-RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *September 29, 2011 *MNDL1109.29 -Birds mentioned Tundra Swan American Wigeon Mallard Green-winged Teal Bald Eagle Swainson's Hawk Common Nighthawk Ruby-throated Hummingbird Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Olive-sided Flycatcher Red-eyed Vireo Red-breasted Nuthatch Ruby-crowned Kinglet Hermit Thrush Wood Thrush Orange-crowned Warbler Nashville Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Clay-colored Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Harris's Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Western Meadowlark Purple Finch -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes Date: September 29, 2011 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, September 29, 2011 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. What a lovely week of fall weather this has been, but the cold wind reminded us not to get too comfortable. Although the forecast is for cooler weather, it isn't to be very cold with little or no more frost in the next few days. Trees are coloring up, and I hear that those areas with more colorful species are starting to look very beautiful. Pat DeWenter saw 4 BALD EAGLES, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, HERMIT THRUSH, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, HARRIS'S SPARROW, and DARK-EYED JUNCO in Beltrami County on September 24. In Marshall County on September 23, Cliff Steinhauer reported a RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD still coming to his feeder. Maggie Anderson reported that there are 31000 dabbling ducks at Agassiz NWR including MALLARDS, GREEN-WINGED TEAL, and AMERICAN WIGEON. About 150 TUNDRA SWANS are on Agassiz Pool which has recently been reflooded. About 1000 shorebirds including peeps and yellowlegs are presently on the refuge, along with numerous immature BALD EAGLES. On September 25, there were two WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS and several PURPLE FINCHES in our yard near Thief River Falls. On September 25 and 26, the yard was full on migrating YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS feeding furiously in the warm sunshine. Sandy Aubol in East Grand Forks, Polk County, reported YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, HARRIS'S SPARROW, and WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW on September 24. On September 26, she saw DARK-EYED JUNCO, NASHVILLE WARBLER; several COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were seen flying overhead. Clay County sightings by Nancy Jackson included YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, RED-EYED VIREO, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, DARK-EYED JUNCO, and CLAY-COLORED SPARROW on September 25. At Felton Prairie she saw a SWAINSON'S HAWK and WESTERN MEADOWLARK. Steve Midthune reported an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER in the grove behind the old headquarters at Hamden Slough NWR on September 25. Also at the refuge were WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, WHTIE-THROATED SPARROW, LINCOLN'S SPARROW, HARRIS'S SPARROW, CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, and SAVANNAH SPARROW. I have a secondhand report of a group of COMMON NIGHTHAWKS seen on September 26 in Becker County. Marshall Howe in Hubbard County had the unfortunate experience of finding a WOOD THRUSH killed on his window on September 27. Species seen alive included YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER and DARK-EYED JUNCO. 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 6, 2011. Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN --====1317345428==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" <html> <PRE> -RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *September 29, 2011 *MNDL1109.29 </PRE> -Birds mentioned <UL> <LI>Tundra Swan <LI>American Wigeon <LI>Mallard <LI>Green-winged Teal <LI>Bald Eagle <LI>Swainson's Hawk <LI>Common Nighthawk <LI>Ruby-throated Hummingbird <LI>Yellow-bellied Sapsucker <LI>Olive-sided Flycatcher <LI>Red-eyed Vireo <LI>Red-breasted Nuthatch <LI>Ruby-crowned Kinglet <LI>Hermit Thrush <LI>Wood Thrush <LI>Orange-crowned Warbler <LI>Nashville Warbler <LI>Yellow-rumped Warbler <LI>Clay-colored Sparrow <LI>Savannah Sparrow <LI>Lincoln's Sparrow <LI>White-throated Sparrow <LI>Harris's Sparrow <LI>White-crowned Sparrow <LI>Dark-eyed Junco <LI>Western Meadowlark <LI>Purple Finch </UL> -Transcript <P> <strong>Hotline:</strong> Minnesota, Detroit Lakes<br> <strong>Date:</strong> September 29, 2011<br> <strong>Sponsor:</strong> Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce<br> <strong>Reports:</strong> 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours)<br> <strong>Compiler:</strong> Jeanie Joppru ([log in to unmask])<br> <P> This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, September 