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*August 25, 2005
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Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Merlin
Common Nighthawk
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Black-backed Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Gray Jay
Common Raven
Bewick's Wren
Eastern Bluebird
Tennessee Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Pine Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
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Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: August 25, 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 26,
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.

Recent rains have painted the northwest emerald green again, but cool
temperatures for most of the week have reminded us that it is indeed
approaching fall. Migration seems to be picking up also.

Pat Rice had a very interesting visitor to her yard in Bemidji, Beltrami
County, on August 22nd- a BEWICK'S WREN made a brief appearance, and as
far as I know, it has not been seen again. Other species seen there
during the week included YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, NORTHERN FLICKER,
TENNESSEE WARBLER, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, PINE WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED
GREEN WARBLER, MOURNING WARBLER, SAVANNAH SPARROW, and SONG SPARROW.

A trip to the Red Lake WMA in the Beltrami Island State Forest in Lake
of the Woods County resulted in a sighting of a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER
in a stand of pines that had been burned. This location is about a mile
west of Faunce Corner along the Faunce-Butterfield Road. Other species
seen in Lake of the Woods County on Saturday included COMMON NIGHTHAWK,
GRAY JAY, COMMON RAVEN, EASTERN BLUEBIRD, PINE WARBLER, WHITE-THROATED
SPARROW, and LINCOLN'S SPARROW.

Four TURKEY VULTURES were seen in southern Roseau County on August 20,
while two were spotted in Pennington County that day. Shelley Steva
reported seeing a MERLIN in Thief River Falls on August 21.

In Polk County, Shelley Steva saw a BALD EAGLE on August 21.

Thanks to Pat Rice and Shelley Steva for their reports.

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, September 2, 2005.