Re: [mou-net] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, May 24, 2018

[Bernard P. Friel]

Scarlet tanager in Mendota Hts. yesterday. Photographed, but nothing better 
than identification images. Heard him (it was a male) singing this AM, but no 
further sightings.

Bernie Friel

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[mou-net] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, May 24, 2018

[Jeanie Joppru]

This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, May 24, 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
 
Representatives of most of the neotropical migrants have been reported this
week- nearly all the sparrows, warblers, and flycatchers have been reported
by someone. It remains for us to hunt down the more uncommon species. They
all came in a great rush due to the lateness of the season. Summer is surely
here now, with temperatures in the high eighties today in Thief River Falls.
For many of us , there was little or no rain, but we are still hoping for a
gentle rain to help plants grow.
 
RED CROSSBILL  was reported by Peter Binstock at Itasca State Park in
Clearwater County  on May 18.
 
At Agassiz NWR in Marshall County on May 19 , I identified VIRGINIA RAIL,
SORA, GREAT HORNED OWL, and VEERY  along with several species of warbler.
 
A warbler fallout was experienced in Pennington County on May 19 after a
rainy, windy and cold night of the 18th. I saw nineteen species of warbler
that day in the county including CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, CANADA WARBLER,
MOURNING WARBLER, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, CAPE MAY WARBLER, and BAY-BREASTED
WARBLER. Also, I saw SWAINSON'S THRUSH, GRAY CATBIRD, YELLOW-THROATED VIREO,
and RED-HEADED WOODPECKER. On the 21st, WARBLING VIREO made an appearance in
the yard, and CHIMNEY SWIFTS and GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER  came in on May
24. Allyson Engelstad reported BOBOLINK  on May 20.
 
Kim Eckert reported that as of May 24, 12 species of shorebirds were seen in
a rice paddy along 350th Ave north of 150 St  in the far northeastern
portion of Red Lake County. They included AMERICAN AVOCET, RUDDY TURNSTONE,
STILT SANDPIPER, DUNLIN, MARBLED GODWIT, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, WILSON'S
PHALAROPE, and SEMIPALMATED PLOVER.
 
>From Polk County, Diane Wales observed NORTHERN CARDINAL, BALTIMORE ORIOLE,
and GRAY CATBIRD  in the north end of East Grand Forks on May 18. Sandy
Aubol reported the return of ORCHARD ORIOLE  and COMMON NIGHTHAWK  on May
17.
 
A SCARLET TANAGER  was reported by Kathy Bresee in Moorhead in Clay County
on May 20. On May 22, she saw BROWN THRASHER, on May 23 CEDAR WAXWING, and
on May 24, a GRAY CATBIRD. Matt Mecklenburg saw a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD  at
Felton Prairie on May 18.
 
Dave and Betty Hochhalter reported an INDIGO BUNTING  in their yard in
Detroit Lakes in Becker County on May 17.
 
Wayne Perala found a WHIMBREL at the N. Ottawa impoundment in Grant County
on May 22. HUDSONIAN GODWIT, STILT SANDPIPER, and SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER
were seen there by Richard Gotz  on May 21.
 
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 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, May 31, 2018.
 
 
 
Jeanie Joppru
Pennington County, MN
 


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[mou-net] Red Lake Co shorebirds

[Kim Eckert]

Rice paddy with 12 shorebird species including Am avocet pair, ruddy turnstone, 
stilt sandpiper, dunlin, marbled godwit, greater yellowlegs, Wilson's 
phalarope, semi plover, etc. Along 350 Ave, ¼ mile N of 150th St in NE corner 
of county. 

Kim Eckert, Duluth 

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[mou-net] Sherburne County warblers

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(Posted by Daniel Orr  via moumn.org)

I found both the Prothonotary Warbler and the Hooded Warbler today at the 
previously reported locations. The Prothonotary was at the Elk River access on 
the east side of CR 5 north of Big Lake. The Hooded was in the Sherburne 
NWR's Blue Hill Trail area to the NW of the overlook along the edge of the 
conifer stand. It sang several times but seemed to want to stay in the unburned 
area along the edge of the conifers across the road from the burn.
Dan Orr


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[mou-net] Loon monitoring volunteers needed

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(Posted by Christine Herwig  via moumn.org)

Love loons? Minnesota loon monitoring program is a great way to get 
involved with wildlife, particularly loons.  Thanks to the efforts of hundreds 
of volunteers, we have over 20 years of data on more than 600 lakes 
distributed among six regions, or "index areas" of the state.  This long-
term data set gives us the ability to detect significant changes in the adult 
population and reproductive success of the state's common loons, and to 
anticipate any problems that could jeopardize the future of our state bird.

We are in great need for volunteers.  This survey takes place during a 10 
day window in late June/early July.

Here is a brochure about the survey: 
https://files.dnr.state.mn.us/eco/nongame/projects/MLMP_Handout.pdf

The lakes that are available are under the heading "select a lake that needs 
a volunteer": 
https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/eco/nongame/projects/mlmp_state.html

Other materials including the protocol can be found on our website.

Please consider helping with this survey.  The Otter Tail County and Itasca 
County (rugged access) areas are most in need of volunteers.

Thank you,
Christine Herwig 

Regional Nongame Specialist | Nongame Wildlife Program
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
2115 Birchmont Beach Road NE
Bemidji, MN, 56601
Phone: 218-308-2641
Email: christine.her...@state.mn.us


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[mou-net] Yellow-billed Cuckoo at Bass Ponds

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(Posted by Jim pifher  via moumn.org)

Yellow-billed Cuckoo at Bass Ponds last evening.  Very vocal and cooperative 
giving excellent 
views.  In the trees about 100 yards to the right of the bottom of the trail 
coming down the hill 
from Cypress semiconductor.

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[mou-net] Great-crested Flycatcher

[Sid Stivland]

>From the Stivland ranch and bird spa in Plymouth.  This morning our
"resident" Great-crested Flycatcher found the bird bath on our deck.  After
drinking, he (assume it is a "he") began attacking his reflection in the
window in a Robin-like fashion.  I decided to walk past the window to
encourage him to move on.

Yesterday, the pair was scouting nesting sites and briefly peeked into one
of the Wood Duck nest boxes.  It was a short visit because the hen inside
took issue with this invasion of her privacy.

Sid Stivland
Plymouth, MN


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Re: [mou-net] Carver County White-eyed Vireo

[Doug Kieser]

The White-eyed Vireo is still present this morning,  singing persistently
behind the farm house.  Great views can be obtained with patience.
 Yellow-billed Cuckoo also here.  Congratulations John on another great
Carver County find!

Doug Kieser
Hennepin County

On Wed, May 23, 2018, 11:31 AM John Cyrus  wrote:

> Just putting this quick note out there for anybody interested in
> searching, since you never know how long a bird will stick around.   For
> more details about the bird, you can check Ebird or the MOU database. A
> singing White-eyed Vireo was located in(and usually near the edge of while
> I was present) the small fenced enclosure just to the west of the Grimm
> farmhouse at Carver Park Reserve.
>
>
> John Cyrus
>
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