[rba] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, June 19, 2008

[Jeanie Joppru]

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*June 19, 2008
*MNDL0806.19

-Birds mentioned
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Red-necked Grebe
Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
American Bittern
Sandhill Crane
Wilson's Snipe
Black Tern
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Western Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird
Black-billed Magpie
Sedge Wren
Marsh Wren
Swamp Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Orchard Oriole
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: June 19, 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, June 19,
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.

We are experiencing the first really warm, summer week this week.
Evidence that the weather did not deter many species is appearing as
young birds are showing up everywhere, and sounds in the air can be
confusing as the young ones find their voices.

Ben Fritchman found a EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE at the north side of Long
Prairie in Todd County on June 18. The bird was seen near the bridge on
US 71 about two blocks from MN 27.

Elizabeth Almlie reported from Rydell NWR in Polk County of sightings of
RED-NECKED GREBE, AMERICAN BITTERN, WILSON'S SNIPE, YELLOW-BELLIED
SAPSUCKER, EASTERN KINGBIRD, SWAMP SPARROW, and YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD
this week.

Eileen Schantz-Hanson was in Marshall County this weekend where near
Florian Park her group saw SHARP-TAILED GROUSE, WESTERN KINGBIRD,
BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE, and ORCHARD ORIOLE. At Agassiz NWR they saw nesting
RED-NECKED GREBES. Nancy Jackson, while at Agassiz NWR observed BLACK
TERNS, and a WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW on June 14.

In Roseau County, Nancy Jackson counted 33 SANDHILL CRANES in one group.
Other species seen there included WESTERN GREBE, EARED GREBE, and both
SEDGE WRENS and MARSH WRENS.

Thanks to Ben Fritchman, Eileen Schantz-Hanson, Elizabeth Almlie, and
Nancy Jackson 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, June 26,
2008.

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