Minnesota Detroit Lakes RBA
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-RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *April 1, 2010 *MNDL1004.01-Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: April 1, 2010
Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce
Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours)
Compiler: Jeanie Joppru (ajjoppru@q.com)
This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, April 1, 2010 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.
A week of warm calm weather has brought all sorts of migrants back to the northwest. Ice has vanished from most rivers, and many shallow lakes, so waterfowl are streaming in. All species of geese, and many species of ducks have made an appearance, along with several species of raptors, killdeer, American Robins, Dark-eyed Juncos, and red-winged blackbirds.
Larry Wilebski reported SHARP-TAILED GROUSE dancing on leks in northern Kittson County on March 28.
In Pennington County, on April 1, I had huge flocks of AMERICAN ROBINS, DARK-EYED JUNCOS, and AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES stop in the yard to refuel . This morning the noise was almost deafening from all the birds. On the Red Lake River, we have seen WOOD DUCKS, COMMON MERGANSER, COMMON GOLDENEYE, and HOODED MERGANSERS this week.
Sandy Aubol near East Grand Forks in Polk County reported AMERICAN KESTREL on March 27. She observed a pair of WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS at Northwest Technical College in East Grand Forks also. On March 29, she observed a substantial migration of large waterfowl, mostly SNOW GEESE in the Red River valley.
Shelley Steva and I took a trip to Norman County on March 27 , where we found over 6000 waterfowl in flooded fields in the western part of the county. Present were GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, CANADA GEESE, CACKLING GEESE, SNOW GEESE, ROSS'S GEESE, and a few species of ducks including BUFFLEHEADS. Other species seen that day in Norman County included ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, HERRING GULL, NORTHERN SHRIKE, and WESTERN MEADOWLARK.
In Otter Tail County, Alma Ronningen reported SANDHILL CRANE, and KILLDEER on March 27, EASTERN BLUEBIRD on March 28, and BROWN CREEPER, AMERICAN TREE SPARROW, and DARK-EYED JUNCO on April 1. Brad and Dee Ehlers saw a MERLIN northeast of Fergus Falls on March 29, and a pair of SANDHILL CRANES on territory three miles south of the town of Otter Tail on March 30. Dan and Sandy Thimgan observed a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK on March 28, RING-BILLED GULL, FOX SPARROW, and SONG SPARROW on March 30,and TURKEY VULTURE, GREAT BLUE HERON and many waterfowl on March 31.
In Douglas County on March 31, Dan and Sandy saw a small raft of AMERICAN COOTS on newly opened Lake Christina.
Thanks to Alma Ronningen, Brad and Dee Ehlers, Dan and Sandy Thimgan, Dave and Betty Hochhalter, Larry Wilebski, and Sandy Aubol for their reports.
Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjoppru@q.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, April 8, 2010.
Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN
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