[mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, March 29, 2007

[Jeanie Joppru]

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-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*March 29, 2007
*MNDL0703.29

-Birds mentioned
Greater White-fronted Goose
Snow Goose
Cackling Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Wood Duck
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Barrow's Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Pied-billed Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
American Kestrel
Merlin
Prairie Falcon
American Coot
Sandhill Crane
Killdeer
American Woodcock
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Great Horned Owl
Long-eared Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Loggerhead Shrike
Common Raven
Horned Lark
Tree Swallow
Eastern Bluebird
Mountain Bluebird
American Robin
American Tree Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Brewer's Blackbird
Common Grackle
Purple Finch
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: March 29, 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@wiktel.com)

This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, March 30,
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.

A warm week and south winds brought migrants to all counties. Most
species of geese and ducks were mentioned in the reports and there were
frequent mentions of raptors such as BALD EAGLE, NORTHERN HARRIER,
RED-TAILED HAWK, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, and AMERICAN KESTREL. KILLDEER and
AMERICAN WOODCOCK represented the shorebirds; and there were reports of
AMERICAN ROBINS, EASTERN BLUEBIRDS, WESTERN MEADOWLARKS, and RED-WINGED
BLACKBIRDS in many reports.

Ben Wieland reported a BARROW'S GOLDENEYE at Kabekona Narrows on Leech
Lake in Cass County on March 26. This location is 3 miles north from
Walker on MN 371 , turning right after the bridge to the boat launch
area. Pat Rice was there on March 28 was unable to find the bird so it
may have left. At Agassiz NWR on March 23, Kelly Larson saw a PRAIRIE
FALCON. Shelley Steva found a MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD in Pennington County on
March 23 along CR 17 one mile north of the Red Lake County line. Earl
Orf relocated the EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE in Otter Tail County on March
22 in Pelican Rapids on CR 30 across from Soberg Construction.

>From Kittson County, Larry Wilebski reported TRUMPETER SWAN, SNOW GOOSE,
MALLARD, COOPER'S HAWK, SANDHILL CRANES, KILLDEER, and AMERICAN TREE
SPARROW on the weekend.

Lyle and Sally Lauber at Dixon Lake in Itasca County reported that on
March 29, there were many migrating TUNDRA SWANS and SANDHILL CRANES,
and numbers of PURPLE FINCHES are building.

Beltrami County birds seen this week included WOOD DUCK, GREATER SCAUP,
LESSER SCAUP, HOODED MERGANSER, PIED-BILLED GREBE, AMERICAN KESTREL,
MERLIN, and RING-BILLED GULL reported by Kelly Larson and Pat Rice in
the Bemidji area.

In Clearwater County, Kelly Larson discovered AMERICAN WOODCOCK,
DARK-EYED JUNCO, and PURPLE FINCH on March 25.

While in Cass County on March 26, Pat Rice saw KILLDEER, and a HERRING
GULL. 30 BALD EAGLES were seen in Beltrami, Cass, and Itasca Counties,
so they were definitely on the move.

BALD EAGLES were spotted separately by two observers, Sue Helm and Mary
Broten, a few miles south of Newfolden along US 59 in Marshall County on
March 23. Mary also reported SANDHILL CRANES in Marshall County that
day. Kelly Larson reported many species of ducks at Agassiz NWR. Gary
Tischer called to report that the BALD EAGLES are building a second nest
in the Parker Pool area near where they have nested for several years.
Many species of ducks are back, and open water area is increasing daily.

In Pennington County, two TURKEY VULTURES were seen on March 27, soaring
over the turkey processing plant on Pennington Avenue in Thief River
Falls. Shelley Steva reported the first COMMON GRACKLE in Pennington
County on March 25, RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD, and WESTERN MEADOWLARKS on
March 26.

Shelley observed an AMERICAN KESTREL in Red Lake County on March 23. A
nesting GREAT HORNED OWL was found along US 59 in Red Lake County south
of Plummer on March 24.

In western Polk County I heard many SANDHILL CRANES in the fog near Melo
Church on March 25. Donna and Leon Thoreson reported that they now have
35 HORNED LARKS at their place near Climax. 20 BALD EAGLES were seen
near the Red River on March 28.

In Mahnomen County, Ben Fritchman heard 8 GREAT HORNED OWLS, 1 NORTHERN
SAW-WHET OWL and one LONG-EARED OWL on the early morning of March 24.

>From Becker County, Dave Hochhalter reported AMERICAN ROBIN and NORTHERN
CARDINAL on March 21.

Ben Fritchman reported TUNDRA SWAN, GADWALL, AMERICAN WIGEON, RUDDY
DUCK, RING-BILLED GULL, and other migrants on March 24 in Clay County.
At Buffalo River State Park, Mel and Elaine Bennefeld reported SANDHILL
CRANE, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, COMMON RAVEN, EASTERN BLUEBIRD and others on
March 27.

