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*June 19, 2008
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• Sharp-tailed Grouse
• Red-necked Grebe
• Eared Grebe
• Western Grebe
• American Bittern
• Sandhill Crane
• Wilson's Snipe
• Black Tern
• Eurasian Collared-Dove
• Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
• Western Kingbird
• Eastern Kingbird
• Black-billed Magpie
• Sedge Wren
• Marsh Wren
• Swamp Sparrow
• White-crowned Sparrow
• Yellow-headed Blackbird
• Orchard Oriole

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: June 19, 2008
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 Thursday, June 19, 2008 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.

We are experiencing the first really warm, summer week this week. Evidence that the weather did not deter many species is appearing as young birds are showing up everywhere, and sounds in the air can be confusing as the young ones find their voices.

Ben Fritchman found a EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE at the north side of Long Prairie in Todd County on June 18. The bird was seen near the bridge on US 71 about two blocks from MN 27.

Elizabeth Almlie reported from Rydell NWR in Polk County of sightings of RED-NECKED GREBE, AMERICAN BITTERN, WILSON'S SNIPE, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, EASTERN KINGBIRD, SWAMP SPARROW, and YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD this week.

Eileen Schantz-Hanson was in Marshall County this weekend where near Florian Park her group saw SHARP-TAILED GROUSE, WESTERN KINGBIRD, BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE, and ORCHARD ORIOLE. At Agassiz NWR they saw nesting RED-NECKED GREBES. Nancy Jackson, while at Agassiz NWR observed BLACK TERNS, and a WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW on June 14.

In Roseau County, Nancy Jackson counted 33 SANDHILL CRANES in one group. Other species seen there included WESTERN GREBE, EARED GREBE, and both SEDGE WRENS and MARSH WRENS.

Thanks to Ben Fritchman, Eileen Schantz-Hanson, Elizabeth Almlie, and Nancy Jackson 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. The next scheduled update of this report is Thursday, June 26, 2008.

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