-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*October 4, 2018
*MNDL1810.04

-Birds mentioned
American Black Duck
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
White-faced Ibis
Belted Kingfisher
Lewis's Woodpecker
American Kestrel
Philadelphia Vireo
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Pipit
Pine Siskin
Fox Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Rusty Blackbird
Ovenbird
Orange-crowned Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Palm Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: October 4, 2018
Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce
Reports: 218-847-5743 or 218-847-9202
Compiler: Jeanie Joppru ([log in to unmask])

This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, October 4,
2018 sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce. You
may also see this report on the Chamber of Commerce website:
https://www.visitdetroitlakes.com/birding-report

Here in the northwest, we are promised the first snow of the fall
tonight. Our yard has been busy with a big influx of dark-eyed juncos
and white-throated sparrows as have many yards in the area. Leaves fell
fast in the miserable drizzle of yesterday, but many still remain, so
birds are still hard to locate . Red-tailed hawks seem to be everywhere,
on every pole.

A LEWIS'S WOODPECKER was reported on the MOU rba by Kim Eckert
yesterday. The homeowner noticed it and it was sent to Kim who verified
the identity and posted it on the list serve. The bird was seen again
today, and was apparently cooperative. The location is near Rochert in
Becker County, and the address is in Kim’s post. Do not park in the
driveway, as they have very anxious dogs.

In Grant County, the N. Ottawa Impoundment continues to be a good place
to bird. This week WHITE-FACED IBIS, SNOWY EGRETS, RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, and
AMERICAN PIPITS could be found there. Of course many other species are
also there, and it might be a good place to look for shorebirds also.
Charlene Nelson reported from their farm near Elbow Lake that by October
3rd, she had seen WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET, and
BROWN CREEPER in the yard.

From Otter Tail County, Wayne Perala reported YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER,
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, FOX SPARROW, GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET, GREAT BLUE
HERON, BLACK-CROWNED HERON, and BELTED KINGFISHER in the Fergus Falls
area this week. Near the Orwell Dam he found AMERICAN KESTREL and HARRIS
SPARROW. John White observed a GREAT EGRET at Maplewood State Park on
October 2.

From Hubbard County, Marshall Howe reported about 200 PINE SISKINS on
September 29; on the 30th, he saw ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, PALM WARBLER,
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET, and
DARK-EYED JUNCO. On October 3rd, the first WHITE-THROATED SPARROW and
FOX SPARROWS appeared. An OVENBIRD was seen by Becca Engdahl near
Kabekona Lake on September 28th.

On September 28th, Shelley Steva and I found an AMERICAN BLACK DUCK at
the east end of Headquarters Pool at Agassiz NWR in Marshall County.

Here in the yard east of Thief River Falls in Pennington County, we have
many RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES, WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS, and DARK-EYED
JUNCOS at the feeders.

A PHILADELPHIA VIREO and MOURNING WARBLER were seen by Sandy Aubol and
Judy Johnson in Kittson County on September 29.

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 numbers 218-847-5743 or 218- 847-9202. Please include the
county where the sighting took place. The next scheduled update of this
report is Thursday, October 11, 2018.




Jeanie Joppru
Pennington County, MN