[mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Tuesday, May 30, 2006

[Jeanie Joppru]

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-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*May 30, 2006
*MNDL0605.30

-Birds mentioned
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Gray Partridge
Common Loon
American Bittern
Great Egret
Yellow Rail
Sora
Black-bellied Plover
Upland Sandpiper
Hudsonian Godwit
Marbled Godwit
Sanderling
White-rumped Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Wilson's Phalarope
Black-billed Cuckoo
Short-eared Owl
Red-headed Woodpecker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
Common Raven
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Veery
Gray Catbird
Cedar Waxwing
Golden-winged Warbler
Northern Parula
Blackburnian Warbler
Pine Warbler
Grasshopper Sparrow
Henslow's Sparrow
Le Conte's Sparrow
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Chestnut-collared Longspur
Indigo Bunting
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<strong>Hotline:</strong> Minnesota, Detroit Lakes<br>
<strong>Date:</strong> May 30, 2006<br>
<strong>Sponsor:</strong> Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce<br>
<strong>Reports:</strong> 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours)<br>
<strong>Compiler:</strong> Jeanie Joppru (ajjoppru@wiktel.com)<br>

This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for <B>Wednesday, May 31, 2006</B> 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.

Summer came quickly to the northwest this year, and now the migration appears to be mostly over. If you see migrants now, they can be considered late, as most of the later migrants seem to be here now. Leaves are fully out, making birding the treetops a real challenge.

At Agassiz NWR in Marshall County, a shorebird survey conducted on May 28 found 418 individuals of 16 species, all in the interior of the refuge where some pools are drawn down. Highlights included BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, 130 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, 2 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS, HUDSONIAN GODWIT, MARBLED GODWIT, one SANDERLING, and two WILSON'S PHALAROPES. A TUNDRA SWAN was also seen.

Here in Pennington County, a pair of RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS, and a GRAY CATBIRD appear to have chosen our yard for nesting possibilities. Shelley Steva reported two SHORT-EARED OWLS on May 30. One was 5 miles south of the junction of CR 22 with MN 1, the other a couple of miles south of the intersection of CR 23 and CR 3.

While birding in Polk County on May 29, Shelley Steva , Zeann Linder and I found 5 TRUMPETER SWANS at the Erskine wastewater treatment ponds, and elsewhere in the county saw COMMON LOON, GREAT EGRET, and CEDAR WAXWING.

In Norman County on May 29, we saw one TRUMPETER SWAN, GRAY PARTRIDGE, SORA, MARBLED GODWIT, OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, WESTERN KINGBIRD, COMMON RAVEN, NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW, GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, and INDIGO BUNTING.

Clay County sightings on May 29 at Felton Prairie included UPLAND SANDPIPER, MARBLED GODWIT, BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW, GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, and of course CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR. Patrick Beauzay  on May 29 found a NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROW at CR 27 and 140th St. A YELLOW RAIL was heard 0.6 miles south of the intersection of CR 27 and CR 34 on the west side of the road; other species reported included  AMERICAN BITTERN, SORA, SHORT-EARED OWL, and LE CONTE'S SPARROW.

>From Glendalough State Park Jeffrey Wiersma  reported that a HENSLOW'S SPARROW was found recently in the park by Carole Brysky, the camp host. He also mentioned that birding hikes are being offered through June 29 every Thursday and Saturday at the park starting at 7:00 A.M.

In Hubbard County, Patrick Beauzay discovered two WOOD THRUSHES near Lake George. The location was 1/2 mile east of the junction of the Halverson Forest Road and CR 4. Other species reported included VEERY, and sixteen species of warblers including GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, NORTHERN PARULA, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, and PINE WARBLER. 

Thanks to Jeffrey Wiersma, Patrick Beauzay, and Shelley Steva 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 <B>Friday, June 10, 2006</B>.
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-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*May 30, 2006
*MNDL0605.30

