
the last of the season, are about to fledge.
Mel and Elaine Bennefeld saw a GOLDEN EAGLE at the Ponderosa Golf Club
in Clay County on August 15. Many CEDAR WAXWINGS were also there. Bob
O'Connor visited Gooseberry Park in Moorhead on August 16, where he
found a few warblers: YELLOW WARBLER, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, AMERICAN
REDSTART, and CANADA WARBLER. GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER, RED-EYED VIREO,
and about fifty CHIPPING SPARROWS were also in evidence.
Kelly Larson found five TRUMPETER SWANS in Hubbard County on August 16.
At Skunk Lake, she found several BALD EAGLES, four COMMON LOONS, several
GREAT BLUE HERONS, and BLACK TERNS.
In Beltrami County, Kelly reported hundreds of migrating COMMON
NIGHTHAWKS along MN 71 and MN 200 on the 17th. In Bemidji, Pat Rice had
an OVENBIRD in the yard on August 15. Pat DeWenter reported a wave of
migrating warblers on August 18 including GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER,
NASHVILLE WARBLER, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, AMERICAN REDSTART, and
CANADA WARBLER. She also saw BROWN CREEPER, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, and
BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO. At the nectar were twelve RUBY-THROATED
HUMMINGBIRDS.
Mary Broten reported a TURKEY VULTURE near Shevlin in Clearwater County
on August 11.
Polk County sightings by Mary included a BALD EAGLE. Bruce Flaig
reported large numbers of WOOD DUCKS about three miles south of the
intersection of CR 41 and CR12. Both TENNESSEE WARBLER, and NASHVILLE
WARBLER have been spotted recently in the county. Nathaniel Emery
reported a flock of migrating COMMON NIGHTHAWKS in Crookston on August
17. Donna and Leon Thoreson had a COOPER'S HAWK and a BLACK-BILLED
MAGPIE in the yard in addition to the usual residents.
Here in Pennington County, on August 16, I saw a flock of about ten
migrating COMMON NIGHTHAWKS, and on the 18th, I saw a similar flock, so
they are definitely on the move. A COOPER'S HAWK flew over our house on
the 16th also.
In Marshall County, Mary Broten reported seeing BALTIMORE ORIOLES in the
yard. From Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge, Gary Tischer reported that
GREAT EGRETS are increasing in numbers. Two immature ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS
have been seen in the refuge this week, and some COMMON GOLDENEYE have
appeared in headquarters pool. A COOPER'S HAWK was seen at Pool 21
recently. A few warblers have migrated into the refuge in the last few
days.
Beth Siverhus in Roseau County reported that there have been
considerable numbers of SHORT-EARED OWLS seen in the county lately. On
one evening there were 17 sighted, and ten were seen along 440th Ave NE
on one night. A GREAT GRAY OWL was reported northeast of Roseau near the
Canadian border.
Many thanks to those of you who sent in reports this week including Beth
Siverhus, Donna and Leon Thoreson, Alma Ronningen, Kelly Larson,
Nathaniel Emery, Pat Rice, Mel and Elaine Bennefeld, Bob O'Connor, Mary
Broten, Bruce Flaig, Pat DeWenter, and Gary Tischer.
Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than
Thursday each week, at ajjoppru@wiktel.com 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. When reporting by email please put "NW Bird Report" in the
subject line of your message. The next scheduled update of this report
is Friday, August 26, 2005.
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*August 18, 2005
*MNDL0508.18
-Birds mentioned
Common Loon
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Trumpeter Swan
Wood Duck
Common Goldeneye
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Cooper's Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Golden Eagle
Black Tern
Black-billed Cuckoo
Great Gray Owl
Short-eared Owl
Common Nighthawk
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Great Crested Flycatcher
Black-billed Magpie
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Eastern Bluebird
Cedar Waxwing
Red-eyed Vireo
Golden-winged Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Canada Warbler
Northern Cardinal
Chipping Sparrow
Baltimore Oriole
-Transcript
Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: August 18, 2005
Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce
Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours)
Compiler: Jeanie Joppru (ajjoppru@wiktel.com)
This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, August 19,
2005 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 fall birding season is certainly here as evidenced by the number of
reports about species flocking together, and migrants starting to show
up again on their way south. The dry weather has also caused a hint of
fall color to appear in the trees. Rains this week, very heavy in some
places are going to change the landscape for birding, and birders need
to be aware that in a few places, roads were washed out by the recent
rains.
