-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*July 6, 2006
*MNDL0607.06
-Birds mentioned
Greater Prairie-Chicken
Great Egret
Red-tailed Hawk
Sandhill Crane
Black-bellied Plover
Solitary Sandpiper
Upland Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Bonaparte's Gull
Black Tern
Black-billed Cuckoo
Short-eared Owl
Red-headed Woodpecker
Eastern Towhee
Savannah Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
-Transcript
Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: July 6, 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, July 7, 2006
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 northwest had wonderful weather for the holiday weekend but we still
need rain in this part of the state. It seems that birders took a
vacation at the lake, as the number of reports is down this week. It is
mostly about owls today.
Donna and Leon Thoreson were birding in the Pembina Trail Preserve area
in Polk County on July 4 where they found GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN, 50
SANDHILL CRANES, UPLAND SANDPIPER, GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, SAVANNAH SPARROW
and its nest with two young, BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, and two SHORT-EARED
OWLS. On July 5, a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER came to their yard near Climax.
I took a road trip through Pennington and Marshall Counties on July 1
during which I found no less than 19 SHORT-EARED OWLS actively hunting
over CRP fields. Six of these were along 190th St. NW, and four, all
together, were found along 200 Ave. NW in Pennington County; along CR 20
in the evening three more were found hunting. On July 4, I found another
in the eastern part of the county about 8 miles east of Thief River
Falls along MN 1. In Marshall County on July 1, there were four
SHORT-EARED OWLS along 310 St. NW and two more along CR 12 south of
Agassiz NWR.
On June 29, there was a BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER at Agassiz NWR in Marshall
County, but on June 30, a shorebird survey was done and the bird was not
refound. During that survey, 12 species of shorebirds were counted
including a returning SOLITARY SANDPIPER, and a returning STILT
SANDPIPER. Other species found included two GREAT EGRETS at South Pool
along CR 7, and a BONAPARTE'S GULL at Agassiz Pool. On July 1, I heard
an EASTERN TOWHEE along CR 48.
On July 4, I found three SHORT-EARED OWLS in Beltrami County northeast
of Grygla right in the western edge of the county.
July 4th sightings in Kittson County included BLACK TERN and RED-HEADED
WOODPECKER. Larry Wilebski reported that there is a nest of SHORT-EARED
OWLS on his property that has 7 young. The young birds are fully able to
fly already. He also stated that there is a nest of RED-TAILED HAWKS
that are nearly ready to fledge on his property northwest of Lancaster .
Thanks to Donna and Leon Thoreson, Larry Wilebski, and Peder Svingen 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, July 14, 2006.
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*July 6, 2006
*MNDL0607.06
-Birds mentioned
Greater Prairie-Chicken
Great Egret
Red-tailed Hawk
Sandhill Crane
Black-bellied Plover
Solitary Sandpiper
Upland Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Bonaparte's Gull
Black Tern
Black-billed Cuckoo
Short-eared Owl
Red-headed Woodpecker
Eastern Towhee
Savannah Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
-Transcript
Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: July 6, 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, July 7, 2006
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 northwest had wonderful weather for the holiday weekend but we still
need rain in this part of the state. It seems that birders took a
vacation at the lake, as the number of reports is down this week. It is
mostly about owls today.
Donna and Leon Thoreson were birding in the Pembina Trail Preserve area
in Polk County on July 4 where they found GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN, 50
SANDHILL CRANES, UPLAND SANDPIPER, GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, SAVANNAH SPARROW
and its nest with two young, BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, and two SHORT-EARED
OWLS. On July 5, a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER came to their yard near Climax.
I took a road trip through Pennington and Marshall Counties on July 1
during which I found no less than 19 SHORT-EARED OWLS actively hunting
over CRP fields. Six of these were along 190th St. NW, and four, all
together, were found along 200 Ave. NW in Pennington County; along CR 20
in the evening three more were found hunting. On July 4, I found another
in the eastern part of the county about 8 miles east of Thief River
Falls along MN 1. In Marshall County on July 1, there were four
SHORT-EARED OWLS along 310 St. NW and two more along CR 12 south of
Agassiz NWR.
On June 29, there was a BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER at Agassiz NWR in Marshall
County, but on June 30, a shorebird survey was done and the bird was not
refound. During that survey, 12 species of shorebirds were counted
including a returning SOLITARY SANDPIPER, and a returning STILT
SANDPIPER. Other species found included two GREAT EGRETS at South Pool
along CR 7, and a BONAPARTE'S GULL at Agassiz Pool. On July 1, I heard
an EASTERN TOWHEE along CR 48.
On July 4, I found three SHORT-EARED OWLS in Beltrami County northeast
of Grygla right in the western edge of the county.
July 4th sightings in Kittson County included BLACK TERN and RED-HEADED
WOODPECKER. Larry Wilebski reported that there is a nest of SHORT-EARED
OWLS on his property that has 7 young. The young birds are fully able to
fly already. He also stated that there is a nest of RED-TAILED HAWKS
that are nearly ready to fledge on his property northwest of Lancaster .
Thanks to Donna and Leon Thoreson, Larry Wilebski, and Peder Svingen 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, July 14, 2006.