-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*July 4, 2019
*MNDL1907.04

-Birds mentioned
Common Merganser
Semipalmated Plover
Marbled Godwit
Caspian Tern
American Bittern
Least Bittern
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Green Heron
Great Horned Owl
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Say's Phoebe
Horned Lark
Eastern Bluebird
Purple Finch
Bobolink
Mourning Warbler
Indigo Bunting
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: July 4, 2019
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, July 4,
2019 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

It has been a pleasant summer week in the northwest, with the usual
summer thunderstorms mixed in. Birds have been very busy raising
families, and the sound of young birds is everywhere. Rain has been
coming in both large and small amounts depending on where you are, with
the southern part of the area receiving the most. That has resulted in
glorious flowers, both domestic and wild.

Many people have visited the N. Ottawa Impoundment in Grant County this
week, and the place continues to be worth a visit. Be aware of roads
that may be impassible if you go. Wayne Perala and others have reported
SNOWY EGRET, AMERICAN BITTERN, LEAST BITTERN, and a few shorebirds. They
report that a large cell has been drawn down creating a large mudflat
for shorebirds so you will see a changing collection of them as the
summer goes on. Charlene Nelson reported a SEMIPALMATED PLOVER there on
June 29th.

At Breckenridge WTP in Wilkin County, Ben Douglas found a COMMON
MERGANSER on July 3rd.

In Otter Tail County, Wayne Perala reported a MARBLED GODWIT near the
Orwell Dam. He also found GREAT HORNED OWLS in the county. Hebe Shipp
saw a pair of PURPLE FINCHES at Maplewood State Park on June 29th.

Sean Fitzgerald found a CASPIAN TERN at Tamarac NWR in Becker County on
June 29th.

In Clay County, Sean found a SAY'S PHOEBE at Felton Prairie on June
29th. A HENSLOW’S SPARROW was discovered by Matt Mecklenburg at Bluestem
Prairie SNA on July 2nd.

A GREEN HERON was seen northwest of Warroad in Roseau County by Beth
Siverhus this week. She has also seen a GREAT EGRET in Roseau County. On
some of her BBS routes she saw BOBOLINK, MARBLED GODWIT, and HORNED
LARKS. She reports that OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHERS, and MOURNING WARBLERS
seem to be more common this year in the area. EASTERN BLUEBIRDS and
INDIGO BUNTINGS were also seen.

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, July 11, 2019.



Jeanie Joppru
Pennington County, MN