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*September 4, 2004
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-Birds mentioned

• Sandhill Crane
• Greater Yellowlegs
• Lesser Yellowlegs
• Pectoral Sandpiper
• Stilt Sandpiper
• Wilson's Snipe
• Bonaparte's Gull
• Caspian Tern
• Common Nighthawk
• Ruby-throated Hummingbird
• Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
• Eastern Wood-Pewee
• Tree Swallow
• Barn Swallow
• House Wren
• Eastern Bluebird
• Cedar Waxwing
• Tennessee Warbler
• Nashville Warbler
• Yellow Warbler
• American Redstart
• Common Yellowthroat
• Wilson's Warbler

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: September 4, 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, September 3, 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.

Another cool week is ending in the northwest with the warmest weather we have had for quite awhile! Warblers are starting to come through, especially obvious on foggy mornings. Still no large numbers reported however. Fall colors are starting to appear in the trees and weeds.

>From Beltrami County, Pat Rice reported YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, and NASHVILLE WARBLER.

Kari Odefey did a shorebird survey at Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge on August 25th where she tallied only 47 birds at Middle CCC Pool including 9 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 27 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 9 STILT SANDPIPERS, and 2 WILSON'S SNIPE. SANDHILL CRANES are starting to gather on and around the refuge.

Here in Pennington County, I noticed a small wave of warblers in the yard on Tuesday including TENNESSEE WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER, AMERICAN REDSTART, and COMMON YELLOWTHROAT. While I was watching those I heard EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE, EASTERN BLUEBIRD, HOUSE WREN, and CEDAR WAXWING.

Mike Christopher reported a COMMON NIGHTHAWK in Crookston, Polk County, on August 26th.

In Otter Tail County, Nancy Jackson spotted a WILSON'S WARBLER at East Battle Lake on August 30th.

Nancy visited Douglas County on August 31st. At Lake Ida she found a dozen CASPIAN TERNS. Other species observed there included one PECTORAL SANDPIPER, BONAPARTE'S GULLS, BARN SWALLOWS, TREE SWALLOWS, and three RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRDS.

Thanks to Pat Rice, Kari Odefey, Nancy Jackson, and Mike Christopher for their reports.

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, September 10, 2004.

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