[mou-net] [mou-rba] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, April 28, 2016

[Jeanie Joppru]

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*April 28, 2016
*MNDL1604.28

-Birds mentioned
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Bufflehead
Ruffed Grouse
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Greater Prairie-Chicken
Common Loon
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Western Grebe
American White Pelican
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Sandhill Crane
American Avocet
Marbled Godwit
Wilson's Snipe
American Woodcock
Bonaparte's Gull
Franklin's Gull
Snowy Owl
Great Gray Owl
Short-eared Owl
Northern Flicker
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Hermit Thrush
Lapland Longspur
Snow Bunting
Palm Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Western Meadowlark
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: April 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 (ajjop...@mncable.net)

This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, April 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.

It has been a cold, drizzly week in the far northwestern part on
Minnesota, and even wetter further south. Finally, it seems to have
turned, and tonight the sun is shining brightly in Pennington County.
Since most of the winds have been from the north or northwest, not much
has happened with migration this week. The wind has dropped a bit
tonight, so maybe tomorrow the influx of new species will resume. So far
in most of the northwest, all the common ducks have been reported; both
swans, bald eagles, northern harriers, red-tailed hawks, double-crested
cormorants, most of the grebe species, all the usual woodpeckers,
merlins, dark-eyed junco, song sparrows, white-throated sparrows,
brown-headed cowbirds, and purple finch are being seen in most counties.

Beth Siverhus reported COMMON LOON, BALD EAGLE, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK,
OSPREY, TURKEY VULTURE, and SANDHILL CRANE from Lake of the Woods County
this week.

In Roseau County, she had a long list of species. Highlights included
SHORT-EARED OWL, SHARP-TAILED GROUSE, RUFFED GROUSE, WILSON'S SNIPE,
AMERICAN WOODCOCK, HORNED GREBES, RED-NECKED GREBES, PIED-BILLED GREBES,
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, BROWN CREEPER, HERMIT
THRUSH, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, HARRIS’S SPARROW, FOX SPARROW, SONG
SPARROW, PALM WARBLER, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER and PINE SISKIN.

In Beltrami County, Beth reported a GREAT GRAY OWL north of Kelliher at
mile marker 27 on April 24. Other species seen in the county included
both TRUMPETER SWANS and TUNDRA SWANS at the Kelliher rice paddies.
Nancy Wasik in Eckles township west of Bemidji reported NORTHERN
FLICKER, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, CHIPPING SPARROW, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER,
PINE SISKIN, and PURPLE FINCH among others.

Here in Pennington County, migration has been slow this week, but
tonight I had a COOPER'S HAWK in the yard, and a COMMON LOON in the Red
Lake River.

In Polk County, Leon Thoreson observed a SNOWY OWL six miles east of
Climax on April 24. Other species he mentioned included 100 LAPLAND
LONGSPURS, and two SNOW BUNTINGS. Sandy Aubol reported WESTERN GREBES,
HORNED GREBES, and BONAPARTE'S GULLS at the East Grand Forks WTP on
April 27. On April 23, she found an AMERICAN AVOCET at the Agassiz
Valley Impoundment. While in a prairie- chicken blind at Glacial Ridge,
Sandy Aubol, David Harrington and I saw and heard GREATER
PRAIRIE-CHICKENS, NORTHERN HARRIERS, WILSON’S SNIPES, MARBLED GODWITS,
and a WESTERN MEADOWLARK on April 23.

Alice Martin in Otter Tail County reported BUFFLEHEAD, FRANKLIN'S GULL,
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, PINE SISKIN, PURPLE FINCH, and AMERICAN GOLDFINCH
today.

Thanks to Alice Martin, Beth Siverhus, Leon Thoreson, Nancy Wasik, and
Sandy Aubol for their reports.

Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than
Thursday each week, at ajjop...@mncable.net 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, May 5,
2016.


