[mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Friday, April 15, 2005

[Jeanie Joppru]

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This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, April 15,
2005 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.

Spring has really come now to the northwest, with warmer temperatures,
and greening lawns. Buds are starting to swell on the trees even in the
far northern part of the area, so bone up on your warbler ID's, as those
little jewels cannot be far behind. Dare we hope that a few arrive
before the leaves make viewing a real challenge?

Reports of COMMON LOON have come in from Douglas, Otter Tail, Becker,
Clay Counties and Lake of the Woods Counties this week with most reports
of loons arriving between April 7 and April 10.=20

>From Otter Tail County, Dave Sorgen reported five TURKEY VULTURES, two
HERMIT THRUSHES, a SONG SPARROW, and PURPLE FINCH on April 4.  Mark
Otnes found abundant RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS near Fergus Falls on April
8. Dan and Sandy Thiemann  reported TUNDRA SWANS , RED-NECKED GREBE ,
PIED-BILLED GREBE, DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, GREAT BLUE HERON, GREAT
EGRET, BONAPARTE'S GULL, EASTERN PHOEBE, and TREE SWALLOW during the
last week. YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, CHIPPING SPARROW, SWAMP SPARROW,
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW,  and BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD were also reported in
Otter Tail County this week. Alma Ronningen observed  a YELLOW-BELLIED
SAPSUCKER, and a NORTHERN CARDINAL.

Connie Burrell  observed 29 MARBLED GODWITS across from the traditional
Greater Prairie-chicken lek in the Rothsay WMA in Wilkin County on April
9. A PRAIRIE FALCON was found by Dan and Sandy Thiemann  in Wilkin
County on April 5. Other species seen there include GREATER
PRAIRIE-CHICKEN, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, and AMERICAN COOT.

Melissa Driscoll was birding in Clay County on April 7. At Blanket
Flower SNA she found a possible hybrid between Golden-winged and
Blue-winged Warbler. Other species seen include WILD TURKEY, GREATER
PRAIRIE-CHICKEN, COMMON LOON, TURKEY VULTURE, WILSON'S SNIPE, and WILLOW
FLYCATCHER. Connie Mosheim  reported a good variety of ducks on Lake
Maria along with PIED-BILLED GREBE, HORNED GREBE, and RED-NECKED GREBE.
Patrick Because found 12 HORNED GREBES in a large gravel pit 1/2 mile
north of Bicentennial Prairie near Felton on April 13. Mel and Elaine
Bennefeld report that the TREE SWALLOWS are back this week.

Shari Legenhausen saw a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER in Becker County on April
9, and a BELTED KINGFISHER on April 12. Ron Anton reported WOOD DUCKS on
the 11th. Henrietta Malchow  observed a NORTHERN FLICKER on April 10 and
a COMMON LOON on April 11. Kay Hardness reported a YELLOW-BELLIED
SAPSUCKER on the 11th.=20

Nathaniel Emery reported that a MERLIN pair is nesting on the campus of
MSU Crookston. Other species seen by Ante include four AMERICAN WHITE
PELICANS that flew over the campus on April 9. He also reported seeing
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, EASTERN PHOEBE, and EASTERN KINGBIRD. On the
8th, he found a variety of ducks south of Fosston that included
RING-NECKED DUCK, BUFFLEHEAD, COMMON GOLDENEYE, and COMMON MERGANSER.
Zeann Linder was excited to see 1000 TUNDRA SWANS along Polk CR 19 east
of East Grand Forks on April 13.

Numerous TUNDRA SWANS were seen by Steve Broten  near Warren in Marshall
County on April 9. Maggie Anderson  observed a SHORT-EARED OWL 1.5 miles
south of CR 7 on April 14. She also reported RED-NECKED GREBE, SORA, and
FRANKLIN'S GULL at Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge.=20

Mary Broten saw two TURKEY VULTURES in Clearwater County along US 2 near
Bagley on April 12.

>From Lake of the Woods County, Jenny Moorman reported COMMON LOON,
TURKEY VULTURE, OSPREY, and YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER among others that
were seen this week.=20

Thanks to Nathaniel Emery, Susan Wiste, Connie Burrell, Mark Otnes, Dave
Sorgen, Zeann Linder, Jenny Moorman, Mary and Steve Broten, Ron Anton,
Shari Legenhausen, Henrietta Macho, Kay Hardness, Pam Linder, Melissa
Driscoll,  Dan and Sandy Thiemann, Connie Mosheim, Mel and Elaine
Bennefeld, Patrick Because, Alma Ronningen, and Maggie Anderson 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, April 22, 2005.



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