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*October 6, 2005
*MNDL0510.06

-Birds mentioned

• Canada Goose
• Cackling Goose
• Bald Eagle
• Northern Harrier
• Red-tailed Hawk
• Sharp-tailed Grouse
• Wild Turkey
• Greater Yellowlegs
• Least Sandpiper
• Ruby-crowned Kinglet
• American Robin
• Orange-crowned Warbler
• Fox Sparrow
• Harris's Sparrow
• Dark-eyed Junco

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: October 6, 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, October 7, 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.

The wind has a whole new sound up here in the northwest, as many of the leaves were blown off the trees in the storm system that dropped several inches of snow in the northern part of the area and much rain further south. Birds should be fewer, but easier to see now on bare branches.

As of October 2, from Kittson County, Larry Wilebski continued to report WILD TURKEY, BALD EAGLE, NORTHERN HARRIER, RED-TAILED HAWK, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, and DARK-EYED JUNCO from his area near Lancaster .

Pat DeWenter, in Beltrami County, had five FOX SPARROWS, and more than 100 DARK-EYED JUNCOS in the yard on October 5.

Here in Pennington County on October 3, Shelley Steva reported seeing a SHARP-TAILED GROUSE looking out of place on an overhead wire 2 miles south of the intersection of CR 3 and CR 5 southeast of Thief River Falls. On October 2, I heard what could only have been a flock of CACKLING GEESE flying over about 11 pm. In the yard on October 4, there was a large mixed flock of AMERICAN ROBINS and DARK-EYED JUNCOS feeding on the ground as well as gleaning the last of the mountain ash berries from our trees.

Ben Fritchman, birding in Clay County on October 1 , reported LEAST SANDPIPER , ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, and HARRIS'S SPARROW near Hawley. Around the Moorhead wastewater treatment ponds he counted 329 CACKLING GEESE among the many CANADA GEESE there. If you want to add this species to your life lists, now is the time to look for them as they move south for the winter.

Thanks to Shelley Steva, Ben Fritchman, Larry Wilebski, and Pat DeWenter 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, October 14, 2005.

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