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*September 14, 2006
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• Trumpeter Swan
• Gray Partridge
• Horned Grebe
• Eared Grebe
• Great Egret
• Merlin
• Sandhill Crane
• Black-bellied Plover
• Lesser Yellowlegs
• Baird's Sandpiper
• Pectoral Sandpiper
• Caspian Tern
• Great Horned Owl
• Ruby-throated Hummingbird
• Red-breasted Nuthatch
• Tennessee Warbler
• Orange-crowned Warbler
• Chestnut-sided Warbler
• Black-and-white Warbler
• Lincoln's Sparrow
• Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: September 14, 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, September 15, 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.

As this report is being prepared, the forecast calls for a quick cool down to happen this weekend, so the pleasant fall weather seems about to end, at least in the short term. That will probably accelerate the migration, and the recent windy weather may bring in some strays, so be on the lookout. Color is beginning to show in the trees, and even some of the leaves have fallen already. There is a bumper crop of acorns in the northwest, and evergreens are showing a lot of cones. Winter feed for birds and animals will be plentiful this year.

Doug Johnson reported 34 CASPIAN TERNS flying south over Lake Bemidji in Beltrami County on September 7. On the 12th, Pat Rice had a RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD and two ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS in their yard near Bemidji.

At Agassiz NWR in Marshall County, the weekly shorebird survey on September 8 tallied 566 birds of 14 species, down from last week. Most interesting was a BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER at South Pool along CR 7. On the 9th, I found two TRUMPETER SWANS at Thief Bay Pool in the northwest part of the refuge. At Northwest Pool, many SANDHILL CRANES are gathering, and GREAT EGRETS are numerous in various places on the refuge, including Headquarters Pool along CR 7.

In Norman County on September 10, Ben Fritchman found 4 TRUMPETER SWANS at the Twin Valley Wastewater Treatment Ponds, while at the Ada ponds, he saw HORNED GREBE, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, and BAIRD'S SANDPIPER. South of the Ada WTP, he saw 14 GRAY PARTRIDGE.

Ben Fritchman reported a CASPIAN TERN about 6 miles east of Mahnomen in Mahnomen County on September 10. Also in the county he observed two MERLINS, a GREAT HORNED OWL, LINCOLN'S SPARROW, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, TENNESSEE WARBLER, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, and BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER. Three EARED GREBES were at the Mahnomen Wastewater Treatment Ponds.

In Clay County on that day, Ben found a HORNED GREBE, a LESSER YELLOWLEGS, and a PECTORAL SANDPIPER at the Moorhead Wastewater Treatment Ponds.

Alma Ronningen reported a RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH at her feeder in Otter Tail County on September 14.

Thanks to Alma Ronningen, Ben Fritchman, Pat Rice, and Doug Johnson 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 22, 2006.

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