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*April 14, 2005
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-Birds mentioned

• Common Loon
• Pied-billed Grebe
• Horned Grebe
• Red-necked Grebe
• American White Pelican
• Double-crested Cormorant
• Great Blue Heron
• Great Egret
• Tundra Swan
• Wood Duck
• Ring-necked Duck
• Common Goldeneye
• Bufflehead
• Common Merganser
• Red-breasted Merganser
• Turkey Vulture
• Osprey
• Rough-legged Hawk
• Merlin
• Prairie Falcon
• Greater Prairie-Chicken
• Wild Turkey
• Sora
• American Coot
• Marbled Godwit
• Wilson's Snipe
• Franklin's Gull
• Bonaparte's Gull
• Short-eared Owl
• Belted Kingfisher
• Red-bellied Woodpecker
• Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
• Northern Flicker
• Willow Flycatcher
• Eastern Phoebe
• Eastern Kingbird
• Tree Swallow
• Hermit Thrush
• Yellow-rumped Warbler
• Northern Cardinal
• Chipping Sparrow
• Song Sparrow
• Swamp Sparrow
• White-throated Sparrow
• Brown-headed Cowbird
• Purple Finch

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: April 14, 2005
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, April 15, 2005 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.

Spring has really come now to the northwest, with warmer temperatures, and greening lawns. Buds are starting to swell on the trees even in the far northern part of the area, so bone up on your warbler ID's, as those little jewels cannot be far behind. Dare we hope that a few arrive before the leaves make viewing a real challenge?

Reports of COMMON LOON have come in from Douglas, Otter Tail, Becker, Clay Counties and Lake of the Woods Counties this week with most reports of loons arriving between April 7 and April 10.

From Otter Tail County, Dave Sorgen reported five TURKEY VULTURES, two HERMIT THRUSHES, a SONG SPARROW, and PURPLE FINCH on April 4. Mark Otnes found abundant RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS near Fergus Falls on April 8. Dan and Sandy Thiemann reported TUNDRA SWANS , RED-NECKED GREBE , PIED-BILLED GREBE, DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, GREAT BLUE HERON, GREAT EGRET, BONAPARTE'S GULL, EASTERN PHOEBE, and TREE SWALLOW during the last week. YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, CHIPPING SPARROW, SWAMP SPARROW, WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, and BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD were also reported in Otter Tail County this week. Alma Ronningen observed a YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, and a NORTHERN CARDINAL.

Connie Burrell observed 29 MARBLED GODWITS across from the traditional Greater Prairie-chicken lek in the Rothsay WMA in Wilkin County on April 9. A PRAIRIE FALCON was found by Dan and Sandy Thiemann in Wilkin County on April 5. Other species seen there include GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, and AMERICAN COOT.

Melissa Driscoll was birding in Clay County on April 7. At Blanket Flower SNA she found a possible hybrid between Golden-winged and Blue-winged Warbler. Other species seen include WILD TURKEY, GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN, COMMON LOON, TURKEY VULTURE, WILSON'S SNIPE, and WILLOW FLYCATCHER. Connie Mosheim reported a good variety of ducks on Lake Maria along with PIED-BILLED GREBE, HORNED GREBE, and RED-NECKED GREBE. Patrick Because found 12 HORNED GREBES in a large gravel pit 1/2 mile north of Bicentennial Prairie near Felton on April 13. Mel and Elaine Bennefeld report that the TREE SWALLOWS are back this week.

Shari Legenhausen saw a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER in Becker County on April 9, and a BELTED KINGFISHER on April 12. Ron Anton reported WOOD DUCKS on the 11th. Henrietta Malchow observed a NORTHERN FLICKER on April 10 and a COMMON LOON on April 11. Kay Hardness reported a YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER on the 11th.

Nathaniel Emery reported that a MERLIN pair is nesting on the campus of MSU Crookston. Other species seen by Ante include four AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS that flew over the campus on April 9. He also reported seeing RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, EASTERN PHOEBE, and EASTERN KINGBIRD. On the 8th, he found a variety of ducks south of Fosston that included RING-NECKED DUCK, BUFFLEHEAD, COMMON GOLDENEYE, and COMMON MERGANSER. Zeann Linder was excited to see 1000 TUNDRA SWANS along Polk CR 19 east of East Grand Forks on April 13.

Numerous TUNDRA SWANS were seen by Steve Broten near Warren in Marshall County on April 9. Maggie Anderson observed a SHORT-EARED OWL 1.5 miles south of CR 7 on April 14. She also reported RED-NECKED GREBE, SORA, and FRANKLIN'S GULL at Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge.

Mary Broten saw two TURKEY VULTURES in Clearwater County along US 2 near Bagley on April 12.

>From Lake of the Woods County, Jenny Moorman reported COMMON LOON, TURKEY VULTURE, OSPREY, and YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER among others that were seen this week.

Thanks to Nathaniel Emery, Susan Wiste, Connie Burrell, Mark Otnes, Dave Sorgen, Zeann Linder, Jenny Moorman, Mary and Steve Broten, Ron Anton, Shari Legenhausen, Henrietta Macho, Kay Hardness, Pam Linder, Melissa Driscoll, Dan and Sandy Thiemann, Connie Mosheim, Mel and Elaine Bennefeld, Patrick Because, Alma Ronningen, and Maggie Anderson 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, April 22, 2005.

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