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-RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *August 26, 2004 *MNDL0408.26 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: August 26, 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, August 27, 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.
Two killing frosts over much of the northwest were a great and unpleasant surprise this week. In addition recent rains have made August the greenest I have ever experienced. It is indeed a strange year, and even migration patterns seem to have been affected by the unseasonable cold, wet weather.
Susan Wiste reported spotting a BALD EAGLE over the north end of Mill Lake near Alexandria in Douglas County on August 19th. On the 26th, she had a GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER, and a RED-EYED VIREO in her yard.
>From Otter Tail County Alma Ronningen reported a RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH in the yard on August 19th. Dan and Sandy Thimgan remarked on the large numbers of BALTIMORE ORIOLES coming to their oriole feeder this week.
Mary Wyatt in Becker County reported that the water has gone down in the part of Bisson Lake north of CR 14, but there is still some on the east part of Frog Pond at Hamden NWR. A few species of shorebirds are visible there.
Pat Rice in Bemidji in Beltrami County reported four species of gulls there on September 21st : BONAPARTE'S GULL, RING-BILLED GULL, HERRING GULL, and FRANKLIN'S GULL. She also reported a CASPIAN TERN, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, and NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH. Eight species of shorebirds were observed in Beltrami County also. On the 20th, she saw a RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD and PINE SISKINS in the yard. Pat DeWenter reported a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER with young, also BALTIMORE ORIOLES, and ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS.
In Polk County, Nathaniel Emery observed COMMON NIGHTHAWKS milling around the practice field at UMC in Crookston. He also found a NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH in the area.
A surprise find in Pennington county were the two COMMON REDPOLLS that came to the feeder of Sara Blix just west of the town of Thief River Falls. Another fall visitor on the weekend in our yard just east of the city was a RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH.
Gary Tischer called in a few sightings from Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge in Marshall County. He reported that the SANDHILL CRANES numbers are starting to build with more than 100 being seen in a field just west of the refuge. A few GREAT EGRETS are being seen around the refuge. Most interesting of all, a GREAT GRAY OWL has been seen along CR 7 at the east end of the refuge on August 17th and 18th. Presumably this is the same one that was seen earlier in the year.
Thanks to Nathaniel Emery, Pat DeWenter, Pat Rice, Susan Wiste, Alma Ronningen, Dan and Sandy Thimgan, Alex Wendorf, Sara Blix, and Mary Wyatt 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, September 3, 2004.
