[mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Friday, September 3, 2004

[Jeanie Joppru]

This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, September 3,
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.

Another cool week is ending in the northwest with the warmest weather we
have had for quite awhile! Warblers are starting to come through,
especially obvious on foggy mornings. Still no large numbers reported
however. Fall colors are starting to appear in the trees and weeds.

>From Beltrami County, Pat Rice reported YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, and
NASHVILLE WARBLER.

Kari Odefey did a shorebird survey at Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge
on August 25th where she tallied only 47 birds at Middle CCC Pool
including 9 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 27 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 9 STILT
SANDPIPERS, and 2 WILSON'S SNIPE. SANDHILL CRANES are starting to gather
on and around the refuge.

Here in Pennington County, I noticed a small wave of warblers in the
yard on Tuesday including TENNESSEE WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER, AMERICAN
REDSTART, and COMMON YELLOWTHROAT. While I was watching those  I heard
EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE, EASTERN BLUEBIRD, HOUSE WREN, and CEDAR WAXWING.

Mike Christopher reported a COMMON NIGHTHAWK in Crookston, Polk County,
on August 26th.

In Otter Tail County, Nancy Jackson spotted a WILSON'S WARBLER at East
Battle Lake on August 30th.

Nancy visited Douglas County on August 31st. At Lake Ida she found a
dozen CASPIAN TERNS. Other species observed there included one PECTORAL
SANDPIPER, BONAPARTE'S GULLS, BARN SWALLOWS, TREE SWALLOWS, and three
RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRDS.

Thanks to Pat Rice,  Kari Odefey, Nancy Jackson, and Mike Christopher
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 10, 2004.