Minnesota Detroit Lakes RBA
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-RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *September 28, 2006 *MNDL0609.28-Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: September 28, 2006
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, September 29, 2006 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.
Frost is making its way south, every night a few more spots report a light frost, though we are still awaiting the killing frost throughout the area. Colors are peaking, and the first really cold days will send the leaves flying. Migration has progressed to mostly sparrows, so any other species you see may be on the late side and need to be reported. Now is the time to look for those goose species that we see only in the spring and fall , and to search for the cackling geese that we now need to find in all the counties.
A shorebird survey at Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge in Marshall County on September 24 was interesting not so much for the shorebirds as for the 25 SNOW GEESE, 21 ROSS'S GEESE, and 145 CACKLING GEESE seen among the CANADA GEESE at the refuge. There were also 295 shorebirds of 13 species tallied including two BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, two AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS, and 14 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS. SANDHILL CRANES, and at least 60 GREAT EGRETS were also present there. Maggie Anderson reported on September 28 that there are WESTERN GREBES on Agassiz Pool and Farmes Pool. There are 2000 GREEN-WINGED TEAL on the refuge, and their numbers and those of other ducks are increasing.
On September 25 a small wave of migrants passed through our yard near Thief River Falls in Pennington County. They included SWAINSON'S THRUSH, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, and COMMON YELLOWTHROAT. Migrant sparrows are also present in the county including large numbers of WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS, a few HARRIS'S SPARROWS, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, and DARK-EYED JUNCOS.
Bruce Flaig in Polk County reported WOOD DUCK, SWAINSON'S THRUSH, and DARK-EYED JUNCO on September 25. Mike Christopherson reported RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, and WHITE-THROATED SPARROW on September 26.
On September 24, Kelly Larson found a WILD TURKEY in Hubbard County one mile west of Kabekona Corner on MN 71 in the far northern part of the county. Other species seen there included AMERICAN WOODCOCK, NASHVILLE WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER, and DARK-EYED JUNCO.
Thanks to Bruce Flaig, Kelly Larson, Maggie Anderson , and Mike Christopherson 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 6, 2006
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