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-RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *August 10, 2006 *MNDL0608.10-Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: August 10, 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, August 11, 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 is winding down in the northwest, and some species are starting to get ready for migration. Young birds are growing up, and are less obvious than even a week ago. However, this week I have heard the plaintive attempts of the young eastern wood-pewees to sing the "family song". One has to smile whenever you hear it.
In Otter Tail County, the COMMON MOORHEN family was relocated on Sunday, August 6 by Steve and Diane Millard and others in the slough along the portion of CR 67/CR 8 where they run together in northeastern Otter Tail County north of New York Mills. This is only a very short stretch, and this slough south of a farmstead on the east side of the road is easy to find; no better viewing is possible, but the birds are easy to see from the county road if they are out in the open. Patience is required as there are many cattails to hide in. One adult and three chicks were seen on Sunday.
In Becker County on August 6, Shelley Steva and I saw four TRUMPETER SWANS in a slough north of Frazee, and four TURKEY VULTURES circling over a field north of the moorhen site.
A TURKEY VULTURE was also spotted in Mahnomen County on Sunday, August 6, just north of Bejou along US 59.
Pat Rice was birding in Polk County on August 9 and found a pothole along CR 1 near Winger that held BLUE-WINGED TEAL, KILLDEER, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, LEAST SANDPIPER, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, and SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER. Shelley Steva and I found a mixed flock of 1200 gulls at the Erskine wastewater treatment ponds that day. About 90% were FRANKLIN'S GULLS with a few RING-BILLED GULLS . Dave Lambeth saw a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK and a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER along the bike path along the Red River in East Grand Forks on August 7 .
At Agassiz NWR in Marshall County , the weekly shorebird survey counted over 1900 shorebirds this week. One of the best spots at the refuge was along CR 7 at South Pool.
In Clearwater County, Pat Rice found 4 TRUMPETER SWANS, both PIED-BILLED GREBE and RED-NECKED GREBE, and AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS at Upper Rice Lake on August 9.
Larry Wilebski in Kittson County reported 3 AMERICAN BITTERNS, 8 GREAT BLUE HERONS, and 5 GREAT EGRETS at his place near Lancaster on August 8.
Thanks to Pat Rice, Larry Wilebski, and Dave Lambeth 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, August 18, 2006.
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