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-Birds mentioned
<UL>
<LI>Trumpeter Swan
<LI>Tundra Swan
<LI>Gray Partridge
<LI>Common Loon
<LI>American Bittern
<LI>Great Egret
<LI>Yellow Rail
<LI>Sora
<LI>Black-bellied Plover
<LI>Upland Sandpiper
<LI>Hudsonian Godwit
<LI>Marbled Godwit
<LI>Sanderling
<LI>White-rumped Sandpiper
<LI>Baird's Sandpiper
<LI>Wilson's Phalarope
<LI>Black-billed Cuckoo
<LI>Short-eared Owl
<LI>Red-headed Woodpecker
<LI>Olive-sided Flycatcher
<LI>Western Kingbird
<LI>Common Raven
<LI>Northern Rough-winged Swallow
<LI>Veery
<LI>Gray Catbird
<LI>Cedar Waxwing
<LI>Golden-winged Warbler
<LI>Northern Parula
<LI>Blackburnian Warbler
<LI>Pine Warbler
<LI>Grasshopper Sparrow
<LI>Henslow's Sparrow
<LI>Le Conte's Sparrow
<LI>Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
<LI>Chestnut-collared Longspur
<LI>Indigo Bunting
</UL>
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<strong>Hotline:</strong> Minnesota, Detroit Lakes<br>
<strong>Date:</strong> May 30, 2006<br>
<strong>Sponsor:</strong> Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce<br>
<strong>Reports:</strong> 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours)<br>
<strong>Compiler:</strong> Jeanie Joppru (ajjoppru@wiktel.com)<br>
<P>
This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for <B>Wednesday, May 31, 2006</B> 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.
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Summer came quickly to the northwest this year, and now the migration appears to be mostly over. If you see migrants now, they can be considered late, as most of the later migrants seem to be here now. Leaves are fully out, making birding the treetops a real challenge.
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At Agassiz NWR in Marshall County, a shorebird survey conducted on May 28 found 418 individuals of 16 species, all in the interior of the refuge where some pools are drawn down. Highlights included <B style="color: #0057ad">BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER,</B> 130 <B style="color: #0057ad">WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS,</B> 2 <B style="color: #0057ad">BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS, HUDSONIAN</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">GODWIT, MARBLED GODWIT,</B> one <B style="color: #0057ad">SANDERLING,</B> and two <B style="color: #0057ad">WILSON'S PHALAROPES.</B> A <B style="color: #0057ad">TUNDRA SWAN</B> was also seen.
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Here in Pennington County, a pair of <B style="color: #0057ad">RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS,</B> and a <B style="color: #0057ad">GRAY CATBIRD</B> appear to have chosen our yard for nesting possibilities. Shelley Steva reported two <B style="color: #0057ad">SHORT-EARED OWLS</B> on May 30. One was 5 miles south of the junction of CR 22 with MN 1, the other a couple of miles south of the intersection of CR 23 and CR 3.
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While birding in Polk County on May 29, Shelley Steva , Zeann Linder and I found 5 <B style="color: #0057ad">TRUMPETER SWANS</B> at the Erskine wastewater treatment ponds, and elsewhere in the county saw <B style="color: #0057ad">COMMON LOON, GREAT</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">EGRET,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">CEDAR WAXWING.</B>
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In Norman County on May 29, we saw one <B style="color: #0057ad">TRUMPETER SWAN, GRAY</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">PARTRIDGE, SORA, MARBLED</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">GODWIT, OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">WESTERN KINGBIRD, COMMON</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">RAVEN, NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">SWALLOW, GRASSHOPPER SPARROW,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">INDIGO BUNTING.</B>
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Clay County sightings on May 29 at Felton Prairie included <B style="color: #0057ad">UPLAND SANDPIPER, MARBLED</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">GODWIT, BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">GRASSHOPPER SPARROW,</B> and of course <B style="color: #0057ad">CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR.</B> Patrick Beauzay on May 29 found a <B style="color: #0057ad">NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROW</B> at CR 27 and 140th St. A <B style="color: #0057ad">YELLOW RAIL</B> was heard 0.6 miles south of the intersection of CR 27 and CR 34 on the west side of the road; other species reported included <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN BITTERN, SORA,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">SHORT-EARED OWL,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">LE CONTE'S SPARROW.</B>
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>From Glendalough State Park Jeffrey Wiersma reported that a <B style="color: #0057ad">HENSLOW'S SPARROW</B> was found recently in the park by Carole Brysky, the camp host. He also mentioned that birding hikes are being offered through June 29 every Thursday and Saturday at the park starting at 7:00 A.M.
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In Hubbard County, Patrick Beauzay discovered two <B style="color: #0057ad">WOOD THRUSHES</B> near Lake George. The location was 1/2 mile east of the junction of the Halverson Forest Road and CR 4. Other species reported included <B style="color: #0057ad">VEERY,</B> and sixteen species of warblers including <B style="color: #0057ad">GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, NORTHERN</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">PARULA, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">PINE WARBLER.</B>
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Thanks to Jeffrey Wiersma, Patrick Beauzay, and Shelley Steva for their reports.
<P>
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 <B>Friday, June 10, 2006</B>.

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