[mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Friday, May 20, 2005

[Jeanie Joppru]

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This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, May 20, 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.

Aspens, willows, and other early species of trees are nearly fully
leafed out now, and one day of warm weather will complete it. Fruit
trees are blossoming, and with that we are seeing the return of
hummingbirds, and other species that like either the blossoms or the
honey therein.

Several species of more than passing interest showed up this week. The
hotbed of activity was surely Felton Prairie in Clay County where a pair
of SAY'S PHOEBES were found on May 15 by Conny Brunell. At least one was
still there as of May 16, but none were seen on May 18. The ROCK WREN
has returned to rock pile #6002, and a LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH and a
NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD were found there on May 14 by Bob O'Connor and Doug
Johnson. The waterthrush was still there on May 16, but the mockingbird
was not located that day. Two LARK SPARROWS were found at the east end
of CR 108 on May 16. John Ellis found a WESTERN KINGBIRD at Felton
Prairie on May 18.=20

Another interesting species that turned up at the feeder of Betty Smith
in Bemidji  on May 12 was a WESTERN TANAGER which was there until
Sunday, when it came to the feeder once only and was not seen again.

Jenny Moorman reported from Lake of the Woods County, and among the
species mentioned in her report were COMMON NIGHTHAWK, WHIP-POOR-WILL,
RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, and CAPE MAY WARBLER.

A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD came to Linda Johnson's yard in Marshall County
on May 15, but only stayed a couple of days and was gone. Linda reports
that the BALTIMORE ORIOLES have returned. Gary Tischer reported from
Agassiz NWR that  two SNOW GEESE are being seen at the refuge, a
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH was seen  on May 17, and a GREEN HERON on May 19.
He also reported that many songbirds are back, including many species of
warbler. A BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE nest at the headquarters is active and
easy to see, as is the BALD EAGLE nest in Parker Pool which is visible
from the observation deck along CR 7. Diana Morkassel reported an INDIGO
BUNTING  on May 19 near Warren.

Pat Rice in Beltrami County had a RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD on May 12,
BROAD-WINGED HAWK and HARRIS'S SPARROW on May 17. Species found in
Beltrami County on May 18 included 200 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS, two
COMMON MERGANERS, LEAST FLYCATCHER, RED-EYED VIREO, NORTHERN
ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW, GRAY CATBIRD, and nine species of warbler. Pat De
Wenter reported that even though the BALTIMORE ORIOLES and ROSE-BREASTED
GROSBEAKS have returned, she is still seeing many PINE SISKINS.

Warblers are starting to show up in Pennington County also. We have been
seeing ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS, and YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, and on May
18, a BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER showed up in our yard. On Thursday,
the yard was full of loudly singing AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES.

Nathaniel Emery reported VIRGINIA RAIL, UPLAND SANDPIPER, and CLIFF
SWALLOW in Polk County on May 17. Donna and Leon Thoreson found two
PEREGRINE FALCONS on May 14. On the 16th, Nathaniel Emery found 8
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS in Tilden township; he also observed GREEN
HERON, AMERICAN BITTERN, YELLOW RAIL, SORA, MARBLED GODWIT, and
BALTIMORE ORIOLE. He reported that BLACK TERNS were back on May 18. Mike
Christopher reported that there was an ORCHARD ORIOLE with the others in
his yard on May 19.

In Clay County, Doug Johnson and Bob O'Connor found a SNOW GOOSE, and
160 WILSON'S PHALAROPES  at the Barnesville wastewater treatment ponds
on May 14. Patrick Beauzay found a NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROW near
the Bicentennial Prairie parking lot on May 19. Other species seen in
that area included MARBLED GODWIT, EASTERN KINGBIRD, LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE,
BROWN THRASHER, CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, and GRASSHOPPER SPARROW. Mel and
Elaine Bennefeld observed four RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRDS, and twenty
BALTIMORE ORIOLES in Clay County  on May 17.

Dan and Sandy Thimgan and friends birded on International Migratory Bird
Day in Otter Tail County where they found twelve species of ducks, seven
species of raptors including two PEREGRINE FALCONS, six species of
shorebirds, six species of swallows, and eight species of sparrows. Pam
Linder saw an INDIGO BUNTING west of Otter Tail Lake.=20

Beau Shroyer found ten species of warblers in Douglas County on May 18,
along with LEAST FLYCATCHER, WARBLING VIREO, and VEERY. In Todd County,
he heard a WHIP-POOR-WILL near Little Sauk.

In Grant County John Ellis found 31 CATTLE EGRETS in a cow pasture off
the end of Pelican Lake.

Thanks to Nathaniel Emery, Bob and Adele Powell, Donna and Leon
Thoreson, Dan and Sandy Thimgan, Linda Johnson, Pat Rice, Bob O'Connor,
Beau Shroyer, Gary Tischer, Diana Morkassel, Pat DeWenter, and Jenny
Moorman 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, May 27, 2005.



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