[mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, August 31, 2006
Jeanie Joppru
ajjoppru@wiktel.com
Thu, 31 Aug 2006 17:58:50 -0700
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-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*August 31, 2006
*MNDL0608.31
-Birds mentioned
Great Egret
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Sora
Sandhill Crane
Black-bellied Plover
Pileated Woodpecker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Red-eyed Vireo
Tree Swallow
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Swainson's Thrush
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Northern Waterthrush
Scarlet Tanager
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
American Goldfinch
-Transcript
Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: August 31, 2006
Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce
Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours)
Compiler: Jeanie Joppru (ajjoppru@wiktel.com)
This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, September 1,
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.
With the cool nights lately, there is no doubt that summer is winding
down. Days in the northwest have a fall feel, although it has been
pleasantly warm. It remains dry, encouraging the trees to start turning
into fall colors. Migration is progressing, warblers are being reported
from points further south already, and shorebird migration has
apparently peaked, with numbers dropping.
SANDHILL CRANES are gathering in the northwest. Katie Haws reported
hundreds of them east of the Roseau River WMA in Roseau County on August
23, and on August 26, several hundred were also present in various areas
of Agassiz NWR. Best place to view them in numbers is in and around the
northwest corner of the refuge and along the northern boundary.
>From Beltrami County, Kelly Larson reported a NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH
outside her bedroom window on August 27. Pat DeWenter in Bemidji
reported that on August 30, she saw RED-EYED VIREO, SWAINSON'S THRUSH,
SCARLET TANAGER, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, and AMERICAN GOLDFINCH in their
mountain ash trees feeding on berries. Even a PILEATED WOODPECKER was
there eating the fruit. The waterfall was visited by RED-BREASTED
NUTHATCH, NASHVILLE WARBLER, and BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER.
At Agassiz NWR in Marshall County on August 25, over 1000 shorebirds of
14 species were tallied. There was a BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER in the
northwest corner of the refuge on August 26. The raptors have discovered
the shorebird banquet for we saw both MERLINS and a PEREGRINE FALCON
there on August 26. Other species found that day included many GREAT
EGRETS, SORA, OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, TREE SWALLOW, ORANGE-CROWNED
WARBLER, AMERICAN REDSTART, and NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH.
Thanks to Katie Haws, Pat DeWenter, and Kelly Larson 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 8, 2006.
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-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*August 31, 2006
*MNDL0608.31
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-Birds mentioned
<UL>
<LI>Great Egret
<LI>Merlin
<LI>Peregrine Falcon
<LI>Sora
<LI>Sandhill Crane
<LI>Black-bellied Plover
<LI>Pileated Woodpecker
<LI>Olive-sided Flycatcher
<LI>Red-eyed Vireo
<LI>Tree Swallow
<LI>Red-breasted Nuthatch
<LI>Swainson's Thrush
<LI>Orange-crowned Warbler
<LI>Nashville Warbler
<LI>Black-and-white Warbler
<LI>American Redstart
<LI>Northern Waterthrush
<LI>Scarlet Tanager
<LI>Rose-breasted Grosbeak
<LI>American Goldfinch
</UL>
-Transcript
<P>
<strong>Hotline:</strong> Minnesota, Detroit Lakes<br>
<strong>Date:</strong> August 31, 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 Friday, September 1, 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.
<P>
With the cool nights lately, there is no doubt that summer is winding down. Days in the northwest have a fall feel, although it has been pleasantly warm. It remains dry, encouraging the trees to start turning into fall colors. Migration is progressing, warblers are being reported from points further south already, and shorebird migration has apparently peaked, with numbers dropping.
<P>
<B style="color: #0057ad">SANDHILL CRANES</B> are gathering in the northwest. Katie Haws reported hundreds of them east of the Roseau River WMA in Roseau County on August 23, and on August 26, several hundred were also present in various areas of Agassiz NWR. Best place to view them in numbers is in and around the northwest corner of the refuge and along the northern boundary.
<P>
>From Beltrami County, Kelly Larson reported a <B style="color: #0057ad">NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH</B> outside her bedroom window on August 27. Pat DeWenter in Bemidji reported that on August 30, she saw <B style="color: #0057ad">RED-EYED VIREO, SWAINSON'S</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">THRUSH, SCARLET TANAGER,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN GOLDFINCH</B> in their mountain ash trees feeding on berries. Even a <B style="color: #0057ad">PILEATED WOODPECKER</B> was there eating the fruit. The waterfall was visited by <B style="color: #0057ad">RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, NASHVILLE</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">WARBLER,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER.</B>
<P>
At Agassiz NWR in Marshall County on August 25, over 1000 shorebirds of 14 species were tallied. There was a <B style="color: #0057ad">BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER</B> in the northwest corner of the refuge on August 26. The raptors have discovered the shorebird banquet for we saw both <B style="color: #0057ad">MERLINS</B> and a <B style="color: #0057ad">PEREGRINE FALCON</B> there on August 26. Other species found that day included many <B style="color: #0057ad">GREAT EGRETS, SORA,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, TREE</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">SWALLOW, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN REDSTART,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH.</B>
<P>
Thanks to Katie Haws, Pat DeWenter, and Kelly Larson 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 Friday, September 8, 2006.
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