>From Otter Tail County, Alma Ronningen reported that a NORTHERN CARDINAL
visited their yard one day, and a family of EASTERN BLUEBIRDS, surely
the last of the season, are about to fledge.
Mel and Elaine Bennefeld saw a GOLDEN EAGLE at the Ponderosa Golf Club
in Clay County on August 15. Many CEDAR WAXWINGS were also there. Bob
O'Connor visited Gooseberry Park in Moorhead on August 16, where he
found a few warblers: YELLOW WARBLER, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, AMERICAN
REDSTART, and CANADA WARBLER. GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER, RED-EYED VIREO,
and about fifty CHIPPING SPARROWS were also in evidence.
Kelly Larson found five TRUMPETER SWANS in Hubbard County on August 16.
At Skunk Lake, she found several BALD EAGLES, four COMMON LOONS, several
GREAT BLUE HERONS, and BLACK TERNS.
In Beltrami County, Kelly reported hundreds of migrating COMMON
NIGHTHAWKS along MN 71 and MN 200 on the 17th. In Bemidji, Pat Rice had
an OVENBIRD in the yard on August 15. Pat DeWenter reported a wave of
migrating warblers on August 18 including GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER,
NASHVILLE WARBLER, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, AMERICAN REDSTART, and
CANADA WARBLER. She also saw BROWN CREEPER, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, and
BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO. At the nectar were twelve RUBY-THROATED
HUMMINGBIRDS.
Mary Broten reported a TURKEY VULTURE near Shevlin in Clearwater County
on August 11.
Polk County sightings by Mary included a BALD EAGLE. Bruce Flaig
reported large numbers of WOOD DUCKS about three miles south of the
intersection of CR 41 and CR12. Both TENNESSEE WARBLER, and NASHVILLE
WARBLER have been spotted recently in the county. Nathaniel Emery
reported a flock of migrating COMMON NIGHTHAWKS in Crookston on August
17. Donna and Leon Thoreson had a COOPER'S HAWK and a BLACK-BILLED
MAGPIE in the yard in addition to the usual residents.
Here in Pennington County, on August 16, I saw a flock of about ten
migrating COMMON NIGHTHAWKS, and on the 18th, I saw a similar flock, so
they are definitely on the move. A COOPER'S HAWK flew over our house on
the 16th also.
In Marshall County, Mary Broten reported seeing BALTIMORE ORIOLES in the
yard. From Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge, Gary Tischer reported that
GREAT EGRETS are increasing in numbers. Two immature ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS
have been seen in the refuge this week, and some COMMON GOLDENEYE have
appeared in headquarters pool. A COOPER'S HAWK was seen at Pool 21
recently. A few warblers have migrated into the refuge in the last few
days.
Beth Siverhus in Roseau County reported that there have been
considerable numbers of SHORT-EARED OWLS seen in the county lately. On
one evening there were 17 sighted, and ten were seen along 440th Ave NE
on one night. A GREAT GRAY OWL was reported northeast of Roseau near the
Canadian border.
Many thanks to those of you who sent in reports this week including Beth
Siverhus, Donna and Leon Thoreson, Alma Ronningen, Kelly Larson,
Nathaniel Emery, Pat Rice, Mel and Elaine Bennefeld, Bob O'Connor, Mary
Broten, Bruce Flaig, Pat DeWenter, and Gary Tischer.
Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than
Thursday each week, at ajjoppru@wiktel.com 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. When reporting by email please put "NW Bird Report" in the
subject line of your message. The next scheduled update of this report
is Friday, August 26, 2005.