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-RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *May 22, 2003 *MNDL0305.22 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: May 22, 2003
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, May 23, 2003 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.
This week is a warbler report, and most of the warblers are appearing gradually from south to north. Shorebirds are also in the news, and many reports have come in of several species wherever the proper habitat is present. Other species that are moving in large numbers include all the common sparrows, bobolinks, and the first flycatchers who appeared concurrently with the first big "bug" hatch!
Perhaps the most interesting sighting this week was a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT seen by Bob O'Connor in Gooseberry Park in south Moorhead, Clay County on May 20th. I have not heard if anyone has relocated the bird.
A CASPIAN TERN was reported by Pat Rice who was birding near Longville in Cass County.
Dave Sorgen reported from Ottertail County. Among the species he has seen are WARBLING VIREO, RED-EYED VIREO, 12 species of warblers including MOURNING WARBLER, and CANADA WARBLER. On May 21st Dave observed SWAINSON'S THRUSH, EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE, and SCARLET TANAGER. Alma Ronningen reported GRAY CATBIRD, and INDIGO BUNTING on May 16th, CHIMNEY SWIFT on May 17th, HOUSE WREN, VEERY, and ORCHARD ORIOLE on the 18th, AMERICAN REDSTART and COMMON YELLOWTHROAT on the 19th, and BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO on the 21st.
Polk County birds reported by Joe Gartner, who was at the Fertile Sandhills, included TENNESSEE WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER, BLACKPOLL WARBLER, AMERICAN REDSTART, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, and SWAINSON'S THRUSH.
Cass County birds reported by Pat Rice who was birding near Longville, on the Wood Tick Trail, included several singing GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLERS on May 18th. On the 20th, she found WARBLING VIREO, PHILADELPHIA VIREO, and RED-EYED VIREO at Stoney Point. Also there were 16 species of warblers, and a SCARLET TANAGER and many other species.
In Bemidji, Beltrami County, Pat found nine species of warblers including CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, and OVENBIRD on May 17th and on May 20 BLACK TERNS over Lake Erica on CR 27.
Rick Hoyme birded in Pennington County on May 16th and 17th. At the Thief River Falls wastewater treatment ponds he found a SNOW GOOSE and FORSTER'S TERN. He visited the rice paddies in the far southeastern part of the county where he got BONAPARTE'S GULL, 10 species of shorebirds. They were GREATER YELLOWLEGS, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, SOLITARY SANDPIPER, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, MARBLED GODWIT, SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPER, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, STILT SANDPIPER, SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, and WILSON'S PHALAROPE. In his travels throughout the county, he found 8 species of warblers, and 8 species of sparrows. A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was heard. On May 18, an ORCHARD ORIOLE appeared in our yard, only to be chased away from the oranges by a BALTIMORE ORIOLE who wanted them all to himself. Both RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER on the17th, and RED-HEADED WOODPECKER on the 18th, came to our feeders this week.
Linda Johnson reported from Marshall County that the warblers are coming in, and LEAST FLYCATCHERS and BOBOLINKS arrived on May 18th. Mary Broten reported AMERICAN WOODCOCK and MARBLED GODWIT. Joe Gartner banded NORTHERN PARULA, CAPE MAY WARBLER, and NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH at Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge on Sunday. Bob Jansson and Jerry Bonkoski identifed 16 species of shorebirds at Agassiz NWR on Sunday. These included 111-125 HUDSONIAN GODWITS. Some of the other shorebirds seen were 2 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS, 6 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, 2 SANDERLINGS, over 100 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, and 75 DUNLINS. On Monday, May 19th there were 12 WESTERN GREBES on Headquarters Pool. The autotour is open, and keys to go beyond locked gates may be obtained at the headquarters during business hours. It is asked that visitors do not go on the grassy dikes, but remain on the refuge roads.
Gretchen Mehmel says that the typical breeding species are returning to Lake of the Woods County. She observed WINTER WREN, HERMIT THRUSH, WOOD THRUSH, RED-EYED VIREO, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, PINE WARBLER, BLACK-AND- WHITE WARBLER, and OVENBIRD all of which nest in the area.
Thanks to all who sent in birding reports this week.
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, May 30, 2003.
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