[mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, September 7, 2006

[Jeanie Joppru]

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-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*September 7, 2006
*MNDL0609.07

-Birds mentioned
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Red-necked Grebe
Great Egret
Cattle Egret
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Sandhill Crane
Red-necked Phalarope
Short-eared Owl
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Red-headed Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker
Great Crested Flycatcher
Black-billed Magpie
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Boreal Chickadee
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Swainson's Thrush
Gray Catbird
Cedar Waxwing
Nashville Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Wilson's Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red Crossbill
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Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: September 7, 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 8,
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.

What a wonderful week of late summer weather we have had in the
northwest! Leaves are starting to turn, and there are acorns everywhere.
Migration continues at a good clip, with fall species showing up in
backyards and at bird feeders.

>From Otter Tail County, Jeff and Amy Drake reported RED-NECKED GREBE,
TURKEY VULTURE, OSPREY, BALD EAGLE, RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, TREE
SWALLOW, BARN SWALLOW, OVENBIRD, and NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH among many
others seen on September 3. Also in Otter Tail County, Tom Nelson found
24 CATTLE EGRETS north of I-94 at milepost 63 on September 3.

Bruce Flaig observed a NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH in Polk County on September
1. Tom Nelson saw 19 BLACK-BILLED MAGPIES along MN 32 north of Fertile
on September 3.

In Pennington County on Labor Day, I found GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER,
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, SWAINSON'S THRUSH, GRAY CATBIRD, CEDAR WAXWING,
NASHVILLE WARBLER, MAGNOLIA WARBLER, AMERICAN REDSTART, many OVENBIRDS
and NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, and WILSON'S WARBLER. WHITE-THROATED SPARROW,
and DARK-EYED JUNCOS have returned to the area.

Tom also found 37 BLACK-BILLED MAGPIES southwest of Farmes Pool in
Marshall County on September 2. A considerable number of GREAT EGRETS
can be seen at Agassiz NWR in Headquarters Pool along CR 7.
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW and DARK-EYED JUNCOS were seen at Agassiz NWR on
September 3. Several hundred SANDHILL CRANES are gathering along the
northern and western boundaries of the refuge.

Kelly Larson in Bemidji, Beltrami County, reported that SCARLET TANAGERS
were feeding on mountain ash berries at the home of Betty Smith on
September 1.

Kim Eckert's Minnesota Birding Weekend was in Roseau and Lake of the
Woods Counties last weekend. In Roseau County the highlights were three
SHARP-TAILED GROUSE seen along MN 11 between Roseau and Warroad, a
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER seen at the Roseau River WMA, a SHORT-EARED OWL
seen along 440 Ave. E north of MN 11, and 20 warbler species.

In Lake of the Woods County, the MBW group found three RED-NECKED
PHALAROPES on Lake of the Woods 2 miles west of Morris Point. A
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was seen at the Blueberry State Forest
Campground three miles east of Roosevelt, a SHORT-EARED OWL was found
along CR 10, RED CROSSBILLS at the Roseau- Lake of the Woods county
line, and a group of BOREAL CHICKADEES north of Norris Camp.

Thanks to Tom Nelson, Bruce Flaig, Kelly Larson, and Kim Eckert 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 15, 2006.