29, 2011 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. <P> What a lovely week of fall weather this has been, but the cold wind reminded us not to get too comfortable. Although the forecast is for cooler weather, it isn't to be very cold with little or no more frost in the next few days. Trees are coloring up, and I hear that those areas with more colorful species are starting to look very beautiful. <P> Pat DeWenter saw 4 <B style="color: #0057ad">BALD EAGLES, RED-BREASTED</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">NUTHATCH, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">HERMIT THRUSH, ORANGE-CROWNED</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">WARBLER, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, HARRIS'S</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">SPARROW,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">DARK-EYED JUNCO</B> in Beltrami County on September 24. <P> In Marshall County on September 23, Cliff Steinhauer reported a <B style="color: #0057ad">RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD</B> still coming to his feeder. Maggie Anderson reported that there are 31000 dabbling ducks at Agassiz NWR including <B style="color: #0057ad">MALLARDS, GREEN-WINGED TEAL,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN WIGEON.</B> About 150 <B style="color: #0057ad">TUNDRA SWANS</B> are on Agassiz Pool which has recently been reflooded. About 1000 shorebirds including peeps and yellowlegs are presently on the refuge, along with numerous immature <B style="color: #0057ad">BALD EAGLES.</B> <P> On September 25, there were two <B style="color: #0057ad">WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS</B> and several <B style="color: #0057ad">PURPLE FINCHES</B> in our yard near Thief River Falls. On September 25 and 26, the yard was full on migrating <B style="color: #0057ad">YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS</B> feeding furiously in the warm sunshine. <P> Sandy Aubol in East Grand Forks, Polk County, reported <B style="color: #0057ad">YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, WHITE-THROATED</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">SPARROW, HARRIS'S SPARROW,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW</B> on September 24. On September 26, she saw <B style="color: #0057ad">DARK-EYED JUNCO, NASHVILLE</B> WARBLER; several <B style="color: #0057ad">COMMON NIGHTHAWKS</B> were seen flying overhead. <P> Clay County sightings by Nancy Jackson included <B style="color: #0057ad">YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, RED-EYED</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">VIREO, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, DARK-EYED</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">JUNCO,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">CLAY-COLORED SPARROW</B> on September 25. At Felton Prairie she saw a <B style="color: #0057ad">SWAINSON'S HAWK</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">WESTERN MEADOWLARK.</B> <P> Steve Midthune reported an <B style="color: #0057ad">OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER</B> in the grove behind the old headquarters at Hamden Slough NWR on September 25. Also at the refuge were <B style="color: #0057ad">WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, WHTIE-THROATED</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">SPARROW, LINCOLN'S SPARROW,</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">HARRIS'S SPARROW, CLAY-COLORED</B> <B style="color: #0057ad">SPARROW,</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">SAVANNAH SPARROW.</B> <P> I have a secondhand report of a group of <B style="color: #0057ad">COMMON NIGHTHAWKS</B> seen on September 26 in Becker County. <P> Marshall Howe in Hubbard County had the unfortunate experience of finding a <B style="color: #0057ad">WOOD THRUSH</B> killed on his window on September 27. Species seen alive included <B style="color: #0057ad">YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER</B> and <B style="color: #0057ad">DARK-EYED JUNCO.</B> <P> 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 6, 2011. <P> Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN <P> --====1317345428====-- ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 05:28:42 -0600 Reply-To: Jim Lind <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Rare Bird Alert <[log in to unmask]> From: Jim Lind <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Duluth RBA 9/30/11 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="====1317382122====" --====1317382122==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *September 30, 2011 *MNDU1109.30 -Birds mentioned White-winged Scoter Pacific Loon American White Pelican Sandhill Crane Buff-breasted Sandpiper Sabine's Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Great