-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*October 27, 2017
*MNDL1710.27

-Birds mentioned
Trumpeter Swan
Harlequin Duck
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Eared Grebe
Sandhill Crane
Black-crowned Night-Heron
White-faced Ibis
Osprey
Osprey
White-tailed Kite
Bald Eagle
Rough-legged Hawk
Merlin
Black-billed Magpie
Carolina Wren
Common Redpoll
American Tree Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
Baltimore Oriole
Rusty Blackbird
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: October 27, 2017
Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce
Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours)
Compiler: Jeanie Joppru ([log in to unmask])

This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, October 27,
2017 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.

Winter appears to be here now after coming in with a blast of cold and
snow yesterday. Ground is white here near Thief River Falls, but it may,
we hope, still melt in the next few days. Feeders have been very busy
through this, as dark-eyed juncos, black-capped chickadees, nuthatches,
white-throated sparrows and Harris's sparrows attempt to find enough
food to get through the cold windy period.

Now is the time to look for unusual visitors blown off course by the
weather. On October 23, a WHITE-TAILED KITE was reported by Agassiz
National Wildlife refuge but there is no word if it is still around.
Allyson Engelstad found SANDHILL CRANES, HOODED MERGANSERS, BALD EAGLE,
TRUMPETER SWANS, and a RUSTY BLACKBIRD there on October 20.

Here in Pennington County on October 21, we had AMERICAN TREE SPARROW,
BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE, and HARRIS'S SPARROW in the yard.

Dave Lambeth reported EARED GREBE at the East Grand Forks WTP in Polk
County on October 24. On the 23rd Sandy Aubol reported a COMMON REDPOLL
in her yard.

From Becker County, Heather Hundt and Shawn Goodchild reported a
CAROLINA WREN at Fig Lake Farm on October 26.

At Walker, Cass County, Becca Engdahl reported that the HARLEQUIN DUCK
reported earlier is still at the Walker WTP as of October 26. Also seen
there on October 19 were BUFFLEHEADS, a MERLIN, and a late OSPREY.

In Hubbard County, Marshall Howe saw several ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS and a
MERLIN in Menahga on October 26. On the 24th, he reported AMERICAN TREE
SPARROWS.

Ben Eckhoff reporting from Lake Carlos SP in Douglas County on October
24, observed a late BALTIMORE ORIOLE still at the visitor center.

In Grant County, Wayne Perala reported that the WHITE-FACED IBIS and
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were still at the N. Ottawa impoundment on
October 24. Charlene Nelson observed FOX SPARROW and COMMON REDPOLL at
her feeders near Elbow Lake on October 24.

Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than
Thursday each week, at [log in to unmask] 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. The next scheduled update of this report is Thursday, November 2,
2017.



Jeanie Joppru
Pennington County, MN