[mou-net] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, May 4, 2017

[Jeanie Joppru]

This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, May 4, 2017
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.
 
Migrants are slowly coming back, and there are many reports. I will be
unable to report all the species sighted this week, but will try to indicate
where the migrants are being seen. Naturally, there are more reports of
migrants from the southernmost counties and both warblers, and shorebirds
are represented there so we can expect them soon in the north. 
 
>From Grant County on May 2, Wayne Perala reported  WESTERN GREBE, HORNED
GREBE, AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, and DUNLIN at the North Ottawa Impoundment;
on May 3, he found LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, SPOTTED SANDPIPERS, WILLET,
SANDERLING, and AMERICAN BITTERN .
 
In Douglas County,  Becca Engdahl found a LONG-TAILED DUCK  at the Brandon
WTP on May 2.
 
In Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Wayne Perala reported UPLAND SANDPIPER
on April 27. At Oak Grove Cemetery in Fergus Falls, he saw BROAD-WINGED
HAWK, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET, and ORANGE-CROWNED
WARBLER. On April 29, Gary Otnes reported BONAPARTE'S GULL, MARBLED GODWIT,
FORSTER'S TERN, COMMON TERN, CLIFF SWALLOW, PALM WARBLER, TENNESSEE WARBLER,
CANADA WARBLER, MAGNOLIA WARBLER, BROWN THRASHER, and YELLOW-HEADED
BLACKBIRD among others.
 
Sue Waddell in Wadena County observed a WESTERN TANAGER  in her yard on May
3.
 
A CASPIAN TERN  was found by Becca Engdahl in Hubbard County on April 30.
 
In Becker County, Steve Midthune reported a SHORT-EARED OWL  along CR13 at
Hamden Slough north of Audubon on April 29. Matt Pierce observed an AMERICAN
REDSTART  in the county on April 30.
 
HARRIS'S SPARROW  was seen by Hebe Shipp in Moorhead, Clay County on April
28.
 
In Polk County, a SHORT-EARED OWL  was seen by Shelley Steva, Zeann Linder,
and me a half mile west of 240th St. SW along CR21 on April 29. AMERICAN
WHITE PELICANS  and DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS  were seen by Steve and Terri
Scholand on the Red Lake River in Crookston on April 27. A WHITE-FACED IBIS
has been reported by several people at the Agassiz Valley Impoundment both
on the Marshall and Polk County sides.
 
At the quarry in Red Lake County, Ron Erpelding and Herb Dingmann found a
ROSS'S GOOSE, a HERRING GULL, and a COMMON LOON  on May 3. At the Red Lake
Falls WTP they found a LONG-TAILED DUCK  on the near cell. On May 4, Herb
saw a EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE  in the city of Red Lake Falls. At the large
cemetery just east of the city, we found MERLIN, BROAD-WINGED HAWK, HERMIT
THRUSH, and a TURKEY VULTURE  nearby on April 29. Shelley Steva saw a
BROAD-WINGED HAWK  in Oklee on April 28.
 
A GLAUCOUS GULL was found at the Tindolph Beach on the Red Lake River in
Thief River Falls, Pennington County, on April 29. On May 4, it was finally
relocated  by Herb Dingmann still in Thief River Falls, apparently going
between the beach and the WTP where it was still visible at 3 PM today. Herb
also reported a WINTER WREN  at Greenwood Trails and a WILLET  fly by at the
WTP. Other species seen in Pennington County this week  include WILD TURKEY
,hundreds of FRANKLIN'S GULLS,  and ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER.
 
Matt Jacobson reported that he saw an BALD EAGLE'S  with several eaglets
near Bemidji in Beltrami County on May 3.
 
SNOW GOOSE and MARBLED GODWITS  were among the species Herb Dingmann
reported from the rice paddies in Clearwater County on May 4.
 
Thanks to all who sent in sightings this week.
 
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 11, 2017.
 
 
Jeanie Joppru
Pennington County, MN
 


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[mou-net] Updates on Smew?

[Kathy Brown]

NARBA reported a Smew on May 3 in Duluth.  Has anyone looked for it today? 


Kathy Brown


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[mou-net] WF Ibis

[linda whyte]

Still present at corner of Aberdeen and C 4, feeding on North side of the
water,1:45 ,on grassy peninsula
Linda Whyte


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[mou-net] Glaucous Gull still in Thief River Falls

[Herb Dingmann]

Around 10:30 this morning I was driving past the beach area in Thief River 
Falls where Jeannie Joppru reported a Glaucous Gull last Saturday. The Glaucous 
Gull was standing on the beach with 6 or 8 Franklin's Gulls. A passing Bald 
Eagle flushed them all and I saw the Glaucous head off to the southwest. I 
reasoned it might be going to the sewage ponds so I went to the overlook on the 
west side. After about 10 minutes of scanning I spotted it on the berm off to 
the northwest from where I was viewing.

Herb Dingmann

Sent from my iPhone

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[mou-net] Salt Lake Birding Weekend 2017

[Ken Larson Mary Lou Frank]

Last weekend over 100 birders from around the state searched the lakes, 
wetlands, woods and prairies of Lac Qui Parle, Big Stone and Yellow Medicine 
counties finding 147 species of birds. Cold wet weather 2 days before and the 
later date for the weekend resulted in a good variety of, waterfowl, raptors, 
shorebirds, warblers and sparrows. Some of the best birds of the weekend were 
the previously reported Black-necked Stilt at Lone Tree Lake and a Prairie 
Falcon in southwestern Lac Qui Parle County, both reported by Jason Frank. 
Scott and Marilyn Scott spotted a Golden Eagle near Big Stone Lake and three 
miles northwest of Madison Rebecca Flood was the first to spot a large flock of 
over 648 American Golden Plovers. Nearby at Madrena WMA  three White-faced 
Ibis, 123 American White Pelicans and one Western Grebe were spotted. Two 
Ferruginous Hawks were seen as well as numerous Swainson’s Hawks. Altogether 23 
shorebird, 15 sparrow and 5 warbler species were counted.

All the birders involved extend thanks to the City of Marietta and the American 
Legion Womens Auxilary for breakfast and lunch and to the City of Madison and 
the Sons of Norway for dinner. Any one wishing a complete list can email me 
directly or soon find at http://moumn.org/saltlake/ . Ken Larson

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[mou-net] Ibis, Scott County

[Rick Gibson]

The White-faced Ibis is still present at the Scott County Marsh WMA as of
7am today (Thursday).

The Marsh is easily found - south of Jordan at the intersection of 250th
Street/Country Road 4 and Aberdeen Avenue.  The bird was in the SW corner
of the marsh ducking in and out of the reeds.

Thanks to Cara Cox and others who continued to update.

--rick gibson, mpls


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[mou-net] Willets at Thomas Beach

[Janice Lane]

There were two willets at Thomas Beach, Lake Calhoun,  this morning at 7:30.

Jan Lane
Minneapolis


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[mou-net] Hok-si-lah Field Trip this Saturday

[Steve Weston]

I will be leading a MRVAC field trip to Hok-si-lah and the Frontenac area
in Goodhue County this Saturday. This warbler weekend field trip is free
and open to all, no reservations needed. We will meet at Hok-si-lah, a Lake
City park just north of Lake City on the Mississippi River at 7:30 am.
Bring a lunch and we will bird the afternoon. MRVAC has sponsored this
field trip for over 20 years.
Join us!

Steve Weston
On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN
swest...@comcast.net


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