Black-backed Gull Parasitic Jaeger Black-backed Woodpecker -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: September 30, 2011 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) Reports: (218) 834-2858 Compiler: Jim Lind ([log in to unmask]) This is the Duluth Birding Report for September 29th, 2011 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. Four SABINE'S GULLS were found by Peder Svingen on the 24th at the Park Point Recreation Area beach house. Karl Bardon found a juvenile PACIFIC LOON on the 23rd at the Superior Entry, and others saw one on the 24th at 12th Street and 22nd Street on Park Point. An adult PACIFIC LOON was seen on the 24th and the 28th at Wisconsin Point. A juvenile GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL was first seen on the 23rd and is being reported along Park Point and Wisconsin Point, and a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was again seen over the weekend at Wisconsin Point. Several PARASITIC JAEGERS continue to be reported by many observers at the Park Point Recreation Area and at Wisconsin Point. Peder Svingen saw a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER on the 26th and a WHITE-WINGED SCOTER on the 27th at the Park Point Recreation Area. The first BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER of the season flew by the Hawk Ridge overlook on the 28th. Eighty SANDHILL CRANES were seen on the 27th and AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS are being seen on an almost daily basis. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, October 6th. The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858. Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded message. The Duluth Birding Report is sponsored and funded by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For more information on the MOU, either write us c/o the Bell Museum, e-mail us at [log in to unmask], or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. --====1317382122==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" <html> <PRE> -RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *September 30, 2011 *MNDU1109.30 </PRE> -Birds mentioned <UL> <LI>White-winged Scoter <LI>Pacific Loon <LI>American White Pelican <LI>Sandhill Crane <LI>Buff-breasted Sandpiper <LI>Sabine's Gull <LI>Lesser Black-backed Gull <LI>Great Black-backed Gull <LI>Parasitic Jaeger <LI>Black-backed Woodpecker </UL> -Transcript <P> <strong>Hotline:</strong> Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore<br> <strong>Date:</strong> September 30, 2011<br> <strong>Sponsor:</strong> Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)<br> <strong>Reports:</strong> (218) 834-2858<br> <strong>Compiler:</strong> Jim Lind ([log in to unmask])<br> <P> This is the Duluth Birding Report for September 29th, 2011 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. <P> Four <B style="color: #ad1a07">SABINE'S GULLS</B> were found by Peder Svingen on the 24th at the Park Point Recreation Area beach house. Karl Bardon found a juvenile <B style="color: #0057ad">PACIFIC LOON</B> on the 23rd at the Superior Entry, and others saw one on the 24th at 12th Street and 22nd Street on Park Point. An adult <B style="color: #0057ad">PACIFIC LOON</B> was seen on the 24th and the 28th at Wisconsin Point. A juvenile <B style="color: #0057ad">GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL</B> was first seen on the 23rd and is being reported along Park Point and Wisconsin Point, and a <B style="color: #0057ad">LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL</B> was again seen over the weekend at Wisconsin Point. Several <B style="color: #0057ad">PARASITIC JAEGERS</B> continue to be reported by many observers at the Park Point Recreation Area and at Wisconsin Point. Peder Svingen saw a <B style="color: #0057ad">BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER</B> on the 26th and a <B style="color: #0057ad">WHITE-WINGED SCOTER</B> on the 27th at the Park Point Recreation Area. <P> The first <B style="color: #0057ad">BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER</B> of the season flew by the Hawk Ridge overlook on the 28th. Eighty <B style="color: #0057ad">SANDHILL CRANES</B> were seen on the 27th and <B style="color: #0057ad">AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS</B> are being seen on an almost daily basis. <P> The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, October 6th. <P> The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858. Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded message. <P> The Duluth Birding Report is sponsored and funded by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For more information on the MOU, either write us c/o the Bell Museum, e-mail us at [log in to unmask], or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. --====1317382122====--