[mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, August 2, 2007

[Jeanie Joppru]

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*August 2, 2007
*MNDL0708.02

-Birds mentioned
Eared Grebe
Bald Eagle
Sandhill Crane
Semipalmated Plover
Lesser Yellowlegs
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Red-necked Phalarope
Bonaparte's Gull
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Red-headed Woodpecker
Cedar Waxwing
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: August 2, 2007
Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce
Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours)
Compiler: Jeanie Joppru (ajjoppru at wiktel.com)

This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, August 2,
2007 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 weather continues to be hot and dry this summer, but as of this
writing, the heat has moderated somewhat. Shorebird southbound migration
is building already, and the swallows are gathering while they prepare
for the flight south.

Dan and Sandy Thimgan in Otter Tail County reported finding the nest
site of a pair of RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS with three fledglings in their
neighborhood. The family visited their yard on July 29.

In Polk County, Dave Lambeth spotted a pair of BALD EAGLES with at least
one young near the East Grand Forks wastewater treatment ponds on July
27. At the ponds were about 250 EARED GREBES with at least 45 nests
seen. Also there were more than 200 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, and four
BONAPARTE'S GULLS. Danielle Olson reporting from Rydell NWR included
RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, and CEDAR WAXWING in her report this week.

In Marshall County, the weekly shorebird survey at Agassiz National
Wildlife Refuge tallied 2268 shorebirds including 1 BUFF-BREASTED
SANDPIPER, and several RED-NECKED PHALAROPES. Also included in the total
were 135 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, more than 1400 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, and 28
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS.Most were at Tamarac Pool. A quick trip up to
the refuge on Thursday revealed that shorebird numbers are building.
Also SANDHILL CRANES are starting to gather in substantial numbers in
the fields along the west side of the refuge.

Thanks to Dan and Sandy Thimgan, Dave Lambeth, and Danielle Olson for
their reports.

Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than
Thursday each week, at ajjoppru at 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. The next scheduled update of this report is Thursday, August 9,
2007.
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