-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*September 7, 2018
*MNDL1809.07

-Birds mentioned
Red-necked Grebe
Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Common Nighthawk
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Black-bellied Plover
Stilt Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Red-necked Phalarope
Caspian Tern
Least Bittern
Snowy Egret
Turkey Vulture
Northern Flicker
Peregrine Falcon
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Yellow-throated Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Veery
Orchard Oriole
Common Grackle
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Golden-winged Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Palm Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Canada Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Dickcissel
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: September 7, 2018
Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce
Reports: 218-847-5743 or 218-847-9202
Compiler: Jeanie Joppru ([log in to unmask])

This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, September 7,
2018 sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce. You
may also see this report on the Chamber of Commerce website:
https://www.visitdetroitlakes.com/birding-report

Cooler weather conditions , and very cool mornings have certainly
reminded us of fall this week. Migration is in full swing for passerines
also. Most of the warbler species usually seen in this area are moving
through, and vireos and flycatchers are also on the move. Red-breasted
nuthatches are also visiting yards again. Red-tailed hawks are
everywhere it seems, while juvenile northern harriers are also common.
Yards are getting that tired look that heralds fall, but some shots of
rain have greened things up. A few hummingbirds are still around, and
Baltimore orioles have greatly decreased in numbers.

Thirteen species of warblers were seen by Ron Erpelding in Roseau County
on September 2nd including NORTHERN PARULA, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER,
BLACKPOLL, PALM WARBLER, and YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER.

Lake Bronson SP in Kittson County yielded sixteen species of warblers
with the addition of OVENBIRD, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, GOLDEN-WINGED
WARBLER, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, and WILSON'S WARBLER on September 3. Four
species of vireo including YELLOW-THROATED VIREO and BLUE-HEADED VIREO
were seen.

Here in Pennington County, a large number of NORTHERN FLICKERS came
through this week. I have also seen several TURKEY VULTURES,
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, WILSON'S WARBLER, and ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER.

Ron Erpelding found a CANADA WARBLER in Red Lake County near Huot on
September 1.

The Minnesota Birding Weekend led by Kim Eckert saw BUFF-BREASTED
SANDPIPERS at the Agassiz impoundment on the Marshall- Polk County line
on September 1st. Also seen there were RED-NECKED GREBE, EARED GREBE,
WESTERN GREBE, and BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER.

At the Crookston WTP in Polk County, the group found SHORT-BILLED
DOWITCHER, RED-NECKED PHALAROPE, and PEREGRINE FALCON. They found a
EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE in Fertile. At the Parnell impoundment, they
found a late DICKCISSEL. There were also warblers in the woods
surrounding the Crookston WTP.

In Mahnomen County, Ron Erpelding reported BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, STILT
SANDPIPER, WILSON’S PHALAROPE, and RED-NECKED PHALAROPE at the Mahnomen
WTP. FRANKLIN’S GULL and CASPIAN TERN were seen along MN 113 east of
Waubun.

An ORCHARD ORIOLE was observed by Jason Swelstad in southern Otter Tail
County on September 1. Ron Erpelding found a CANADA WARBLER at Maplewood
SP on the weekend.

Charlene Nelson in Grant County reported up to seven RUBY-THROATED
HUMMINGBIRDS at the feeders this week. Warblers included BLACK-AND-WHITE
WARBLER, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, MAGNOLIA WARBLER,
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, WILSON'S WARBLER, and AMERICAN REDSTART. EASTERN
PHOEBE, RED-EYED VIREO, PHILADELPHIA VIREO, VEERY, LEAST FLYCATCHER,
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, and GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER were also seen
at her home near Elbow Lake. On September 5, large flocks of BREWER’S
BLACKBIRDS and COMMON GRACKLES came through the area. One COMMON
NIGHTHAWK was seen, as well as a COOPER’S HAWK this week. At the North
Ottawa Impoundment Ise Varghese reported LEAST BITTERN and SNOWY EGRET
on September 3.

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 numbers 218-847-5743 or 218- 847-9202. Please include the
county where the sighting took place. The next scheduled update of this
report is Thursday, September 13, 2018



Jeanie Joppru
Pennington County, MN