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*May 16, 2013
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Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: May 16, 2013
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, May 16, 2013 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. Spring is surely here this week as warming temperatures have brought a flood of migrants into the area. Surprising in their numbers are the hoard of pine siskins being reported. Migrants being reported include some shorebirds , most of the swallows, a few of the fly catching species including eastern phoebe, and least flycatcher, a few woodland thrushes, in some areas an influx of warblers, rose-breasted grosbeak, and Baltimore orioles. Larry Wilebski found an AMERICAN AVOCET in Kittson County on May 12. Pat DeWenter in Bemidji, Beltrami County, reported species that typically nest in the boreal forest area nearby, indicating that some , at least , of the migration has bypassed us here in the northwest on the tail of the high south winds. She found VEERY, GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, SWAINSON'S THRUSH, HERMIT THRUSH, and quite a selection of warblers including BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, AMERICAN REDSTART, PALM WARBLER, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, and CANADA WARBLER. LINCOLN'S SPARROW, HARRIS'S SPARROW, and WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW were among the sparrow species. Here in Thief River Falls in Pennington County, a RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD has been peering in my window as I compile this report- checking to see if I include him perhaps. Bill Blackburn reported 28 WILSON'S PHALAROPES two miles east of Radium in Marshall County this week. In Polk County, Vanessa Lane reported a WHIMREL briefly at the East Grand Forks WTP on May 12. CHIMNEY SWIFTS, SWAINSON'S THRUSH, and WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS were seen at the UMC natural history area in Crookston ; EARED GREBE, HORNED GREBE, LARK SPARROW, VESPER SPARROW, and LINCOLN'S SPARROW on the campus. Bill Blackburn reported that the WHITE-FACED IBIS at the Parnell impoundment along CR 17 are moving around so may take some time to find; GREAT EGRET was seen at the Euclid impoundment. A LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE is being seen near the intersection of CR 68 and CR 23. More than 50 HUDSONIAN GODWITS were seen at the Agassiz Valley impoundment with several other shorebird species. Sandy Aubol reported BROAD-WINGED HAWK, LEAST FLYCATCHER, WARBLING VIREO, SWAINSON'S THRUSH, and a late HOARY REDPOLL among others this week in East Grand Forks. On May 16, she reported RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, INDIGO BUNTING, and many PINE SISKINS at her feeders in East Grand Forks. Tim Lamey reported SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, WILLET, HUDSONIAN GODWITS, LEAST SANDPIPERS, SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, and WILSON'S PHALAROPES in Norman County on May 13. The MBW birding group found a SAY'S PHOEBE at Felton prairie, in Clay County, on the south side of CR 108 across from the interpretative kiosks on May 12. CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPURS,LAPLAND LONGSPURS, and SMITH'S LONGSPUR were all seen there by the group, and an AMERICAN AVOCET was seen south of Hitterdahl. Bob Ekblad found a WESTERN GREBE and an EARED GREBE at Felton Prairie on May 15. In Clay County, Tim Lamey found AMERICAN BITTERN on May 12, BLUE-HEADED VIREO on May 14, and BOBOLINK on May 15. In Becker County, the home of the Detroit Lakes Birding Festival, Kelly Blackledge reported a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD at the temporary office feeders at Tamarac NWR on May 11. Linda Schumann at the Rainbow resort reported COMMON LOON, STILT SANDPIPER, a variety of ducks, RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, PURPLE MARTIN, and HARRIS'S SPARROW this week. At Tamarac NWR, Steve Midthune observed PINE WARBLER, AMERICAN REDSTART, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, PALM WARBLER, and YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, and at Lake Park , he saw WILSON'S PHALAROPE. In Detroit Lakes Dave and Betty Hochhalter reported NORTHERN CARDINAL, BALTIMORE ORIOLE, and RUBY-THROATED HUMMINBIRD this week. Marshall Howe in Hubbard County, also on the fringes of the boreal forest, reported 12 species of warblers including TENNESSEE WARBLER, MAGNOLIA WARBLER, WILSON'S WARBLER, PINE WARBLER, PALM WARBLER, OVENBIRD, CAPE MAY WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER,BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, and NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH all new this week. Other species seen this week included CASPIAN TERN and EASTERN KINGBIRD. GREAT EGRETS, BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS, and DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS were seen by Steve Aversano in Fergus Falls on May 14. The first CANADA GOOSE goslings were spotted there also. At the Prairie Wetlands Learning Center this week a few species of warbler were seen on May 14 including CANADA WARBLER and PALM WARBLER. Roland Jordahl reported WHITE-THROATED SPARROW and HARRIS'S SPARROW in Pelican Rapids this week. At Maplewood SP he saw COMMON LOON, TRUMPETER SWAN, SWAINSON'S THRUSH, EASTERN KINGBIRD, and BOBOLINK among many others. Bob Ekblad found eight WHITE-FACED IBIS at Manston Marsh just west of MN 9 on CR 26 in Wilkin County on May 15. Thanks to all who sent in sightings this week. Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjoppru@mncable.net 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, May 23, 2013

Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN

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