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-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*August 23, 2012
*MNDL1208.23

-Birds mentioned
Wild Turkey
Common Loon
American White Pelican
American Bittern
Great Egret
Turkey Vulture
Cooper's Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Sandhill Crane
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Common Nighthawk
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
Yellow-throated Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Marsh Wren
Eastern Bluebird
Northern Waterthrush
Golden-winged Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Blackburnian Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Canada Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
White-throated Sparrow
Scarlet Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Red Crossbill
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Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: August 23, 2012
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 23,
2012 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.

This has been a very pleasant week in the northwest. Days have been
warm, not hot, and not very windy. Bird migration appears to be moving
along. Interesting have been the sightings of red crossbills in almost
areas in the state.

Cleone Stewart reported on a field trip of the Detroit Lake Bird Club to
Tamarac and Hamden Slough NWR's in Becker County on August 16. Among
species seen were COMMON LOON, TURKEY VULTURE, BROAD-WINGED HAWK, nine
species of shorebirds, presumably most at Hamden Slough, EURASIAN
COLLARED-DOVE, NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW, GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER,
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, TENNESSEE WARBLER, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT,
AMERICAN REDSTART, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, and CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER.

Sandy Aubol reported 15 RED CROSSBILLS in the cemetery in Crookston,
Polk County on August 18. They were still there on August 19, and other
species seen included several RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES, and OLIVE-SIDED
FLYCATCHER. On August 19, Shelley Steva and I saw COOPER'S HAWK, and
EASTERN BLUEBIRD there, and also a WESTERN KINGBIRD along US 75 a few
miles north of Crookston. At East Grand Forks on August 18 were COMMON
NIGHTHAWK, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, WILSON'S WARBLER, TENNESSEE WARBLER,
and YELLOW WARBLER. Joanne Johnson reported around 200 SANDHILL CRANES
at the impoundment north of the Audubon center on August 19, and at the
center there were YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, WHITE-THROATED SPARROW,
AMERICAN REDSTART, MOURNING WARBLER, and NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH. Heidi
Hughes reported COMMON NIGHTHAWKS there on August 22. AMERICAN WHITE
PELICANS and GREAT EGRETS were still present at the impoundment. The
impoundment is now open to driving on a gravel loop on top of the dike
along part of the impoundment.

Shelley Steva found 24 RED CROSSBILLS in the cemetery at Red Lake Falls
in Red Lake County on August 20. Other species seen included OLIVE-SIDED
FLYCATCHER, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, RED-EYED VIREO,
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, CANADA WARBLER, and SCARLET TANAGER.

In Pennington County on August 20, Shelley saw a NORTHERN CARDINAL in
Thief River Falls. Several RED CROSSBILLS were also seen on the
outskirts on the city. Tonight , August 23, 12 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were
circling over our yard just east of the city.

Marshall County birds seen by Shelley Steva on August 20 included
AMERICAN BITTERN , COMMON NIGHTHAWK, MARSH WREN, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH,
and 51 RED CROSSBILLS.

In Kittson County on August 23, Boni Fossell reported three families of
WILD TURKEYS, each with 6 young, frequenting the back yard of a farm 10
miles northwest of Karlstad. She reported that these turkeys have been
local residents for at least 5 year, visiting the yard often.

Thanks to Boni Fossell, Cleone Stewart, Heidi Hughes, Joanne Johnson,
Sandy Aubol, and Shelley Steva for their reports.

Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than
Thursday each week, at [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[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 30, 2012.

Jeanie Joppru
Pennington County, MN




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