-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*October 31, 2013
*MNDL1310.31

-Birds mentioned
Canada Goose
Tundra Swan
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Bald Eagle
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs
Franklin's Gull
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Shrike
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Snow Bunting
American Tree Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Rusty Blackbird
Purple Finch
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: October 31, 2013
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 31,
2013 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.

Migration is wrapping up , and folks are starting to be happy when it is
45 degrees outside, a sure sign of impending winter. Wind has removed
the leaves from all but the most tenacious species.

Charlene Nelson in Grant County reported COOPER'S HAWK and BROWN CREEPER
at Elbow Lake this week. On October 26, she saw FRANKLIN'S GULL and a
LINCOLN'S SPARROW.

Emily Hutchins saw the first ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK at Glacial Ridge NWR in
Polk County on October 23. Sandy Aubol reported SHARP-SHINNED HAWK,
NORTHERN SHRIKE, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, HARRIS'S
SPARROW, DARK-EYED JUNCO, and PURPLE FINCH on October 29 in East Grand
Forks. On October 31, she saw a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, and an AMERICAN
TREE SPARROW there. Shelley Steva and I made a trip to the rice paddies
near the Clearwater River on October 27 where we found thousands of
TUNDRA SWANS, CANADA GEESE, and MALLARDS. Other ducks seen there
included GADWALL, NORTHERN SHOVELER, AMERICAN WIGEON, and BLUE-WINGED
TEAL. Up to 15 BALD EAGLES, most adults, were seen in the area looking
over the waterfowl population. Also seen were a KILLDEER, and three
GREATER YELLOWLEGS, some SNOW BUNTINGS, and a few RUSTY BLACKBIRDS.

In Pennington County, we saw six TUNDRA SWANS in flight.

Three SHARP-TAILED GROUSE flew across the road in eastern Clearwater
County east of the Gully Fen on October 27.

Thanks to Charlene Nelson and Sandy Aubol 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, November 7, 2013.

Jeanie Joppru
Pennington County, MN