[mou] [rba] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, August 21, 2008

[Jeanie Joppru]

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*August 21, 2008
*MNDL0808.21

-Birds mentioned
Great Egret
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Sandhill Crane
Western Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird
Red-eyed Vireo
Brown Thrasher
Tennessee Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
Bobolink
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: August 21, 2008
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 21,
2008 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.

There is no doubt that fall is approaching as the first yellow leaves
are starting to be seen, wildflowers tend to the pink and yellow, and
the first signs of migration are becoming more insistent. Dark red
sunsets are following the dusty work of the combines in the fields, and
swallows are all but gone except for the barn swallows. Migrating
warblers are starting to appear, and the shorebird migration continues.

Larry Wilebski reported RED-TAILED HAWKS, and RED-EYED VIREOS in
northern Kittson County.

Here in Pennington County, a TENNESSEE WARBLER was heard and seen on
August 18 , and increased numbers of YELLOW WARBLERS are present now.

Maggie Anderson reported that there have been PINE SISKINS and PURPLE
FINCHES at the refuge feeders at Agassiz NWR in Marshall County this
week. Shorebirds continue to migrate through the refuge. On August 17
there was still a good variety of shorebirds present at Parker Pool
along CR 7. Interior pools holding shorebirds included Tamarack, Madsen,
Webster, and Mud River. SANDHILL CRANES are starting to congregate at
the refuge and in the fields alongside it. On August 21, a ROUGH-LEGGED
HAWK flew over headquarters.

Donna and Leon Thoreson in Polk County reported EASTERN KINGBIRDS,
WESTERN KINGBIRDS, BROWN THRASHER, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, BOBOLINKS,
ORCHARD ORIOLE, and BALTIMORE ORIOLES among others. Shelley Steva found
WESTERN KINGBIRDS at both Crookston and Climax on August 15.

Scott Kahan reported that shorebirds are migrating through both Becker
and Clay Counties now. Yellowlegs and peeps are present at Bisson Lake
at the north end of Hamden Slough NWR in Becker County, three miles west
of Callaway. 12 GREAT EGRETS were also present at this location.

Thanks to Larry Wilebski, Donna and Leon Thoreson, Maggie Anderson,
Shelley Steva, and Scott Kahan 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 28,
2008.



Jeanie Joppru
Pennington County, MN


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