[mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, May 24, 2007

[Jeanie Joppru]

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*May 24, 2007
*MNDL0705.24

-Birds mentioned
Common Goldeneye
Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
American White Pelican
Great Egret
Turkey Vulture
Northern Goshawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Merlin
Black-bellied Plover
American Golden-Plover
American Avocet
Willet
Upland Sandpiper
Whimbrel
Hudsonian Godwit
Red Knot
White-rumped Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Long-billed Dowitcher
Bonaparte's Gull
Caspian Tern
Black Tern
Common Tern
White-winged Dove
Great Gray Owl
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Philadelphia Vireo
House Wren
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
Cedar Waxwing
Golden-winged Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Pine Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Scarlet Tanager
Eastern Towhee
Clay-colored Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Smith's Longspur
Northern Cardinal
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: May 24, 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 Friday, May 25, 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.

We have had a smorgasbord of weather conditions this week, almost all of
them accompanied by wind. There has been cold, hot and humid, sunny and
rainy, but the birders persisted, and lots of interesting species were
reported.

In Lake of the Woods County on May 23, Beth Siverhus reported GREAT
CRESTED FLYCATCHER, EASTERN KINGBIRD, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER,
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, and OVENBIRD.
Gretchen Mehmel reported a GREAT GRAY OWL seen on May 23 deep within the
Brown's Lake bog in a nearly inaccessible location. Jenny Moorman and
Martin Kehoe , while birding in that county , saw a long list of species
including BROAD-WINGED HAWK, WHIMBREL, CASPIAN TERN, COMMON TERN,
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER, OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, PHILADELPHIA VIREO, and
GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER.

On May 22, Carol Parker in Warroad , Roseau County , reported a
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER at the Hazel Horner residence about 2 miles west
of Warroad. Other species she observed included BROWN THRASHER,
NASHVILLE WARBLER, BALTIMORE ORIOLE, PURPLE FINCH, and AMERICAN
GOLDFINCH. Beth Siverhus, on May 20, saw HOUSE WREN, TENNESSEE WARBLER,
NORTHERN PARULA, YELLOW WARBLER, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, AMERICAN
REDSTART, CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, SONG SPARROW, HARRIS'S SPARROW, and
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW . A MERLIN is nesting in Warroad behind the liquor
store. On May 23, there were CEDAR WAXWINGS in Warroad.

In Kittson County, Larry Wilebski reported that the WHITE-WINGED DOVE
was last seen two days ago. Call Larry @ 218-762-4205 for an update if
you consider coming to see it. Species seen at his Shorebird Park
included WESTERN GREBE, AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, and NORTHERN CARDINAL.
On May 22, the first BLACK TERN showed up.

At Agassiz NWR in Marshall County on May 18-21 a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER,
the first for the refuge, was seen by the group from the Festival of
Birds and by others at the headquarters woods. On May 23, I found a
NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD walking along the end of the Auto tour route at
headquarters. Festival participants found EARED GREBE, WILLET,
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, BONAPARTE'S GULL, 90 HUDSONIAN GODWITS, and an
ORCHARD ORIOLE among the 135 species that they reported. 25 species of
shorebirds were tallied on May 18. A shorebird survey on May 21 revealed
that the large number of birds reported on Friday has been reduced to
almost 1100 of 17 species including 8 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS. The two
AMERICAN AVOCETS continue to be seen on South Pool.

>From Becker County at Hamden Slough NWR on May 23, Greg Hoch observed a
SMITH'S LONGSPUR at the northwest corner of Homstad Lake near the office
at the refuge. This is the first recorded sighting of this species at
the refuge. A HUDSONIAN GODWIT was seen at Eagle Pond one mile north of
the office. At Tamarac NWR the festival group found GOLDEN-WINGED
WARBLER, NORTHERN PARULA, and PINE WARBLER. An EASTERN TOWHEE was seen
at Hamden Slough NWR.

On the festival trip to Itasca SP, a NORTHERN GOSHAWK was among the
species seen this weekend.

Connie Norheim reported a pair of nesting RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS near
Oakmound Congregational Church on 10th St NW in Moorhead , Clay County,
on May 22. Festival trips to Bluestem Prairie, Felton Prairie, and other
places in Clay County found COMMON GOLDENEYE, TURKEY VULTURE, UPLAND
SANDPIPER, BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, EASTERN
WOOD-PEWEE, and SCARLET TANAGER among others.

Dan and Sandy Thimgan reported a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER in Otter Tail
County on May 18.

The Birding Festival trip to the Rothsay area in Wilkin County found a
RED KNOT in section 18 of Prairie View Township along 190th St. Other
species seen on that trip included AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER and GREAT
EGRET.

Thanks to all the folks who sent in their sightings this week.

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. 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, June 1, 2007.

Jeanie Joppru
Pennington County
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