-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*March 26, 2020
*MNDL2003.26

-Birds mentioned
Snow Goose
Ross's Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Canada Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Sandhill Crane
American Woodcock
Northern Harrier
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Barred Owl
Northern Flicker
American Kestrel
Common Raven
Mountain Bluebird
American Robin
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: March 26, 2020
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, March 26,
2020 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

From the southern part of the area comes the news that spring has
sprung! Grant and Otter Tail Counties are teeming with the first wave of
migrants- waterfowl, swans, and all the geese as well as some migrant
passerines. Here in the northern part of the area, we are seeing lots of
horned larks, and the Canada goose scouts, a few robins and other early
migrants. With the warmer temperatures forecast for the weekend, we will
surely see some of those now being seen further south. Open water will
bring the waterfowl, but most lakes and rivers in the north are a week
or two away from that now.

This week in Pennington County, I have had DARK-EYED JUNCOS and AMERICAN
ROBINS in the yard, and have seen COMMON RAVENS and the first AMERICAN
KESTRELS elsewhere.

There were AMERICAN KESTRELS in Red Lake County also yesterday, March
25.

Many observers reported a female MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD at Dunton Locks
County Park south of Detroit Lakes, Becker County, from March 21st to at
least March 26th.

Wayne Perala reported that many migrants were appearing in Fergus Falls,
Otter Tail County on March 24th. Almost all the early migrants were
mentioned. Teresa Jaskiewicz reported from the Prairie Learning Center
and from her home at Elizabeth that she was seeing CANADA GEESE,
TRUMPETER SWANS, TUNDRA SWANS, SANDHILL CRANES, BALD EAGLES, RED-TAILED
HAWKS, NORTHERN HARRIERS, NORTHERN FLICKERS, BARRED OWL, and RED-WINGED
BLACKBIRDS.

Thousands of SNOW GEESE, GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, some ROSS'S GEESE,
and TUNDRA SWANS have made it to the North Ottawa Impoundment in Grant
County this week. ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS , RED-TAILED HAWKS, including at
least one KRIDER’S RED-TAILED HAWK, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, and many other
species have been spotted there.

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, April 2, 2020.


Jeanie Joppru
Pennington County, MN