[mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Friday, May 12, 2006
Jeanie Joppru
ajjoppru@wiktel.com
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This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, May 12, 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.
The next two weeks will bring the majority of migrants to the northwest;
already, warblers are starting to be reported, and the next days will
bring most of the rest. Trees are almost fully leafed out, so warbler
watching will be a challenge this year. Rain in varying amounts fell
during three days this week, so the area is wet, and gravel roads will
be sloppy for a few days.
Al Batt reported a WESTERN TANAGER in rural Carlos, Douglas County , at
the home of LuWanna Hintermeister on May 7. Beau Shroyer saw a
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW near Nelson on May 7 and a LINCOLN'S SPARROW on May
9.=20
Dan and Sandy Thimgan in Otter Tail County saw WARBLING VIREO, YELLOW
WARBLER, and BALTIMORE ORIOLE on May 7, and on May 8, there was a
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK. They reported RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER , and
RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD on May 9. Jeff and Amy Drake saw 50 AMERICAN
WHITE PELICANS south of Fergus Falls on May 6, and on the 8th, YELLOW
WARBLER and AMERICAN REDSTART. May 10, they found SPOTTED SANDPIPER and
BOBOLINK.
Matt Mecklenburg reported a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD in Clay County on May
9. To get to the location, take CR 34 to CR 110, and the bird was at the
first house to the west on the north side of the road. UPLAND SANDPIPER
was also found in that county. Mel and Elaine Bennefeld on May 9
reported a COMMON LOON in the Buffalo River at the Ponderosa Golf Club,
and also saw a RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD.
On May 4, Lorraine Seaberg reported a WESTERN TANAGER at Seaberg Oil in
Becker County along US 59 about a mile north of US 10 near Detroit
Lakes. Shar Legenhausen reported RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD and
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK on May 7. Dave Hochhalter had a BALTIMORE ORIOLE
on May 9.
Bruce Flaig in Polk County reported YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER,
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, and HARRIS'S SPARROW on May 6. On the 7th, they
were joined by HOUSE WREN, and ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, and on the 10th,
he observed BALTIMORE ORIOLE. Bob Russell discovered a GREATER
PRAIRIE-CHICKEN in downtown Fertile on May 10, and 60 SMITH'S LONGSPURS
along CR 45 two miles west of MN 32. In addition in the Glacial Ridge
area were TRUMPETER SWANS, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, GOLDEN EAGLE, MARBLED
GODWITS, and LE CONTE'S SPARROW.
Shelley Steva saw an UPLAND SANDPIPER in Red Lake County on May 8 eight
miles east of Plummer.
Shelley reported a BOBOLINK in Pennington County on May 5. Two GRAY
PARTRIDGE were seen between Thief River Falls and St. Hilaire along MN
32 on May 6. On May 8, in our yard we had GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH,
SWAINSON'S THRUSH, BROWN THRASHER, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER,
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, and NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH in addition to the
several species of sparrow that have been with us for the last week.
Jeff Nygaard found a CATTLE EGRET at Agassiz NWR in Marshall County on
May 5 along the Lost Bay Habitat Drive, and on the 6th, he reported
EARED GREBES, and an AMERICAN BITTERN there. Also on May 5, a PEREGRINE
FALCON was spotted at Pool 21, and on May 11, a PALM WARBLER was seen by
Gary Tischer along the Maakstad Trail. Steve Broten reported on May 8
that two SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen in the county south of Newfolden.
Other species reported by Steve included WHITE-THROATED SPARROW,
HARRIS'S SPARROW, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, and RUSTY BLACKBIRD.=20
Beltrami County sightings reported by Pat Rice on May 6 included CLIFF
SWALLOW, HERMIT THRUSH, and five species of warblers including
GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER. On May 8 Kelly Larson reported two COMMON LOONS
on nests near Bemidji, CHIMNEY SWIFT, EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE, EASTERN
KINGBIRD , and BALTIMORE ORIOLE. A trip to Blackduck on May 10 yielded 9
species of waterfowl, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, and several
species of warbler.
