-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*October 21, 2010
*MNDL1010.21

-Birds mentioned
Snow Goose
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
White-winged Scoter
Ruddy Duck
Gray Partridge
Sharp-tailed Grouse
American White Pelican
Great Egret
Turkey Vulture
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Northern Shrike
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Snow Bunting
American Tree Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: October 21, 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,October 21,
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.

The fall season moves along, and the pleasant weather deceives us into
thinking it will continue for awhile, but the forecast is for an end to
it and for an onset of more seasonable conditions. The birds appear to
know it, as the species mix has changed. There are fewer kinglets in the
yards than last week, and a few snow bunting sightings have been
reported already.

Brad and Dee Ehlers in Otter Tail County reported RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH,
70 DARK-EYED JUNCOS, and 5 WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS on October 18.

Marshall Howe saw four SNOW BUNTINGS just north of Dorset in Hubbard
County on October 20. Other species seen in the county included AMERICAN
TREE SPARROW, and DARK-EYED JUNCO.

Bob O'Connor reported a NORTHERN SHRIKE in south Moorhead, Clay County
on October 17.

At Erskine in Polk County, Shelley Steva saw two AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS
at the wastewater treatment ponds on October 17.

Here in Pennington County, I saw a GREAT EGRET beside the Red Lake River
near Thief River Falls on October 17. Two SHARP-TAILED GROUSE were seen
feeding in the top of a small tree along Johnson Drive near our house
one day this week. At the Thief River Falls WTP on October 17 were
several SNOW GEESE, three WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, both GREATER SCAUP and
LESSER SCAUP, RUDDY DUCKS, and an assortment of other ducks and geese.

Lucas Abrahamson saw a TURKEY VULTURE over Holt in Marshall County this
week.

From Kittson County, Larry Wilebski reported a covey of 27 GRAY
PARTRIDGE and a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK at his cabin northwest of Lancaster
on October 19.

Thanks to Bob O'Connor, Brad and Dee Ehlers, Larry Wilebski, Lucas
Abrahamson, Marshall Howe, 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, October 28,
2010.


Jeanie Joppru
Pennington County, MN