>From Otter Tail County, Tom and Sheryl Smith reported GREATER
WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, CACKLING GOOSE, SNOW GOOSE, TUNDRA SWAN, many
species of ducks, RING-BILLED GULL, LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE, AMERICAN TREE
SPARROW, BREWER'S BLACKBIRD, and WESTERN MEADOWLARK on March 25. Jeff
and Amy Drake added GREAT BLUE HERON, and TREE SWALLOW among others. Dan
and Sandy Thimgan reported that at Glendalough SP they saw 15 species of
ducks on the weekend. Also included were PIED-BILLED GREBE, AMERICAN
COOT, and a NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL on March 25. A FOX SPARROW showed up
at their home on March 29. Alma Ronningen reported a SONG SPARROW on
March 28.

Finally , in Douglas County, Susan Wiste reported a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK
on March 21.

Thanks to the many folks who sent in reports this week. Please keep them
coming.

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, April 6, 2007.


Jeanie Joppru
Pennington County

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*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*March 29, 2007
*MNDL0703.29

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-Birds mentioned
<UL>
<LI>Greater White-fronted Goose
<LI>Snow Goose
<LI>Cackling Goose
<LI>Trumpeter Swan
<LI>Tundra Swan
<LI>Wood Duck
<LI>Gadwall
<LI>American Wigeon
<LI>Mallard
<LI>Greater Scaup
<LI>Lesser Scaup
<LI>Barrow's Goldeneye
<LI>Hooded Merganser
<LI>Ruddy Duck
<LI>Pied-billed Grebe
<LI>Great Blue Heron
<LI>Turkey Vulture
<LI>Bald Eagle
<LI>Northern Harrier
<LI>Sharp-shinned Hawk
<LI>Cooper's Hawk
<LI>Red-tailed Hawk
<LI>Rough-legged Hawk
<LI>American Kestrel
<LI>Merlin
<LI>Prairie Falcon
<LI>American Coot
<LI>Sandhill Crane
<LI>Killdeer
<LI>American Woodcock
<LI>Ring-billed Gull
<LI>Herring Gull
<LI>Eurasian Collared-Dove
<LI>Great Horned Owl
<LI>Long-eared Owl
<LI>Northern Saw-whet Owl
<LI>Loggerhead Shrike
<LI>Common Raven
<LI>Horned Lark
<LI>Tree Swallow
<LI>Eastern Bluebird
<LI>Mountain Bluebird
<LI>American Robin
<LI>American Tree Sparrow
<LI>Fox Sparrow
<LI>Song Sparrow
<LI>Dark-eyed Junco
<LI>Northern Cardinal
<LI>Red-winged Blackbird
<LI>Western Meadowlark
<LI>Brewer's Blackbird
<LI>Common Grackle
<LI>Purple Finch
</UL>
-Transcript
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<strong>Hotline:</strong> Minnesota, Detroit Lakes<br>
<strong>Date:</strong> March 29, 2007<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, March 30, 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.
<P>
A warm week and south winds brought migrants to all counties. Most species of geese and ducks were mentioned in the reports and there were frequent mentions of raptors such as <B style="color: #0057ad">BALD EAGLE, NORTHERN</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">HARRIER, RED-TAILED HAWK,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN KESTREL. KILLDEER</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN WOODCOCK</B> represented the shorebirds; and there were reports of <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN ROBINS, EASTERN</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">BLUEBIRDS, WESTERN MEADOWLARKS,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS</B> in many reports.
<P>
Ben Wieland reported a <B style="color: #ad1a07">BARROW'S GOLDENEYE</B> at Kabekona Narrows on Leech Lake in Cass County on March 26. This location is 3 miles north from Walker on MN 371 , turning right after the bridge to the boat launch area. Pat Rice was there on March 28 was unable to find the bird so it may have left. At Agassiz NWR on March 23, Kelly Larson saw a <B style="color: #0057ad">PRAIRIE FALCON.</B> Shelley Steva found a <B style="color: #0057ad">MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD</B> in Pennington County on March 23 along CR 17 one mile north of the Red Lake County line. Earl Orf relocated the <B style="color: #0057ad">EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE</B> in Otter Tail County on March 22 in Pelican Rapids on CR 30 across from Soberg Construction.
<P>
>From Kittson County, Larry Wilebski reported <B style="color: #0057ad">TRUMPETER SWAN, SNOW</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">GOOSE, MALLARD, COOPER'S</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">HAWK, SANDHILL CRANES,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">KILLDEER,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN TREE SPARROW</B> on the weekend.
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Lyle and Sally Lauber at Dixon Lake in Itasca County reported that on March 29, there were many migrating <B style="color: #0057ad">TUNDRA SWANS</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">SANDHILL CRANES,</B> and numbers of <B style="color: #0057ad">PURPLE FINCHES</B> are building.
<P>
