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-RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *October 27, 2005 *MNDL0510.27 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: October 27, 2005
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, October 28, 2005 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.
What a beautiful fall it has been in the northwest! Warm, sunny days, and cool clear nights have been rule for much of the month of October. Migration progresses, and now we are seeing the large flocks of waterfowl, robins, and migrant sparrows.
>From Otter Tail County, Alma Ronningen reported two COMMON LOONS on Lake Lida, and a NORTHERN SHRIKE on October 26; on October 27, she saw two MOURNING DOVES, many AMERICAN ROBINS, and DARK-EYED JUNCOS. Dan and Sandy Thimgan reported that large flock of ducks are showing up in the county including LESSER SCAUP, HOODED MERGANSER, and BUFFLEHEAD. Songbirds reported by them included NORTHERN CARDINAL, AMERICAN TREE SPARROW, a flock of 65 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, and PURPLE FINCH. Nancy Jackson also reported sightings in Otter Tail County. On October 23, she observed a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, CEDAR WAXWINGS, and SONG SPARROW.
In Wadena County at Spirit Lake near Menagha, Nancy found BONAPARTE'S GULLS on October 24. She also saw several COMMON LOONS at various places in Wadena and Itasca Counties.
On October 20, Nathaniel Emery reported that the Crookston wastewater treatment ponds were very active with all sorts of waterfowl including 100's of AMERICAN COOTS, thousands of CANADA GEESE with dozens of CACKLING GEESE, 52 TUNDRA SWANS, EARED GREBES, one WESTERN GREBE, AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS, and many species of ducks. I have no word of how many of these birds are still there, but given the good weather, I suspect that many are. On another note - Nathaniel reported the first SNOW BUNTING of the season on October 23 near the UMC campus. Many GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS were migrating through the campus on October 21. Bruce Flaig had a NORTHERN CARDINAL stop by his yard in the southern part of the county this week.
Maggie Anderson reported a SHORT-EARED OWL seen along the Parker dike along Ditch 11 at Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge in Marshall County on October 27.
Two NORTHERN HAWK OWLS were seen by two visiting birders on October 24 along MN 72 at milepost 42 which is about 5 miles north of Waskish in Beltrami County.
>From Jake's Resort at Northwest Angle Inlet on Lake of the Woods comes a report of EARED GREBES, TURKEY VULTURE, BALD EAGLE, BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE, GRAY JAY, SNOW BUNTINGS, and EVENING GROSBEAK in Lake of the Woods County this week.
Thanks to Nancy Jackson, Maggie Anderson, Alma Ronningen, Dan and Sandy Thimgan, Nathaniel Emery, Bruce Flaig, and the folks at Jake's Resort 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, November 4, 2005.