Jeanie Joppru
Pennington County, MN


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[mou-net] [mou-rba] Duluth RBA 4/28/16

[Jim Lind]

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*April 28, 2016
*MNDU1604.28

-Birds mentioned
Surf Scoter
Greater Yellowlegs
Thayer's Gull
Iceland Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Glaucous Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Caspian Tern
Black-billed Cuckoo
Purple Martin
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Yellow-headed Blackbird
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: April 28, 2016
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jsl...@frontiernet.net)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for April 28th, 2016 sponsored by the
Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

An adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was found on the 25th by Peder Svingen
at the Park Point Recreation Area ballfields, and it was seen again on
the 28th along with a second-cycle LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, two GREAT
BLACK-BACKED GULLS, two THAYER'S GULLS, and a GLAUCOUS GULL. John
Richardson saw two ICELAND GULLS here on the 27th. Bruce Munson found
two SURF SCOTERS on the 28th at the Park Point Recreation Area near the
bus turnaround. Lars Benson reported a very early BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO at
Park Point on the 26th.

The GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW at 44th Avenue East and Regent Street in the
Lakeside neighborhood of Duluth is still being seen daily. Birders are
welcome to look for the bird but the homeowner asks observers to stay on
the sidewalk and not venture into his yard.

Julie Grahn saw a YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD on the 25th in the town of
Cook in northern St. Louis County. Aaron and Sarah Poznanovic saw a
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD on the 23rd on the south side of Devil's Track
Lake in Cook County.

Recent new arrivals in the area include GREATER YELLOWLEGS, CASPIAN
TERN, and PURPLE MARTIN on the 28th.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, May 5th.

This report is compiled from MOU-net postings, local eBird checklists,
various Facebook group pages (some of which may require joining), and
personal contacts. Please follow the links below for the most up-to-date
information:

MOU-net: http://www.mail-archive.com/mou-net@lists.umn.edu/maillist.html
eBird: http://ebird.org/ebird/places
Facebook group pages:
Minnesota Ornithologists Union:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/moumn.group/
Minnesota Birding: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mnbirding/
Minnesota Rare Bird Alert:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1570731239835376/
Northeast Minnesota Birding:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/177159692431348/
Sax-Zim Bog: https://www.facebook.com/groups/saxzimbog/
Duluth Phenology: https://www.facebook.com/groups/duluthphenology/

Information about bird sightings may be sent to the Duluth Rare Bird
Alert at duluth...@moumn.org

The Duluth Birding Report is sponsored and funded by the Minnesota
Ornithologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For more
information on the MOU, write us c/o the Bell Museum, e-mail us at
m...@moumn.org, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org.



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[mou-net] Duluth Update - SUSC, LBBG

[MOU admin]

(Posted by John Richardson  via moumn.org)

Duluth is starting to warm up bird wise at least little. Park Point seems to be 
the 
best at the moment. This morning Bruce Munson found 2 SURF SCOTER on the 
bayside between the Sailing Club and Park Point entrance. There are at least 7 
species of gulls around the last couple of days. 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL 
being the highlight.

John Richardson
Duluth, MN

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[mou-net] Grey Cloud Dunes Big Watch, this Saturday, April 30

[Peter Nichols]

The Grey Cloud Dunes Big Watch is happening this Saturday, April 30 from 6
AM-8 PM.

This event is FREE, DNR-approved, public, and will be stationed at the
south lot of the Grey Cloud Dunes SNA in Cottage Grove--Washington County
(off 110th St.--map in links below).  Activities will include an all-day
"Big Sit," regular guided outings on designated trails with expert guides,
and Q at the main station with park rangers and other staff.  This event
is funded and staffed by the Mississippi National River and Recreation
Area, and was produced by Sharon Stiteler, Greg Jahner, and myself.

The Grey Cloud Dunes SNA is one of the premier birding destinations in the
Twin Cities Metro area, and without a doubt the best spot in this region
for both nesting and migrating sparrows. Scouting by our guides has already
revealed Henslow's Sparrows, Vesper Sparrows, Field Sparrows, Eastern
Towhees, and more on territory.  By Saturday, there should also be Lark
Sparrows and plenty of Grasshopper Sparrows, both of which are annual
nesters at this location.

No RSVP is required.  See the following links for more information:

Facebook event page:

https://www.facebook.com/events/852014928243639/

"Birdchick" Blog:

http://www.birdchick.com/appearances/2016/4/30/the-big-watch

We hope to see you there!

Peter Nichols
Cottage Grove
Washington County


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[mou-net] Sherburne Lake Fremont

[Roy Zimmerman]

Today. Bonaparte 's and Lessor Black-backed Gulls. Red-throated Loon.
Pied-billed, Horned, and a Western Grebe.


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