-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*June 29, 2006
*MNDL0606.29
-Birds mentioned
Trumpeter Swan
Ruffed Grouse
Spruce Grouse
Greater Prairie-Chicken
Common Loon
Green Heron
Turkey Vulture
Virginia Rail
Sora
Black-billed Cuckoo
Northern Hawk Owl
Great Gray Owl
Short-eared Owl
Red-headed Woodpecker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
House Wren
Pine Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
Lark Sparrow
Henslow's Sparrow
Indigo Bunting
Dickcissel
Baltimore Oriole
Pine Grosbeak
White-winged Crossbill
Pine Siskin
-Transcript
Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: June 29, 2006
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, June 30,
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.
What a week for young birds - fledglings are everywhere! Weather has
been exceptional for fledglings, but one has to feel that the parents
are having more difficulty finding suitable insects for the young. The
dry weather has made evening birding very pleasant, as there are few
mosquitoes here in the northwest. For the first summer in ages, one can
sit outside with the morning coffee without doing the "Minnesota dance".
While birding in Lake of the Woods County on June 24, Doug Johnson
discovered a GREEN HERON, and a BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO. Two NORTHERN HAWK
OWLS were seen along CR 77 a mile west of MN 72. Gretchen Mehmel
reported that 4 TRUMPETER SWAN cygnets are being seen at Brown's Lake in
the Beltrami Island State Forest. A GREAT GRAY OWL was spotted southwest
of Cecil's Landing on the Winter Road Peatland SNA, SHORT-EARED OWLS
have been seen along this portion of the Roosevelt Road, and broods of
both RUFFED GROUSE and SPRUCE GROUSE were found near Norris Camp. On
June 28, a large flock of non-breeding WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen
south of the intersection of the Faunce Forest Road and CR 3. A NORTHERN
WATERTHRUSH was seen about 4-5 miles south of Long Point.
In Beltrami County on June 24, Doug Johnson saw 3 NORTHERN HAWK OWLS
along the new boardwalk at Big Bog State Recreation Area. Other species
observed there were OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, and YELLOW-BELLIED
FLYCATCHER, and several species of warblers. Pat Rice reported a PINE
GROSBEAK there last week.
Here in Pennington County, the yards are full of fledglings; most vocal
of these are the baby HOUSE WRENS, and BALTIMORE ORIOLES. The RED-HEADED
WOODPECKERS continue to feed the nestlings in our yard, and we are
eagerly awaiting the fledging.
The Grand Cities Bird Club of the Grand Forks area held a summer bird
count on June 24 in Polk County. They tallied 143 species including
COMMON LOON, GREEN HERON, TURKEY VULTURE, GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN,
VIRGINIA RAIL, SORA, 15 species of shorebirds, BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO,
SHORT-EARED OWL, six species of woodpecker, eight species of flycatcher,
seven species of warbler including PINE WARBLER, ten species of sparrow
including LARK SPARROW, GRASSHOPPER, INDIGO BUNTING, lots of
DICKCISSELS, and PINE SISKIN among others.
Ryan Merrill, Brian Biefelt, and Kelly Perkins discovered HENSLOW'S
SPARROWS south of CR 110 on the dirt road leading to Blazing Star
Prairie, 1/4 mile south of CR 34 in Clay County on June 28. For those
not familiar with the area, this is in the Felton Prairie area.
Thanks to those who sent in reports this week.
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, July 7, 2006.
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*June 29, 2006
*MNDL0606.29
-Birds mentioned
Trumpeter Swan
Ruffed Grouse
Spruce Grouse
Greater Prairie-Chicken
Common Loon
Green Heron
Turkey Vulture
Virginia Rail
Sora
Black-billed Cuckoo
Northern Hawk Owl
Great Gray Owl
Short-eared Owl
Red-headed Woodpecker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
House Wren
Pine Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
Lark Sparrow
Henslow's Sparrow
Indigo Bunting
Dickcissel
Baltimore Oriole
Pine Grosbeak
White-winged Crossbill
Pine Siskin
-Transcript
Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: June 29, 2006
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, June 30,
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.
What a week for young birds - fledglings are everywhere! Weather has
been exceptional for fledglings, but one has to feel that the parents
are having more difficulty finding suitable insects for the young. The
dry weather has made evening birding very pleasant, as there are few
mosquitoes here in the northwest. For the first summer in ages, one can
sit outside with the morning coffee without doing the "Minnesota dance".
While birding in Lake of the Woods County on June 24, Doug Johnson
discovered a GREEN HERON, and a BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO. Two NORTHERN HAWK
OWLS were seen along CR 77 a mile west of MN 72. Gretchen Mehmel
reported that 4 TRUMPETER SWAN cygnets are being seen at Brown's Lake in
the Beltrami Island State Forest. A GREAT GRAY OWL was spotted southwest
of Cecil's Landing on the Winter Road Peatland SNA, SHORT-EARED OWLS
have been seen along this portion of the Roosevelt Road, and broods of
both RUFFED GROUSE and SPRUCE GROUSE were found near Norris Camp. On
June 28, a large flock of non-breeding WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen
south of the intersection of the Faunce Forest Road and CR 3. A NORTHERN
WATERTHRUSH was seen about 4-5 miles south of Long Point.
In Beltrami County on June 24, Doug Johnson saw 3 NORTHERN HAWK OWLS
along the new boardwalk at Big Bog State Recreation Area. Other species
observed there were OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, and YELLOW-BELLIED
FLYCATCHER, and several species of warblers. Pat Rice reported a PINE
GROSBEAK there last week.
Here in Pennington County, the yards are full of fledglings; most vocal
of these are the baby HOUSE WRENS, and BALTIMORE ORIOLES. The RED-HEADED
WOODPECKERS continue to feed the nestlings in our yard, and we are
eagerly awaiting the fledging.
The Grand Cities Bird Club of the Grand Forks area held a summer bird
count on June 24 in Polk County. They tallied 143 species including
COMMON LOON, GREEN HERON, TURKEY VULTURE, GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN,
VIRGINIA RAIL, SORA, 15 species of shorebirds, BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO,
SHORT-EARED OWL, six species of woodpecker, eight species of flycatcher,
seven species of warbler including PINE WARBLER, ten species of sparrow
including LARK SPARROW, GRASSHOPPER, INDIGO BUNTING, lots of
DICKCISSELS, and PINE SISKIN among others.
Ryan Merrill, Brian Biefelt, and Kelly Perkins discovered HENSLOW'S
SPARROWS south of CR 110 on the dirt road leading to Blazing Star
Prairie, 1/4 mile south of CR 34 in Clay County on June 28. For those
not familiar with the area, this is in the Felton Prairie area.
Thanks to those who sent in reports this week.
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, July 7, 2006.