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-Birds mentioned

• Red-necked Grebe
• American White Pelican
• Cooper's Hawk
• Greater Prairie-Chicken
• Yellow Rail
• Upland Sandpiper
• Franklin's Gull
• Bonaparte's Gull
• Great Gray Owl
• Red-headed Woodpecker
• Red-bellied Woodpecker
• Hairy Woodpecker
• Willow Flycatcher
• Western Kingbird
• Rock Wren
• Winter Wren
• Nashville Warbler
• Yellow Warbler
• Black-throated Green Warbler
• Black-and-white Warbler
• Ovenbird
• Mourning Warbler
• Common Yellowthroat
• Yellow-breasted Chat
• Henslow's Sparrow
• Le Conte's Sparrow
• Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
• White-throated Sparrow

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: July 1, 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)
id 18237-03 for ; Thu, 1 Jul 2004 20:23:45 -0500 (CDT)

This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, July 2, 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.

Suddenly we are in mid-summer conditions here in the northwest- the singing is winding down, replaced by the high-pitched calls of young birds and young humans, as the temperatures rise and it becomes more tempting to be outside. Now it is fun to watch the antics of the young as the parents struggle to keep all alive through hazards not yet perceived by their young.

An unusual number of 216 BONAPARTE'S GULLS was observed by Peder Svingen on June 27 in the flooded fields along the Roseau River in Roseau County. About 2000 FRANKLIN'S GULLS were also in the area. Five YELLOW RAILS were found near the intersection of Roseau CR 118 and CR 123. Note that CR 123 is still closed due to flood damage, and other roads are not in the best condition so be very careful if you decide to bird there. Elsewhere in Roseau County, I found a WINTER WREN singing on territory in the Lost River State Forest north of Roseau. Seven species of warblers including NASHVILLE WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, OVENBIRD, MOURNING WARBLER, and COMMON YELLOWTHROAT were also found there, and WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS were singing all through that area on June 27th.

The GREAT GRAY OWL was relocated along Beltrami County 42 about 4.9 miles east of the Marshall County line on June 27th. Five species of warblers were also heard singing near that county road in the adjoining woods.

A pair of RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS is still visiting our feeders in Pennington County, and we are eagerly awaiting the appearance of their young. A family of HAIRY WOODPECKERS has come to the feeder, and it is fun to watch them learn to use the suet feeder. On Thursday the RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER came for suet.

In Red Lake County, Peder Svingen found a YELLOW RAIL and three NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS in Terrebonne Township on June 27th.

Among the species reported by Alex Wendorf at Rydell NWR in Polk County this week were RED-NECKED GREBE, AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, and COOPER'S HAWK.

Kim Eckert found a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT at Felton Prairie in Clay County on Saturday, June 26th while leading a VENT tour. The bird was not refound by Bob Janssen on Monday. If you wish to look for it, directions are: From Felton go south two miles to CR Rd 108, then east two miles toward the Rock Wren area. When the road splits (left goes toward the Rock Wren) turn south or right toward the longspur area for about a half mile. After the gravel pits on your left and just before you get to the S curve area through the ravine there is a gully and thicket area on your right that has WILLOW FLYCATCHERS singing in it. The chat was in this area. The ROCK WRENS at Felton Prairie have apparently nested as reported by Sparky Stensaas who observed them carrying food to an apparent nest site on June 30th. Kim Eckert observed a GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN still displaying on June 26th on the south side of CR108 1.7 miles east of MN Hwy 9. More than twenty other non-displaying birds were seen foraging in a field on the north side of CR 26 about one mile east of Hwy 9. Doug Johnson found several UPLAND SANDPIPERS, and WESTERN KINGBIRDS in the Felton Prairie area. Peder Svingen observed a NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROW at the Flickertail WPA on Sunday.

>From Otter Tail County, Bob Janssen found the HENSLOW'S SPARROWS at Glendalough State Park on June 28th. Kim Eckert reported that he found LE CONTE'S SPARROWS there also and noted that birders looking for the Henslow's Sparrows should be aware that their skulking behavior is similar.=20

Thanks to Kim Eckert, Doug Johnson, Bob Janssen, Sparky Stensaas, and Alex Wendorf for their reports.

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, July 9, 2004.

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