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-RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *April 29, 2004 *MNDL0404.29 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: April 29, 2004
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, April 30, 2004 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.
Migration is coming in bursts this year what with the passage of multiple weather fronts and up and down temperatures. However, signs of spring are slowly showing. Buds are ready to burst, needing only a brief shower, and a warm day to open. Grass is slightly green in most yards, and on cool mornings the sparrows, robins, and flickers are busy poking around for food on the lawn.
A WHITE-FACED IBIS has been reported by several people in Douglas County from April 25 onwards on the west side of Lake Osakis. The bird is on the west side of CR 10 about 1.2 miles northeast of the intersection of CR 3 and CR 10. Dennis Martin found all six Minnesota grebes on Lake Osakis on April 27th including a CLARK'S GREBE. These were seen from the public access in the town of Osakis. Other species reported included two HUDSONIAN GODWITS just north of Osakis on CR 3. Paul Pederson reported FRANKLIN'S GULLS, FORSTER'S TERNS, and both GREATER YELLOWLEGS, and LESSER YELLOWLEGS in the county on the 25th.
>From Otter Tail County on the 28th, Dan and Sandy Thimgan reported a SNOWY EGRET 1.25 miles east of the town of Underwood on CR 122. The bird seems to favor the wetland on the north side of the road. On the 27th they observed ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER and WHITE-THROATED SPARROW. Alma Ronningen saw a RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, and TENNESSEE WARBLER on the 25th. By the 28th , LINCOLN'S SPARROW and HARRIS'S SPARROW had appeared.
Becker County sightings sent in by Sally Hausken this week included EASTERN PHOEBE, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, EASTERN BLUEBIRD, and YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER. Rick and Tracy Pechmann reported RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, CHIPPING SPARROW, FOX SPARROW, and SONG SPARROW on the 24th. Mary Wyatt had a NORTHERN CARDINAL in the yard on the 18th. At Hamden Slough, both GREATER YELLOWLEGS and LESSER YELLOWLEGS, and the MARBLED GODWITS have returned. Sparrows reported back to Hamden Slough include CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, VESPER SPARROW, SAVANNAH SPARROW, LE CONTE'S SPARROW, and SONG SPARROW.
On the 26th, Bruce Flaig in Polk County reported that the EASTERN BLUEBIRDS have started nesting. Nathaniel Emery found SHARP-TAILED GROUSE and MARBLED GODWITS in Polk County on the 25th along CR 45 and CR46. On the 26th, he saw MERLIN, NORTHERN FLICKER, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, and SONG SPARROW.
In Pennington County, we had a HARRIS'S SPARROW joining the WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS under the feeder on Thursday, April 29th. A GREAT BLUE HERON was seen flying north late Thursday afternoon.
Pat Rice birded in Clearwater County on April 24th. North of Berner, she observed two PEREGRINE FALCONS. Other species found included AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, BELTED KINGFISHER, and SAVANNAH SPARROW.
>From Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge in Marshall County, species arriving this week included RUDDY DUCK, RED-NECKED GREBE, AMERICAN BITTERN, PEREGRINE FALCON, MARBLED GODWIT, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, and SONG SPARROW. Ryan Sansness from Old Mill State Park mentioned seeing ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, RING-BILLED GULL, GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, and HERMIT THRUSH.
Bob and Adele Powell reported an EASTERN PHOEBE from their home near Roosevelt in Roseau County on April 15th.
Thanks to Dan and Sandy Thimgan, Nathaniel Emery, Dennis Martin, Sally Hausken, Ryan Sansness, Bruce Flaig, Paul Pederson, Pat Rice, Tick and Tracy Pechmann, Bob and Adele Powell, Alma Ronningen, Mary Wyatt, and Maggie Anderson and all the staff at Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge.
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, May 7, 2004.
