-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*May 8, 2020
*MNDL2005.08
-Birds mentioned
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Double-crested Cormorant
Cattle Egret
White-faced Ibis
Osprey
Osprey
Peregrine Falcon
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Blue-headed Vireo
Tree Swallow
Purple Martin
House Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Gray Catbird
Lark Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Western Meadowlark
Baltimore Oriole
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Black-and-white Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Palm Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Summer Tanager
Western Tanager
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Painted Bunting
-Transcript
Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: May 8, 2020
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, May 8, 2020
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
This has been a busy week for migration. Birds are streaming in, and
every day has brought new ones to the area. Weather has been cold, but
mostly sunny but the grass is turning green anyway. In the northwest,
part of the area, there has been little rain so roads are mostly in good
condition. Caution is always advised in spring, however, as the road
conditions can change quickly and variably.
Many of the sightings have come from the southern part of the area.
Charlene Nelson has kept me posted of the migration in Grant County. So
far she has listed HOUSE WREN, LEAST FLYCATCHER, MAGNOLIA WARBLER,
OVENBIRD, GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, HARRIS'S SPARROW, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, GRAY
CATBIRD, BALTIMORE ORIOLE, and ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK. Terry Brokke
found WESTERN MEADOWLARK and SAVANNAH SPARROW near the North Ottawa
Impoundment on May 2nd. Various observers have seen WHITE-FACED IBIS at
the North Ottawa Impoundment in recent days.
Kim Martinson reported a WESTERN TANAGER in Wilkin County on May 5th.
Margene Newton observed a WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW on May 3rd, and
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, SWAINSON'S THRUSH, and GRAY CATBIRD on May 4th.
Warblers are starting to arrive in Otter Tail County this week. Several
folks have reported BALTIMORE ORIOLES and RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRDS in
Fergus Falls this week. An EASTERN TOWHEE was seen on May 6th by Noah
Heidorn in Fergus Falls. A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen by Wayne Perala
west of the Orwell Dam on Ma6y 3rd, and he found a BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER
at Inspiration Peak on May 4th. Other species reported in Otter Tail
County included TREE SWALLOW, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, HARRIS'S SPARROW,
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, and INDIGO BUNTING.
Lee Kensinger reported EASTERN PHOEBE, PALM WARBLER, YELLOW-RUMPED
WARBLER, and ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER at Dunton Locks County Park in
Becker County on May 6th, and BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER in Detroit
Lakes on May 7th. David Baer saw an OSPREY in the county on May 6th.
Dennis Weisenborn observed a GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH in Moorhead, Clay
County, on May 5th.
In Polk County, Chad Plencner reported a CATTLE EGRET at Climax on May
4th. Sandy Aubol has a wide variety of sparrows coming to her yard as of
May 3rd. They include WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW,
HARRIS'S SPARROW, CHIPPING SPARROW, and LARK SPARROW. A COOPER’S HAWK
took note of that also. On May 4th, she had ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, and
SWAINSON’S THRUSH.
Heidi Hughes found a WHITE-FACED IBIS at the Agassiz Valley Impoundment
in Marshall County on May 2nd.
In Pennington County, Krystal Kozicki reported and photographed a
PAINTED BUNTING at her feeder in Thief River Falls on May 2nd. As far as
I know it has not been seen since. This week at our feeders we have had
a full complement of sparrows. On the Red Lake River, a DOUBLE-CRESTED
CORMORANT was seen on May 2. A LARK SPARROW has been hanging around the
yard since May 6th.
A PURPLE MARTIN has returned to Beltrami County this week.
Renee Colden saw a SUMMER TANAGER in Roseau, Roseau County on May 1st.
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, May 14, 2020.
Jeanie Joppru
Pennington County, MN
----
Join or Leave mou-rba: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-rba
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-rba.html
During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
|
