-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*July 28, 2016
*MNDL1607.28

-Birds mentioned
Gray Partridge
Ruffed Grouse
Cooper's Hawk
Ring-billed Gull
Caspian Tern
Red-headed Woodpecker
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Horned Lark
Red-winged Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: July 28, 2016
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, July 28,
2016 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.

More typical summer weather has arrived this week- hot temperatures, and
scattered thunderstorms throughout the area. Many places are over wet,
but the Thief River Falls area has received timely, but not excessive
rainfall. Wild flowers are blooming everywhere.

In Thief River Falls, Shelley Steva and I saw a MERLIN on July 17. On
July 24, I went for a brief drive and found one adult GRAY PARTRIDGE
with two three-quarter grown young at the corner of 200th St NE and
190th AVE NE just a few miles east of Thief River Falls. Other species
seen on that drive included two families of AMERICAN KESTRELS, one of
HORNED LARKS, many WESTERN MEADOWLARKS, and several RED-WINGED
BLACKBIRDS feeding young. A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER pair has brought their
three or four young of the year to our feeder to teach them how to get
an easy meal.

In Red Lake County, Shelley Steva and I saw a juvenile PEREGRINE FALCON,
on July 17. We also found a COOPER'S HAWK, and several other species of
raptors. At the quarry, we saw the RING-BILLED GULLS with two young
found originally by Barb and Denny Martin. They still weren’t flying,
but could swim well.

In Polk County, Rolf Paulson visited Rydell NWR On July 21, where he saw
five RUFFED GROUSE along the bike trail.

Rolf Paulson found CASPIAN TERNS at the Walker WTP in Cass County on
July 22.

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, August 4,
2016.


Jeanie Joppru
Pennington County, MN