-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*August 19, 2010
*MNDL1008.19

-Birds mentioned
Turkey Vulture
Sandhill Crane
Black-bellied Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Pectoral Sandpiper
Wilson's Phalarope
Black Tern
Barred Owl
Short-eared Owl
Red-headed Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Purple Martin
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Tennessee Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Northern Cardinal
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: August 19, 2010
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 Thursday, August 19,
2010 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.

We have had a taste of fall this week and a taste also of the dog days
of August with very hot temperatures and thunderstorms, followed by very
cool temperatures. The transition has begun, and we see it also in the
types of bird sightings that have occurred. Many species are starting to
move, and young of many species are very obvious as they learn the
skills needed to survive. Flowers are bright with the last blooms of
their year.

Susan Olin reported 2 SANDHILL CRANES east of MN 172 just outside of
Baudette in Lake of the Woods County on August 14.

Larry Wilebski in Kittson County reported some shorebirds at his
Shorebird Park northwest of Lancaster - BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER,
SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, and others have visited in
recent days. He saw a BARRED OWL by his cabin at Evergreen Acres this
week, and many SHORT-EARED OWLS, probably including several families
with young owls have been seen in the area. In one mile he observed 12
owls.

Here in Pennington County, on August 15, I had a juvenile NORTHERN
CARDINAL pay a visit to the yard. Shelley Steva saw a SHORT-EARED OWL
near the intersection of CR 3 and CR 23 on the morning of August 17, and
three hours later, a TURKEY VULTURE eating a dead skunk in the same
location . Another TURKEY VULTURE was seen about two miles west on CR 3
also.

Sandy Aubol in Polk County reported warblers on August 12 at East Grand
Forks. She identified TENNESSEE WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER, and
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER among others, and also saw a PILEATED
WOODPECKER, and a RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET. Russ Wilbur found a RED-HEADED
WOODPECKER at the East Grand Forks campground on August 8.

Bob Williams visited the Twin Valley WTP in Norman County on August 15
where he found a few shorebirds including SPOTTED SANDPIPER, SOLITARY
SANDPIPER, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, and WILSON'S
PHALAROPE. BLACK TERNS and PURPLE MARTINS were also seen there.

Thanks to Bob Williams, Larry Wilebski, Russ Wilbur, Sandy Aubol,
Shelley Steva, and Susan Olin for their reports.

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, August 26,
2010.



Jeanie Joppru
Pennington County, MN