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-Birds mentioned

• Red-necked Grebe
• Western Grebe
• American Bittern
• Green Heron
• Trumpeter Swan
• Northern Goshawk
• Broad-winged Hawk
• Greater Prairie-Chicken
• Upland Sandpiper
• Marbled Godwit
• Caspian Tern
• Common Tern
• Forster's Tern
• Great Gray Owl
• Ruby-throated Hummingbird
• Red-headed Woodpecker
• Red-bellied Woodpecker
• Black-backed Woodpecker
• Great Crested Flycatcher
• Eastern Kingbird
• Swainson's Thrush
• Loggerhead Shrike
• Philadelphia Vireo
• Golden-winged Warbler
• Tennessee Warbler
• Nashville Warbler
• Yellow Warbler
• Chestnut-sided Warbler
• Cape May Warbler
• Mourning Warbler
• Scarlet Tanager
• LAZULI BUNTING
• Indigo Bunting
• Chestnut-collared Longspur
• Bobolink
• Orchard Oriole
• Baltimore Oriole

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: May 27, 2004
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 28, 2004 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.

Reluctantly, spring is coming to the northwest. The leaves are nearly out on most of the trees, making the warblers harder to see in the canopy, but the temperatures have brought them to the feeders and the ground, so many are getting the best ever looks at them.

Susan Wiste reported from Douglas County that GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER, INDIGO BUNTING, and BOBOLINKS have returned to that county.

Both INDIGO BUNTINGS, and ORCHARD ORIOLES have returned to Otter Tail County as reported by Roland Jordahl.

The Detroit Lake Festival of Birds reported that 200 birders attended the festival, and 160 species were reported. Some highlights follow.=20

Sightings from the Itasca State Park field trip included NORTHERN GOSHAWK, COMMON TERN, BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER, PHILADELPHIA VIREO, and twenty species of warblers.=20

The Rothsay field trip saw RED-NECKED GREBE, BROAD-WINGED HAWK, GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN, LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE, and SWAINSON'S THRUSH among others.

In Becker County, the festival participants found GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKENS and AMERICAN BITTERN at Hamden Slough. At Tamarac NWR they reported FORSTER'S TERN, and 24 species of warblers including GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, and MOURNING WARBLER.

The field trip to the Felton/Ulen area of Clay County reported MARBLED GODWIT, UPLAND SANDPIPER, and CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR.

Ann Geiszler reported SCARLET TANAGER at the cabin on Big Toad Lake in Becker County. Luke Pechmann reported INDIGO BUNTING, and RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD.=20

Mel and Elaine Bennefeld in Clay County reported a LAZULI BUNTING and a SCARLET TANAGER at the Ponderosa Golf Club on May 25th. A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER and an ORCHARD ORIOLE were reported by Sue Fitzpatrick , also in Clay County.

Pat Rice observed CASPIAN TERNS at the Longville wastewater treatment ponds on May 25th. Fifteen species of warblers were seen that day on the Wood Tick Trail in Cass County.

In Beltrami County, Pat reported an ORCHARD ORIOLE at her feeder on May 24th. Pat DeWenter had several warblers in her yard, Beltrami County, and also a RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD.

Gladwynn Lynne saw a flock of 17 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS near Sherack, Polk County, on May 25th. Ross Hier reported that the SCARLET TANAGERS have returned to Polk County also. Bruce Flaig observed a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER in SE Polk County on the 23rd. An INDIGO BUNTING was reported at Maple Bay by Mike Christopher on May 22nd. Donna and Leon Thoreson have had 30-35 TENNESSEE WARBLERS at their grape jelly feeders. Other species seen at the feeders included RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, NASHVILLE WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, CAPE MAY WARBLER, ORCHARD ORIOLE, and BALTIMORE ORIOLE. At Rydell NWR, Alex Wendorf included TRUMPETER SWAN, EASTERN KINGBIRD, GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER, eleven species of warblers, INDIGO BUNTING, and SCARLET TANAGER in this week's report.

Here in Pennington County, I have a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER coming to the feeder daily.

Diana Morkassel reported that the SCARLET TANAGERS have come to Marshall County as well, and Beth Siverhus also saw them in Roseau County. Maggie Anderson at Agassiz NWR reported that GREEN HERONS have been spotted near the headquarters, and dancing WESTERN GREBES can be seen on Headquarters Pool. A GREAT GRAY OWL is being seen from time to time along CR 7 near the east boundary. Roads in the interior of the refuge are not in good shape due to the recent wet weather, but the Auto Tour is open.

Thanks to Kelly Blackledge, Beth Siverhus, Susan Wiste, Roland Jordahl, Diana Morkassel, Gladwyn Lynne, Sue Fitzpatrick, Ross Hier, Bruce Flaig, Pat DeWenter, Luke Pechmann, Mike Christopher, Ann Geiszler, Alex Wendorf, Mel and Elaine Bennefeld, Donna and Leon Thoreson , and Pat Rice for sending in their sightings 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, June 4, 2004.

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