Turns out that the first year Summer Tanager was actually a first year
Scarlet Tanager. Who knew a first year Scarlet could have orange patches
like a Summer. So much to learn!
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There is a White-faced Ibis at Bisson Lake, Hamden Slough NWR. Was seen on
south side of Co. Rd 14 on mudflat just left of Bisson Lake sign. Migration
has been slow here because of cold spring but appears to be heating up just
in time for the 21st annual Festival of Birds May 17-19.
Steve
Two Snowy Owls were seen yesterday around noon a few miles north of Bisson
Lake. I was able to see one late yesterday afternoon at the corner of 340th
St and 190th Ave.
Steve Midthune
Lake Park
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14 Prairie Chickens on lek in Hamden Slough NWR, corner of CR 13 and 106.
Migration heating up: Western Meadowlarks and Sandhill cranes in area. Just
a reminder, Detroit Lakes Festival of Birds is May 18 to May 21. This is the
20th Annual Festival. Keynote this year is David Sibley. For more
In a flooded bean field 2.5 miles west of Lake Park on north side of US 10,
there was a nice assortment of shorebirds and other water birds. Includes:
Pectoral Sandpiper, Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs, Baird's
Sandpiper, and Killdeer. Other birds: Trumpeter Swan, Canada Geese,
Mallards,
The duck (a beautiful adult male) was still in the same slough as reported
by Josh Wallestad yesterday. Take CR 5 south from Lake Park about 3.8 miles.
Turn right on Stakke Lake Rd and drive past the lake. At the southern end of
the lake the road turns downhill to the right. At the bottom of the
Warm weather has speeded migration through the county. FOY birds the last
few days: yellow- headed blackbird, pectoral sandpipers, greater and lesser
yellowlegs, and sora. Dry weather has increased available mud flats which
should be good for shorebird viewing. Don't forget, The DL Festival of
Several days of warm weather is bringing welcome changes. We now have some
unfrozen ponds with Canada Geese, Trumpeter Swans, Mallards, Gadwalls and
Pintails. This morning at Hamden Slough there was a beautiful male Northern
Harrier hunting and 14 Greater Prairie chickens in field where Fish
A male Varied Thrush was seen this morning at 13114 Merry Meadow Lane in
Detroit Lakes. There was an earlier report of a female Varied Thrush also in
DL but was not seen today.
Steve Midthune
Lake Park
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Have not seen black-billed magpies in Becker Co. for a while but two were
feeding on a deer carcass on CR12 .3 miles west of CR 13.
Steve Midthune
Lake Park
Becker Co.
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Shorebird migration in full swing. This morning at Bisson Lake: Yellowlegs
(Lesser and Greater), Short-billed Dowitchers, Least Sandpipers, Baird's
Sandpipers, Wilson's snipe, Pectoral Sandpipers, and Wilson's Phalaropes.
Steve Midthune
Lake Park
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Spent the day at Tamarac NWR. Warbler migration just beginning but able to
find 11 species. Leaves not out yet so warbler viewing should be great for
the next week or two. Things coming together for the Festival.
http://www.visitdetroitlakes.com/events/festival-of-birds
Steve Midthune
Lake
Loggerhead Shrike plus 8 species of sparrows at Hamden Slough NWR today.
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For those traveling close to Detroit Lakes or coming up for the Festival of
Birds next week be aware that there has been some drawdowns by the FW
Service exposing some great shorebird habitat. The Service has drawn down
three ponds on waterfowl production area immediately east of Hamden Slough
Forgot to mention that last night I scoped one of the drawn down pools and
there were 75+ lesser and greater yellowlegs, a few pectoral sandpiper, two
Wilson's phalaropes and an assortment of ducks.
Steve Midthune
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Lesser yellowlegs and yellow-headed blackbirds have arrived at Hamden
Slough.
Steve Midthune
Lake Park
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Western Meadowlark on Co. Rd 13 north of Audubon, MN. It was only 11 degrees
here this morning!
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Lake Park
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Still pretty frozen up here but some moving water is open. Canada Geese and
Trumpeter Swan numbers are increasing and Kestrels, Red-tailed Hawks and
Northern Harriers showed up last week. This morning I saw my first
Red-winged Blackbird. The number of Rough-legged Hawks has decreased but
there are
Just drove through north end of Hamden Slough. There was an unbelievable 17
Rough-legged Hawks along CR 13 and 12.
Steve Midthune
Lake Park
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Where is CR 13 and CR 12?
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Just drove through north end of Hamden Slough. There was an unbelievable 17
Rough-legged Hawks along CR 13 and 12.
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Lake Park
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While driving through Hamden Slough this morning I watched 5 Rough-legged
Hawks kite and hunt. These hawks normally winter here but I have not seen
any since the super cold weather of January. They evidently went further
south and are now on their way back north.
Steve Midthune
Lake Park
Snowy owls still around. Two in Hamden Slough NWR along CR 13, and one two
miles north of Refuge on CR 159. Also had flock of 100+ snow buntings and 35
prairie chickens roosting in a grove of trees.