Martin Kehoe in Lake of the Woods County reported a NORTHERN HAWK OWL
at milepost 53 along MN 72, and SHARP-TAILED GROUSE on CR 80 on May 8.
Thanks to all the folks who sent in reports this week.
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 19, 2006.
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<P><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">This is the =
Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, May 12, 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.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">The next two =
weeks will bring the majority of migrants to the northwest; already, =
warblers are starting to be reported, and the next days will bring most =
of the rest. Trees are almost fully leafed out, so warbler watching will =
be a challenge this year. Rain in varying amounts fell during three days =
this week, so the area is wet, and gravel roads will be sloppy for a few =
days.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">Al Batt =
reported a </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic =
Demi">WESTERN TANAGER</FONT> <FONT FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">in =
rural Carlos, Douglas County , at the home of LuWanna Hintermeister on =
May 7. Beau Shroyer saw a </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" =
FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">CLAY-COLORED SPARROW</FONT> <FONT =
FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">near Nelson on May 7 and a </FONT><FONT =
COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">LINCOLN'S SPARROW</FONT> =
<FONT FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">on May 9. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">Dan and =
Sandy Thimgan in Otter Tail County saw </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" =
FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">WARBLING VIREO, YELLOW WARBLER</FONT><FONT =
FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">, and </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" =
FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">BALTIMORE ORIOLE</FONT> <FONT =
FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">on May 7, and on May 8, there was a =
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic =
Demi">ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK</FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">. =
They reported </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic =
Demi">RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER</FONT> <FONT FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic =
Demi">, and </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic =
Demi">RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD</FONT> <FONT FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic =
Demi">on May 9. Jeff and Amy Drake saw 50 </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" =
FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS</FONT> <FONT =
FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">south of Fergus Falls on May 6, and on the =
8th, </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">YELLOW =
WARBLER</FONT> <FONT FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">and </FONT><FONT =
COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">AMERICAN</FONT><FONT =
FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi"> </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" =
FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">REDSTART</FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Franklin =
Gothic Demi">. May 10, they found </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" =
FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">SPOTTED SANDPIPER</FONT> <FONT =
FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">and </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" =
FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">BOBOLINK</FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Franklin =
Gothic Demi">.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">Matt =
Mecklenburg reported a </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Franklin =
Gothic Demi">NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD</FONT> <FONT FACE=3D"Franklin =
Gothic Demi">in Clay County on May 9. To get to the location, take CR 34 =
to CR 110, and the bird was at the first house to the west on the north =
side of the road.</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic =
Demi"> UPLAND SANDPIPER</FONT> <FONT FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">was =
also found in that county. Mel and Elaine Bennefeld on May 9 reported a =
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">COMMON =
LOON</FONT> <FONT FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">in the Buffalo River at =
the Ponderosa Golf Club, and also saw a </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" =
FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD</FONT><FONT =
FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">On May 4, =
Lorraine Seaberg reported a </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" =
FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">WESTERN TANAGER </FONT> <FONT =
FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">at Seaberg Oil in Becker County along US =
59 about a mile north of US 10 near Detroit Lakes. Shar Legenhausen =
reported </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic =
Demi">RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD</FONT> <FONT FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic =
Demi">and </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic =
Demi">ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK</FONT> <FONT FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic =
Demi">on May 7. Dave Hochhalter had a </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" =
FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">BALTIMORE ORIOLE</FONT> <FONT =
FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">on May 9.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">Bruce Flaig =
in Polk County reported </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Franklin =
Gothic Demi">YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, WHITE-THROATED SPARROW,</FONT> <FONT =
FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">and </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" =
FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">HARRIS'S SPARROW</FONT> <FONT =
FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">on May 6. On the 7th, they were joined by =
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">HOUSE =
WREN</FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">, and </FONT><FONT =
COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">ROSE-BREASTED =