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*Detroit Lakes
*September 7, 2006
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-Birds mentioned
<UL>
<LI>Sharp-tailed Grouse
<LI>Red-necked Grebe
<LI>Great Egret
<LI>Cattle Egret
<LI>Turkey Vulture
<LI>Osprey
<LI>Osprey
<LI>Bald Eagle
<LI>Sandhill Crane
<LI>Red-necked Phalarope
<LI>Short-eared Owl
<LI>Ruby-throated Hummingbird
<LI>Red-headed Woodpecker
<LI>Black-backed Woodpecker
<LI>Great Crested Flycatcher
<LI>Black-billed Magpie
<LI>Tree Swallow
<LI>Barn Swallow
<LI>Boreal Chickadee
<LI>Ruby-crowned Kinglet
<LI>Swainson's Thrush
<LI>Gray Catbird
<LI>Cedar Waxwing
<LI>Nashville Warbler
<LI>Magnolia Warbler
<LI>American Redstart
<LI>Ovenbird
<LI>Northern Waterthrush
<LI>Wilson's Warbler
<LI>Scarlet Tanager
<LI>White-throated Sparrow
<LI>Dark-eyed Junco
<LI>Red Crossbill
</UL>
-Transcript
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<strong>Hotline:</strong> Minnesota, Detroit Lakes<br>
<strong>Date:</strong> September 7, 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 8, 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>
What a wonderful week of late summer weather we have had in the northwest! Leaves are starting to turn, and there are acorns everywhere. Migration continues at a good clip, with fall species showing up in backyards and at bird feeders.
<P>
>From Otter Tail County, Jeff and Amy Drake reported <B style="color: #0057ad">RED-NECKED GREBE, TURKEY</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">VULTURE, OSPREY, BALD</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">EAGLE, RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">TREE SWALLOW, BARN</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">SWALLOW, OVENBIRD,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH</B> among many others seen on September 3. Also in Otter Tail County, Tom Nelson found 24 <B style="color: #0057ad">CATTLE EGRETS</B> north of I-94 at milepost 63 on September 3.
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Bruce Flaig observed a <B style="color: #0057ad">NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH</B> in Polk County on September 1. Tom Nelson saw 19 <B style="color: #0057ad">BLACK-BILLED MAGPIES</B> along MN 32 north of Fertile on September 3.
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In Pennington County on Labor Day, I found <B style="color: #0057ad">GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, SWAINSON'S</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">THRUSH, GRAY CATBIRD,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">CEDAR WAXWING, NASHVILLE</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">WARBLER, MAGNOLIA WARBLER,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN REDSTART,</B> many <B style="color: #0057ad">OVENBIRDS</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">WILSON'S WARBLER. WHITE-THROATED</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">SPARROW,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">DARK-EYED JUNCOS</B> have returned to the area.
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Tom also found 37 <B style="color: #0057ad">BLACK-BILLED MAGPIES</B> southwest of Farmes Pool in Marshall County on September 2. A considerable number of <B style="color: #0057ad">GREAT EGRETS</B> can be seen at Agassiz NWR in Headquarters Pool along CR 7. <B style="color: #0057ad">WHITE-THROATED SPARROW</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">DARK-EYED JUNCOS</B> were seen at Agassiz NWR on September 3. Several hundred <B style="color: #0057ad">SANDHILL CRANES</B> are gathering along the northern and western boundaries of the refuge.
<P>
Kelly Larson in Bemidji, Beltrami County, reported that <B style="color: #0057ad">SCARLET TANAGERS</B> were feeding on mountain ash berries at the home of Betty Smith on September 1.
<P>
Kim Eckert's Minnesota Birding Weekend was in Roseau and Lake of the Woods Counties last weekend. In Roseau County the highlights were three <B style="color: #0057ad">SHARP-TAILED GROUSE</B> seen along MN 11 between Roseau and Warroad, a <B style="color: #0057ad">RED-HEADED WOODPECKER</B> seen at the Roseau River WMA, a <B style="color: #0057ad">SHORT-EARED OWL</B> seen along 440 Ave. E north of MN 11, and 20 warbler species.
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In Lake of the Woods County, the <B style="color: #0057ad">MBW</B> group found three <B style="color: #0057ad">RED-NECKED PHALAROPES</B> on Lake of the Woods 2 miles west of Morris Point. A <B style="color: #0057ad">BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER</B> was seen at the Blueberry State Forest Campground three miles east of Roosevelt, a <B style="color: #0057ad">SHORT-EARED OWL</B> was found along CR 10, <B style="color: #0057ad">RED CROSSBILLS</B> at the Roseau- Lake of the Woods county line, and a group of <B style="color: #0057ad">BOREAL CHICKADEES</B> north of Norris Camp.
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Thanks to Tom Nelson, Bruce Flaig, Kelly Larson, and Kim Eckert 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 15, 2006.

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