[mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report August 1, 2003

[Jeanie Joppru]

This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday August 1, 2003
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.

There were few reports for this week. Here are the highlights:
At Agassiz NWR, a shorebird survey was done over two different days.
There were 3056 individuals and 18 different species. Most of the pools
were dry so the vast majority of the birds were seen in the Northwest
Pool. The different species included BLack-bellied Plovers- 4,
Semipalmated Plovers- 47, Hudsonian Godwits- 3, Sanderling-1, Least
Sandpiper-310, Short-bellied Dowitchers-54 and Lesser Yellowlegs- 1272.
As Fall approaches the numbers of shorebirds are increasing.

On Saturday, July 26 Mike Mulligan and Shelley Steva saw the Eurasian
Collared-dove in Thief River Falls in the same location as before.

On Saturday, July 26, Shelley Steva saw 2 Loggerhead Shrikes at the
Galcial Ridge Project Headquarters as well as a colony of Bank Swallows
along the Sandhill River. At Agassiz Dunes she saw Grasshopper Sparrows,
Clay-colored Sparrows, Lark Sparrows and a Field Sparrow. All of these
birds were seen in Polk County.

On Friday, July 25 Peder Svingen Saw 3 Henslow's Sparrows 2 miles east
and 1.2 miles north of the intersection of Polk Co. 49 and MN 32. These
birds were in Red Lake County.

Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than
Thursday of 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. When reporting by email, please put "NW Bird
Report" in the subject line of your message. The next scheduled update
of this message is Friday, August 15, 2003.