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-RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *May 25, 2006 *MNDL0605.25-Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: May 25, 2006
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, May 26, 2006 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.
Summer has arrived almost overnight in the northwest, two days after scattered frost was found in the low spots. Leaves are nearly fully out throughout most of the region, and birds are hard to spot. Suddenly there are warblers which seem to be moving quickly, seldom staying in one place for long.
From Hubbard County, Marshall Howe sent in a report of a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER in a remote region of Itasca State Park on May 15. Elsewhere in the park he found a CASPIAN TERN, RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, EASTERN TOWHEE, and 9 species of warbler.
Susan Wiste in Douglas County reported a MARBLED GODWIT at the intersection of MN 29 and MN 27 on May 22.
Ben Fritchman reported on a Big Day in Todd County on May 19 during which the group found 133 species including 7 GREAT HORNED OWLS, 12 BARRED OWLS, and an amazing EASTERN SCREECH OWL. Other species included AMERICAN BITTERN, VIRGINIA RAIL, SORA, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, a RED-NECKED PHALAROPE at the Browerville wastewater treatment ponds, and LE CONTE'S SPARROW.
In Otter Tail County on May 19, Dan and Sandy Thimgan found COMMON NIGHTHAWK, YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, and SCARLET TANAGER.
Sharon Stiteler was at Blue Stem Prairie and Buffalo Creek in Clay County on May 19 where she, with a group , found 18 species of warblers.
Donna and Leon Thoreson in Polk County reported RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, EASTERN KINGBIRD, LEAST FLYCATCHER, WARBLING VIREO, MAGNOLIA WARBLER, and BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER this week.
Red Lake County sightings on May 21 included LEAST FLYCATCHER, EASTERN KINGBIRD, YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, WARBLING VIREO, RED-EYED VIREO, GRAY CATBIRD, BROWN THRASHER, 12 species of warblers and BOBOLINK.
Here in the yard in rural Pennington County May 23 a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER has appeared to terrorize the rest of the woodpecker clan. Other species appearing this week include LEAST FLYCATCHER, YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, WARBLING VIREO, RED-EYED VIREO, warblers including TENNESSEE WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER, CAPE MAY WARBLER, and BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, and BALTIMORE ORIOLES.
In Marshall County on May 20-21, Angela Gerend reported BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, WILSON'S WARBLER, and MAGNOLIA WARBLER at Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge, and CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, CAPE MAY WARBLER, OVENBIRD and HARRIS'S SPARROW at Thief Lake WMA. At Agassiz NWR on May 22, an adult PEREGRINE FALCON was found during a shorebird survey when 18 species of shorebirds were found in the interior of the refuge. A RUDDY TURNSTONE was found by Sue Braastad at Pool 21, and visitors to the refuge saw an AMERICAN AVOCET and a WILLET along CR 7. On May 24, a BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, and EASTERN KINGBIRD were observed.
In Cass County, Pat Rice recorded CASPIAN TERN, COMMON TERN, PURPLE MARTIN, CEDAR WAXWING, 8 species of warbler, and SCARLET TANAGER on May 24 at Stoney Point on Leech Lake.
On May 20, Pat Rice had RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, NASHVILLE WARBLER,CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, and PINE WARBLER among others at Bemidji State Park; and near Waskish there was AMERICAN BITTERN, WILSON'S SNIPE, WILSON'S PHALAROPE, SEDGE WREN, and BOBOLINK. Just so the over wintering species are not forgotten, she also had 12 PINE SISKINS in the yard on May 18. At Knutson Dam in Beltrami County on May 21 Pat observed EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE, LEAST FLYCATCHER, EASTERN KINGBIRD, VEERY, and 14 species of warbler including BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, and OVENBIRD. On May 22, WARBLING VIREO and RED-EYED VIREO returned to her yard. On May 24, there was COMMON NIGHTHAWK, and COMMON YELLOWTHROAT.
Martin Kehoe reported from Lake of the Woods County that a NORTHERN HAWK OWL was seen on May 23 at the Lake of the Woods County line along MN 72. He also reported SPRUCE GROUSE, and WHIP-POOR-WILL; GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLERS were seen in the young aspens, and RED CROSSBILLS along the Faunce-Butterfield Road. Gretchen Mehmel found a YELLOW RAIL on May 23, while Jeff Birchem saw a GREAT GRAY OWL in Lake of the Woods County along the road from Norris Camp to Roosevelt.
Thanks to Angela Gerend, Ben Fritchman, Dan and Sandy Thimgan, Donna and Leon Thoreson, Gary Tischer, Marshall Howe, Martin Kehoe, Pat Rice, Sharon Stiteler, and Susan Wiste 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 will be Wednesday, May 31, 2006.
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