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-RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *May 26, 2005 *MNDL0505.26 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: May 26, 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, May 27, 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.
Slightly warmer temperatures have arrived , but with them have come many rainy days which have made birding difficult. It has also pushed the leaves to come out, so warbler watching is becoming difficult.
First an update on the interesting species found at Felton Prairie in Clay County last week. As of Wednesday, May 25, both the ROCK WREN and at least one of the SAY'S PHOEBES were still present in the gravel pit.
Herb Dingmann, Jeff Stephenson, and Ron Erpelding found a male CINNAMON TEAL in Mahnomen County on May 26. The bird was seen in a small wetland about a third mile west of CR 3 along CR 12 on the south side of the road. Shelley Steva and I looked for the bird about 8:00 PM and were unable to find it there, but time was limited, so we did not search extensively.
Ben Fritchman reported finding LE CONTE'S SPARROW near Long Prairie in Todd County on May 19.
In Douglas County, Susan Wiste had a BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO in her yard near Alexandria on May 21. On May 25, she reported a MERLIN along CR 11 three and a half miles north of CR 34 on the west side of Lake Carlos. Beau Shroyer reported BOBOLINKS in the county.
Roland Jordahl reported many of the usual migrants in Otter Tail County including SCARLET TANAGER in Maplewood State Park on May 26.
>From Hamden NWR in Becker County, Sherri Norland reported eight species of shorebirds at Eagle Pond, and at the north end of the refuge there was a MARBLED GODWIT, RUDDY TURNSTONE, and DUNLIN.
On May 24, Bob O'Connor reported a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD at Gooseberry Park in Moorhead in Clay County. It was not relocated on May 25. On May 22, Jeff Bouton found MARBLED GODWIT, UPLAND SANDPIPER, and CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPURS at Felton Prairie. Ben Fritchman found a COMMON RAVEN there on May 25. Another species he discovered in several places in the county was PHILADELPHIA VIREO. Doug Johnson reported a CONNECTICUT WARBLER in south Moorhead on May 26 just north of the footbridge over the Red River that goes into Lindenwood Park in Fargo.
Lisa Zluticky in Waubun, Mahnomen County, reported COOPER'S HAWK on May 18, CAPE MAY WARBLER, and OVENBIRD in early May.
Among species reported by Russ and Pat Wilbur in Polk County on May 23 were BLUE-HEADED VIREO, RED-EYED VIREO, GRAY CATBIRD, YELLOW WARBLER, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, and BLACKPOLL. Bruce Flaig reported INDIGO BUNTING, LARK SPARROW, and BOBOLINK in the southern part of the county. On the 20th, Nathaniel Emery found WESTERN GREBE, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, HUDSONIAN GODWIT, DUNLIN, CHIMNEY SWIFT, YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, MARSH WREN, and COMMON YELLOWTHROAT at the Crookston wastewater treatment ponds, and on May 23, he found an AMERICAN AVOCET, and RUDDY TURNSTONE.
Warblers are starting to show up in Pennington County this week, but we have not seen large numbers of any one species, and no unusual ones. On May 22, a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER showed up in our yard, and on May 25, the RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER was here for suet and seeds. Five blue eggs were found in our EASTERN BLUEBIRD house on Sunday.
>From Agassiz NWR in Marshall County, Maggie Anderson reported 12 EARED GREBES on Headquarters Pool on May 20. That day Diana Morkassel observed an OSPREY near Warren; Linda Johnson had a RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD on May 19, and an EASTERN BLUEBIRD on May 21.
Beltrami sightings reported by Pat Rice on May 20 included CHIMNEY SWIFT, and EASTERN KINGBIRD. Pat DeWenter reported eight species of warbler in Beltrami County on May 20 including GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, and OVENBIRD. Other species mentioned in her report included LEAST FLYCATCHER, GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER, GRAY CATBIRD, and SCARLET TANAGER.
>From Roseau County, Melanie Torkelson reported HORNED GREBE and LEAST SANDPIPERS at the Roseau Lake WMA, and SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, WILLET, RUDDY TURNSTONE, DUNLIN, WILSON'S PHALAROPE, and FORSTER'S TERN at the Roseau River WMA this week.
>From Lake of the Woods County this week, Gretchen Mehmel reported that warblers are starting to move through and into the area. She also reported HERMIT THRUSH and WINTER WREN. Martin Kehoe reported CONNECTICUT WARBLERS 1.5 miles east of the Bankton Road along the Rapid River Forest Road. GREAT GRAY OWLS have been seen by Gretchen Mehmel along the Roosevelt Road south of Bednar Road, and by Martin Kehoe 2.4 miles south of the Bankton Road on the Pitt Grade, and 3.6 miles north of the Stoney Corners Road on the Pitt Grade.
Thanks to the many folks who sent in 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 Wednesday, June 1, 2005.
