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*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*September 22, 2000
*MNDL0009.22

-Birds mentioned

• Western Grebe
• American Bittern
• Great Blue Heron
• Green Heron
• Trumpeter Swan
• Snow Goose
• Turkey Vulture
• Northern Harrier
• Cooper's Hawk
• Rough-legged Hawk
• Merlin
• Wild Turkey
• Sandhill Crane
• Solitary Sandpiper
• Ruby-throated Hummingbird
• Belted Kingfisher
• Northern Flicker
• Eastern Phoebe
• Common Raven
• Red-breasted Nuthatch
• Marsh Wren
• Eastern Bluebird
• Tennessee Warbler
• Yellow-rumped Warbler
• Palm Warbler
• Ovenbird
• Clay-colored Sparrow
• White-throated Sparrow
• Dark-eyed Junco

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: September 22, 2000
Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce
Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours)
Compiler: Betsy Beneke (BetsyBeneke@lakesnet.net)
Transcriber: Betsy Beneke (BetsyBeneke@lakesnet.net)
Re-transcriber: David Cahlander (dac@skypoint.com)

This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, September 22nd sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Lakes Area Birding Club. You may also hear this report by calling 1-800-433-1888 or (218) 847-5743.

Everyone is encouraged to share interesting sightings from Northwestern Minnesota. Please report them by Thursday to: Betsy Beneke (218) 847-2641 betsybeneke@lakesnet.net 1-800-542-3992

Many more migrants have made their way into our area over the past week, as temperatures dipped into the 30's and 40's at night and frost was common. The woodlands around Detroit Lakes, in Becker County are at about 50% color.

>From the Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge, Marshall Co., on the 17th, Jeannie Joppru reported AMERICAN BITTERN, MARSH WREN, NORTHERN HARRIER and a variety of ducks. Other sightings by refuge staff over the past week include the season's first SNOW GEESE, TRUMPETER SWAN, building numbers of SANDHILL CRANES, WESTERN GREBE, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER and a number of sparrows and shorebirds which were unidentified. A new granite rock surfaced hiking trail is now available at the refuge headquarters, which is about one-half mile long, winding through grassland, wetland and forested habitats. It is also wheelchair accessible.

>From the Old Mill State Park in Kittson Co., Mary Broten reports the arrival of DARK-EYED JUNCO and RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH. There were GREAT BLUE HERONS, GREEN HERONS, BELTED KINGFISHER and EASTERN BLUEBIRDS along the river there on the 18th, and east of the park in Marshall Co., ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, COOPER'S HAWK, COMMON RAVEN, and SANDHILL CRANE. On the 21st at Old Mill, visitors reported migrant NORTHERN FLICKER, WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, PALM WARBLER, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, and SOLITARY SANDPIPER.

RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRDS were last reported on the 18th.

Mary Ault saw EASTERN BLUEBIRDS migrating through the Detroit Lakes area, Becker Co., this past week. She observed one flock of 15 birds on the 21st.

At the Rothsay Prairie in Wilkin Co. on the 20th, Mary and Bill Wyatt found two MERLINS. From the Wyatt's property south of Detroit Lakes in Becker Co., they reported this week: TURKEY VULTURE, EASTERN PHOEBE, TENNESSEE WARBLER, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, OVENBIRD, CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS, DARK-EYED JUNCO, and 15 WILD TURKEYS.

Thanks to everyone who shared sightings this week. The next scheduled update of this report is Friday, September 29th.

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