-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*July 27, 2006
*MNDL0607.27
-Birds mentioned
Green Heron
Red-tailed Hawk
Merlin
American Golden-Plover
Stilt Sandpiper
Black-billed Cuckoo
Great Horned Owl
Northern Hawk Owl
Short-eared Owl
Alder Flycatcher
Gray Jay
Veery
Hermit Thrush
Palm Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Henslow's Sparrow
-Transcript
Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: July 27, 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 21, 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.
This has been another hot week, but at least some parts of the northwest
got a little rain, our first in a long time. It may prevent any
remaining mudflats from becoming completely dry. Shorebird numbers are
rising, and they are concentrated in the few areas that have habitat.
>From Kittson County, Larry Wilebski reported on July 20 that a
RED-TAILED HAWK nested near Lancaster, two MERLINS are hunting the
pigeons at the Lancaster elevator, and several STILT SANDPIPERS have
turned up at his place northwest of Lancaster. Also near Lancaster there
have been many sightings of SHORT-EARED OWLS lately, suggesting that
several pairs have nested there.
Pat DeWenter visited the Big Bog Boardwalk in northern Beltrami County
on July 22. She reported a NORTHERN HAWK OWL seen about halfway down the
boardwalk. Other species seen there included BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, ALDER
FLYCATCHER, GRAY JAY, HERMIT THRUSH, VEERY, PALM WARBLER,
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, and COMMON YELLOWTHROAT.
At Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge in Marshall County, a shorebird
survey on July 22 tallied almost 1800 birds of 17 species including one
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER along CR 7. I could not relocate the bird on July
23. Several SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen along CR 12 on July 22.
In Pennington County, two GREAT HORNED OWLS were seen along Johnson
Drive east of Thief River Falls on the morning of July 22.
About 200 shorebirds of at least 10 species were seen along CR 19 where
the Grand Marais River crosses in Polk County on July 23.
Mike Murphy at Hamden Slough NWR in Becker County reported that Nancy
Jackson located a HENSLOW'S SPARROW northeast of the refuge office on
July 21. John Dermody reported that a GREEN HERON was sighted at the
edge of Frazee on July 7.
Thanks to Larry Wilebski, Pat DeWenter, John Dermody, and Mike Murphy
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 28, 2006.
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*July 27, 2006
*MNDL0607.27
-Birds mentioned
Green Heron
Red-tailed Hawk
Merlin
American Golden-Plover
Stilt Sandpiper
Black-billed Cuckoo
Great Horned Owl
Northern Hawk Owl
Short-eared Owl
Alder Flycatcher
Gray Jay
Veery
Hermit Thrush
Palm Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Henslow's Sparrow
-Transcript
Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: July 27, 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 21, 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.
This has been another hot week, but at least some parts of the northwest
got a little rain, our first in a long time. It may prevent any
remaining mudflats from becoming completely dry. Shorebird numbers are
rising, and they are concentrated in the few areas that have habitat.
>From Kittson County, Larry Wilebski reported on July 20 that a
RED-TAILED HAWK nested near Lancaster, two MERLINS are hunting the
pigeons at the Lancaster elevator, and several STILT SANDPIPERS have
turned up at his place northwest of Lancaster. Also near Lancaster there
have been many sightings of SHORT-EARED OWLS lately, suggesting that
several pairs have nested there.
Pat DeWenter visited the Big Bog Boardwalk in northern Beltrami County
on July 22. She reported a NORTHERN HAWK OWL seen about halfway down the
boardwalk. Other species seen there included BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, ALDER
FLYCATCHER, GRAY JAY, HERMIT THRUSH, VEERY, PALM WARBLER,
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, and COMMON YELLOWTHROAT.
At Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge in Marshall County, a shorebird
survey on July 22 tallied almost 1800 birds of 17 species including one
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER along CR 7. I could not relocate the bird on July
23. Several SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen along CR 12 on July 22.
In Pennington County, two GREAT HORNED OWLS were seen along Johnson
Drive east of Thief River Falls on the morning of July 22.
About 200 shorebirds of at least 10 species were seen along CR 19 where
the Grand Marais River crosses in Polk County on July 23.
Mike Murphy at Hamden Slough NWR in Becker County reported that Nancy
Jackson located a HENSLOW'S SPARROW northeast of the refuge office on
July 21. John Dermody reported that a GREEN HERON was sighted at the
edge of Frazee on July 7.
Thanks to Larry Wilebski, Pat DeWenter, John Dermody, and Mike Murphy
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 28, 2006.