Beltrami County birds seen this week included <B style="color: #0057ad">WOOD DUCK, GREATER</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">SCAUP, LESSER SCAUP,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">HOODED MERGANSER, PIED-BILLED</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">GREBE, AMERICAN KESTREL,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">MERLIN,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">RING-BILLED GULL</B> reported by Kelly Larson and Pat Rice in the Bemidji area.
<P>
In Clearwater County, Kelly Larson discovered <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN WOODCOCK, DARK-EYED</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">JUNCO,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">PURPLE FINCH</B> on March 25.
<P>
While in Cass County on March 26, Pat Rice saw <B style="color: #0057ad">KILLDEER,</B> and a <B style="color: #0057ad">HERRING GULL.</B> 30 <B style="color: #0057ad">BALD EAGLES</B> were seen in Beltrami, Cass, and Itasca Counties, so they were definitely on the move.
<P>
<B style="color: #0057ad">BALD EAGLES</B> were spotted separately by two observers, Sue Helm and Mary Broten, a few miles south of Newfolden along US 59 in Marshall County on March 23. Mary also reported <B style="color: #0057ad">SANDHILL CRANES</B> in Marshall County that day. Kelly Larson reported many species of ducks at Agassiz NWR. Gary Tischer called to report that the <B style="color: #0057ad">BALD EAGLES</B> are building a second nest in the Parker Pool area near where they have nested for several years. Many species of ducks are back, and open water area is increasing daily.
<P>
In Pennington County, two <B style="color: #0057ad">TURKEY VULTURES</B> were seen on March 27, soaring over the turkey processing plant on Pennington Avenue in Thief River Falls. Shelley Steva reported the first <B style="color: #0057ad">COMMON GRACKLE</B> in Pennington County on March 25, <B style="color: #0057ad">RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">WESTERN MEADOWLARKS</B> on March 26.
<P>
Shelley observed an <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN KESTREL</B> in Red Lake County on March 23. A nesting <B style="color: #0057ad">GREAT HORNED OWL</B> was found along US 59 in Red Lake County south of Plummer on March 24.
<P>
In western Polk County I heard many <B style="color: #0057ad">SANDHILL CRANES</B> in the fog near Melo Church on March 25. Donna and Leon Thoreson reported that they now have 35 <B style="color: #0057ad">HORNED LARKS</B> at their place near Climax. 20 <B style="color: #0057ad">BALD EAGLES</B> were seen near the Red River on March 28.
<P>
In Mahnomen County, Ben Fritchman heard 8 <B style="color: #0057ad">GREAT HORNED OWLS,</B> 1 <B style="color: #0057ad">NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL</B> and one <B style="color: #0057ad">LONG-EARED OWL</B> on the early morning of March 24.
<P>
>From Becker County, Dave Hochhalter reported <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN ROBIN</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">NORTHERN CARDINAL</B> on March 21.
<P>
Ben Fritchman reported <B style="color: #0057ad">TUNDRA SWAN, GADWALL,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN WIGEON, RUDDY</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">DUCK, RING-BILLED GULL,</B> and other migrants on March 24 in Clay County. At Buffalo River State Park, Mel and Elaine Bennefeld reported <B style="color: #0057ad">SANDHILL CRANE, AMERICAN</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">WOODCOCK, COMMON RAVEN,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">EASTERN BLUEBIRD</B> and others on March 27.
<P>
>From Otter Tail County, Tom and Sheryl Smith reported <B style="color: #0057ad">GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">CACKLING GOOSE, SNOW</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">GOOSE, TUNDRA SWAN,</B> many species of ducks, <B style="color: #0057ad">RING-BILLED GULL, LOGGERHEAD</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">SHRIKE, AMERICAN TREE</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">SPARROW, BREWER'S BLACKBIRD,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">WESTERN MEADOWLARK</B> on March 25. Jeff and Amy Drake added <B style="color: #0057ad">GREAT BLUE HERON,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">TREE SWALLOW</B> among others. Dan and Sandy Thimgan reported that at Glendalough SP they saw 15 species of ducks on the weekend. Also included were <B style="color: #0057ad">PIED-BILLED GREBE, AMERICAN</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">COOT,</B> and a <B style="color: #0057ad">NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL</B> on March 25. A <B style="color: #0057ad">FOX SPARROW</B> showed up at their home on March 29. Alma Ronningen reported a <B style="color: #0057ad">SONG SPARROW</B> on March 28.
<P>
Finally , in Douglas County, Susan Wiste reported a <B style="color: #0057ad">SHARP-SHINNED HAWK</B> on March 21.
<P>
Thanks to the many folks who sent in reports this week. Please keep them coming.
<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, April 6, 2007.
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Jeanie Joppru
Pennington County

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