[mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, August 23, 2007

[Jeanie Joppru]

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*August 23, 2007
*MNDL0708.23

-Birds mentioned
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Green Heron
American Kestrel
Merlin
Sandhill Crane
Spotted Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
Willet
Lesser Yellowlegs
Least Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Wilson's Snipe
Red-necked Phalarope
Long-tailed Jaeger
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Yellow-throated Vireo
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Eastern Bluebird
Cedar Waxwing
American Redstart
Wilson's Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: August 23, 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 23,
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.

It is feeling like fall now, even while the temperature warms during the
day, it drops dramatically when the sun goes down. We awake to crisp
cold mornings heavy with dew. Migration is getting into full swing, and
chips and chirps can be heard as the migrants busy themselves with the
necessary re-fueling for their long journey.

The most interesting sighting this week was reported by Scott Swanson
who saw a possible LONG-TAILED JAEGER along the west boundary of Agassiz
NWR in Marshall County on August 21. I went to the location a couple of
hours later, and was not able to relocate the bird. Scott reported that
the bird was last seen flying directly away to the southwest.

Larry Wilebski in Kittson County reported that the migration seems to
have begun as he is seeing some warblers moving through. He reported
GREAT BLUE HERONS, GREEN HERONS, and several RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES.

The shorebird survey at Agassiz NWR on August 18 tallied 1964
individuals of 19 species including 180 GREATER YELLOWLEGS which
represents a new record-high count during fall migration in Minnesota.
Highlights included a WILLET at South Pool and a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER
at Tamarac Pool. Several RED-NECKED PHALAROPES were also seen. A quick
trip there on Thursday revealed that there are still good numbers of
shorebirds at Tamarac Pool. Several hundred SANDHILL CRANES could be
seen feeding in newly harvested wheat fields along the west boundary of
the refuge. Refuge staff reported that up to 20 GREAT EGRETS are being
seen daily at South Pool and Headquarters Pool along CR 7 within the
refuge.

Here in Pennington County, several juvenile RED-BELLIED WOODPECKERS
visited the feeders on August 19 along with a RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH,
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS, PURPLE FINCHES, and a PINE SISKIN. On the 22nd,
there was PILEATED WOODPECKER, WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCHES, a family of
EASTERN BLUEBIRDS, CEDAR WAXWINGS, AMERICAN REDSTART, several WILSON'S
WARBLERS, and many CHIPPING SPARROWS in the yard. On Thursday, a family
of young RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS came to the feeder.

>From Polk County, Nathaniel Emery reported on August 16 that SANDHILL
CRANES are starting to congregate and a few shorebirds have been seen
around the Glacial Ridge Project. Other species he mentioned in that
county included family groups of AMERICAN KESTRELS, MERLINS, and a
YELLOW-THROATED VIREO.

Ron Erpelding and Herb Dingmann birded in Wilkin County on August 22,
where the only significant numbers of shorebirds were found at the
Breckenridge wastewater treatment ponds. There were LESSER YELLOWLEGS,
SPOTTED SANDPIPERS, LEAST SANDPIPERS, BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS, and a WILSON'S
SNIPE there.

Thanks to Larry Wilebski, Nathaniel Emery, Gary Tischer, Herb Dingmann,
Ron Erpelding, and Scott Swanson 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 30,
2007.
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