-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*June 7, 2012
*MNDL1206.07
-Birds mentioned
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Bufflehead
Ruffed Grouse
Spruce Grouse
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Common Loon
American White Pelican
Green Heron
Northern Harrier
Sandhill Crane
Solitary Sandpiper
Upland Sandpiper
Marbled Godwit
Wilson's Phalarope
Black-billed Cuckoo
Great Horned Owl
Great Gray Owl
Red-headed Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Loggerhead Shrike
Gray Jay
Boreal Chickadee
House Wren
Brown Thrasher
Cedar Waxwing
Mourning Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Le Conte's Sparrow
Scarlet Tanager
-Transcript
Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: June 7, 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, June 7,
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 the first really warm week in the northwest. Migration is
over, and now we are seeing the first of the season's baby birds. Of
note this year is an increased number of cuckoos being heard and seen,
perhaps a foretelling of another big caterpillar year next year.
Martin Kehoe reported from the Beltrami Island State Forest in Lake of
the Woods County. Species seen there in June include a TRUMPETER SWAN
pair with four cygnets. On June 3, Brown's Lake held 9 TRUMPETER SWANS
and 19 TUNDRA SWANS still. Rounding out his list were SPRUCE GROUSE,
mating SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER, and families of
GRAY JAYS with young. Brad Bolduan observed BOREAL CHICKADEES in the
forest also on the weekend.
From Roseau County, Beth Siverhus reported RUFFED GROUSE, SHARP-TAILED
GROUSE, NORTHERN HARRIER , MARBLED GODWIT, GREAT HORNED OWL,
BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER, OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER,
BROWN THRASHER, WILSON'S WARBLER, LE CONTE'S SPARROW, and SCARLET
TANAGER.
In Beltrami County, Brad Bolduan found a GREAT GRAY OWL along MN 72
north of Kelliher on June 2.
Ashley Hitt at Agassiz NWR reported a BUFFLEHEAD brood of 10 at Farmes
Pool, a COMMON LOON at Parker Pool, a pair of SANDHILL CRANES with a
colt on the refuge, GREEN HERON and RED-HEADED WOODPECKER this week.
Shelley Steva visited the Agassiz Valley Impoundment on June 3 where she
found numerous duck species, AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, SANDHILL CRANES,
UPLAND SANDPIPERS, 15 MARBLED GODWITS, WILSON'S PHALAROPES, EASTERN
KINGBIRDS, and, at the Audubon Center, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER.
Shelley Steva found a LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE in Polk County south of the
Audubon Center.
Gary Tischer reported a HOUSE WREN in his yard in Thief River Falls,
Pennington County, on June 5. They seem to be unusually numerous this
year , as I heard three singing HOUSE WRENS while standing in one spot
in our yard this week. On May 31, the last wave of warblers to hit our
yard included a MOURNING WARBLER. A BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO was calling in
our neighborhood this morning.
Dave Hochhalter in Becker County reported CEDAR WAXWINGS in Detroit
Lakes this week.
Thanks to Ashley Hitt, Beth Siverhus, Brad Bolduan, Dave Hochhalter,
Gary Tischer, Martin Kehoe, 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] 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, June 14,
2012.
Jeanie Joppru
Pennington County, MN
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