GROSBEAK</FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">, and on the 10th, he =
observed </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic =
Demi">BALTIMORE ORIOLE</FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">. Bob =
Russell discovered a </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Franklin =
Gothic Demi">GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN</FONT> <FONT FACE=3D"Franklin =
Gothic Demi">in downtown Fertile on May 10, and 60 </FONT><FONT =
COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">SMITH'S LONGSPURS</FONT> =
<FONT FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">along CR 45 two miles west of MN 32. =
In addition in the Glacial Ridge area were </FONT><FONT =
COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">TRUMPETER SWANS, =
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, GOLDEN EAGLE, MARBLED GODWITS</FONT><FONT =
FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">, and </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" =
FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">LE CONTE'S SPARROW.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">Shelley =
Steva saw an </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic =
Demi">UPLAND SANDPIPER</FONT> <FONT FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">in Red =
Lake County on May 8 eight miles east of Plummer.</FONT></SPAN>
</P>
<P><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">Shelley =
reported a </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic =
Demi">BOBOLINK</FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi"> in Pennington =
County on May 5. Two </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Franklin =
Gothic Demi">GRAY PARTRIDGE</FONT> <FONT FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic =
Demi">were seen between Thief River Falls and St. Hilaire along MN 32 on =
May 6. On May 8, in our yard we had </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" =
FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, SWAINSON'S THRUSH, =
BROWN THRASHER, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, BLACK-AND-WHITE =
WARBLER</FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">, and </FONT><FONT =
COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">NORTHERN =
WATERTHRUSH</FONT> <FONT FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">in addition to =
the several species of sparrow that have been with us for the last =
week.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">Jeff Nygaard =
found a </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic =
Demi">CATTLE EGRET</FONT> <FONT FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">at Agassiz =
NWR in Marshall County on May 5 along the Lost Bay Habitat Drive, and on =
the 6th, he reported </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Franklin =
Gothic Demi">EARED GREBES</FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">, =
and an </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic =
Demi">AMERICAN BITTERN</FONT> <FONT FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">there. =
Also on May 5, a </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic =
Demi">PEREGRINE FALCON</FONT> <FONT FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">was =
spotted at Pool 21, and on May 11, a </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" =
FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">PALM WARBLER</FONT> <FONT FACE=3D"Franklin =
Gothic Demi">was seen by Gary Tischer along the Maakstad Trail. Steve =
Broten reported on May 8 that two </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" =
FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">SHORT-EARED OWLS</FONT> <FONT =
FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">were seen in the county south of =
Newfolden. Other species reported by Steve included </FONT><FONT =
COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, =
HARRIS'S SPARROW</FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">, =
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic =
Demi">ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK</FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">, =
and </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">RUSTY =
BLACKBIRD</FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">Beltrami =
County sightings reported by Pat Rice on May 6 included </FONT><FONT =
COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">CLIFF SWALLOW, HERMIT =
THRUSH</FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">, and five species of =
warblers including </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Franklin =
Gothic Demi">GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER</FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic =
Demi">. On May 8 Kelly Larson reported two</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" =
FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi"> COMMON LOONS</FONT> <FONT =
FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">on nests near Bemidji, </FONT><FONT =
COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">CHIMNEY SWIFT, EASTERN =
WOOD-PEWEE</FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">, </FONT><FONT =
COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">EASTERN KINGBIRD</FONT> =
<FONT FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">, and </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" =
FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">BALTIMORE ORIOLE</FONT><FONT =
FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">. A trip to Blackduck on May 10 yielded 9 =
species of waterfowl, </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Franklin =
Gothic Demi">LESSER YELLOWLEGS, SPOTTED SANDPIPER</FONT><FONT =
FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">, and several species of =
warbler.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">Martin =
Kehoe in Lake of the Woods County reported a </FONT><FONT =
COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">NORTHERN HAWK OWL</FONT> =
<FONT FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">at milepost 53 along MN 72, and =
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic =
Demi">SHARP-TAILED GROUSE</FONT> <FONT FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">on =
CR 80 on May 8.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">Thanks to =
all the folks who sent in reports this week.</FONT></SPAN>
</P>
<P><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT FACE=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi">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 19, 2006.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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