Previous reports: July 28 , August 10 19 25 , September 14 .
Other Hotlines: Minnesota Statewide | Minnesota Duluth/North Shore

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*September 21, 2001
*MNDL0109.21

-Birds mentioned

• Eared Grebe
• Northern Harrier
• Sharp-shinned Hawk
• Cooper's Hawk
• Broad-winged Hawk
• Red-tailed Hawk
• Merlin
• Peregrine Falcon
• Prairie Falcon
• Greater Prairie-Chicken
• Franklin's Gull
• Common Nighthawk
• Ruby-throated Hummingbird
• Red-bellied Woodpecker
• Pileated Woodpecker
• Eastern Wood-Pewee
• Eastern Kingbird
• Red-breasted Nuthatch
• House Wren
• Ruby-crowned Kinglet
• Swainson's Thrush
• Hermit Thrush
• Gray Catbird
• Red-eyed Vireo
• Orange-crowned Warbler
• Nashville Warbler
• Chestnut-sided Warbler
• Magnolia Warbler
• Pine Warbler
• Palm Warbler
• Bay-breasted Warbler
• Black-and-white Warbler
• American Redstart
• Common Yellowthroat
• White-throated Sparrow
• Dark-eyed Junco

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: September 21, 2001
Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce
Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours)
Compiler: Betsy Beneke (BetsyBeneke@lakesnet.net)
Cc: ahertzel@qwest.net

This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, September 21st, sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Lakes Area Birding Club. You may also hear this report by calling (218) 847-5743 or 1-800-433-1888.

On September 14th, Mark Otnes birded just east of Fertile in Polk County and found a flock of woodland birds, including EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE, EASTERN KINGBIRD, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, MAGNOLIA WARBLER, PALM WARBLER, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER and BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER.

On September 15th, Mark made a quick stop at the Rothsay Wildlife Management Area in Wilkin County to observe a PRAIRIE FALCON being harassed by a MERLIN. Ted and Kay Reissing, visiting birders from Georgia, were at Rothsay on the 19th and observed approximately 20 GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKENS.

In Pennington County on the 16th, Jeanie Joppru reported RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, PILEATED WOODPECKER, WHITE-THROATED SPARROW and DARK-EYED JUNCO from her yard. At the Thief River Falls lagoons she found EARED GREBE and MERLIN.

A flock of approximately 1000 FRANKLIN'S GULLS were feeding over the Ironman Golf Course, next to Floyd Lake in Becker County on the 19th. A few COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were also seen with the gulls.

Mary Wyatt, south of Detroit Lakes in Becker County, had a mixed flock of migrants using her bird bath on the 19th, including NASHVILLE WARBLER, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, AMERICAN REDSTART, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET and HOUSE WREN. Mary's neighbor, Arlene Stoll, still had a RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD on the 20th.

At the Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge in Becker County, a PEREGRINE FALCON was observed on the 18th and 19th. A variety of hawks were also observed those two days, including NORTHERN HARRIER, SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, COOPER'S HAWK, BROAD-WINGED HAWK and RED-TAILED HAWK. On the 20th, a wave of mixed forest birds were observed near the visitor center, including EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE, RED-EYED VIREO, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, HOUSE WREN, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, SWAINSON'S THRUSH, HERMIT THRUSH, GRAY CATBIRD, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, PINE WARBLER, PALM WARBLER, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, AMERICAN REDSTART and DARK-EYED JUNCO.

A PEREGRINE FALCON was observed flying over downtown Detroit Lakes on the 20th. If you have interesting birds to report, contact Betsy Beneke by e-mail, no later than Thursday each week, at: betsybeneke@lakesnet.net OR call the Chamber's toll free number: 1-800-542-3992. Detroit Lakes area birders please call 847-9202.

The next scheduled update of this report is Friday, September 28th.

Return to Home Page