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Lake Park
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The snowy owls are still hanging around Hamden Slough north of Audubon.
There were two owls a half mile apart sitting on power poles along CR 13
just south of the intersection of CR 13 and CR 14.
Steve Midthune
Lake Park
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Another snowy owl was found in Hamden Slough during the Detroit Lakes
Christmas Bird Count. This bird was on a power pole along Co. Rd 12 about a
half mile east of the intersection of Co. Rd 13 and Co. Rd 12.
Steve Midthune
Lake Park, MN
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There was an immature snowy owl sitting on a power pole along co. road 13 in
Hamden Slough NWR. The bird was on the second power pole north of the
intersection of Co. Rd 13 and 280th St.
Steve Midthune
Lake Park, MN
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A drive through of Hamden Slough this morning (-10) revealed a mixed flock
of snow buntings and Lapland longspurs and three rough- legged hawks. One of
the hawks was dark-morph.
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South Pond at Hamden Slough continues to have dozens of shorebirds. This
morning: Least, Baird's, and White-rumped sandpipers; Wilson's Snipe,
Wilson's Phalarope, Dowitcher (short-billed?), Greater yellowlegs, and
Pectoral Sandpiper.
Steve Midthune
Lake Park
Becker Co.
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South pond at Hamden Slough (across road from old HQ) has been drawn down to
aid shorebird migration. Birds seen yesterday: Greater Yellowlegs. Least
Sandpipers, and Solitary Sandpiper.
Steve Midthune
Lake Park
Becker Co.
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A few days before the Festival of Birds there were pine, American redstart,
bay-breasted, chestnut-sided, palm and yellow-rumped warblers at Tamarac and
Wilson's phalaropes at the sewage ponds in Lake Park. There is as yet
little foliage on the trees so it should be easy viewing for the field
Larger numbers of waterfowl have finally made it this far north. In flooded
fields just north and east of Lake Park (CR 12 between 9 and 13) are: dozens
of tundra swans, common goldeneye, wood duck, redhead, northern shoveler,
Lesser scaup, and bufflehead. There was also 3 Wilson's snipe.
Steve
Still cold white and frozen up here, but some streams are opening up. A few
new migrants yesterday: western meadowlark and brewer's blackbird at Hamden
Slough; pied-billed grebe, American coot, and hooded merganser in Richwood.
Winter birds still hanging around: snow buntings, rough-legged hawks,
Yesterday Beau Shroyer found killdeer and sandhill cranes in Detroit Lakes
area.
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Beautiful male northern harrier hunting along a gravel road, and kestrels
sitting on wires in Hamden Slough NWR. Still white and frozen around here.
Steve Midthune
Lake Park
Becker County
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I realize that sightings of pine grosbeaks are now pretty common in MN., but
this is the first time I've seen them in Lake Park and they were in the same
fruit trees I saw the bohemian waxwings in yesterday. Love those trees!
Corner of 3rd St. and Hawley St.
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I found a snowy owl this morning on the north end of Hamden Slough NWR. The
bird was sitting on the top of a power line pole along Co. Hwy 13 about 2.3
miles south of Co. Hwy 14.
Steve Midthune, Lake Park
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Red crossbills on Blackbird Auto Tour at Tamarac NWR. Several pine
grosbeaks at various locations on the refuge.
Steve Midthune, Becker Co.
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Rough-legged hawks and northern shrike at Hamden Slough NWR, common redpolls
at Tamarac NWR along with a lot of migrating green-winged teal.
Steve Midthune
Lake Park, Becker Co.
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The pond next to the HQ at Hamden Slough NWR was significantly drawn down
this year and this morning there were literally hundreds of shorebirds. I
was viewing from the road and the peeps (150+) were too far away to ID.
Larger birds included lesser and greater yellowlegs, dowitchers, pectoral
Most shorebirds have moved through but still at Bisson Lake are: ruddy
turnstones, semipalmated plover, and willet.
Steve Midthune
Lake Park
Becker Co.
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Was at Tamarac NWR doing BBA work and saw: yellow-rumped warbler, purple
finch, yellow-bellied sapsucker, lots of hermit thrushes and fox sparrows.
There were lots of ruffed grouse drumming and on the road to Tamarac Lake I
came upon a pair of grouse with the male on the ground in full display and
First marble godwit at Bisson Lake, Hamden Slough NWR. Fox sparrow and
hermit thrush at Tamarac NWR.
Steve Midthune
Lake Park
Becker Co.
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Went to Hamden Slough this morning. Red tails have replaced Rough-legged
hawks, ring-necked ducks, and a song sparrow. Lots of geese and trumpeter
swans.
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Nice morning on the prairie. 8-10 Prairie Chickens flying from plowed field
to tall grass in Refuge, Northern Shrike, a few Harris's sparrows left,
Rough-legged Hawk hovering, Greater yellow-legged sandpipers, a verity of
ducks, geese and swans.
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Swamp and vesper sparrows at Hamden slough. Yellow-headed blackbird at
LaBelle Lake north of Lake Park. 250 to 300 white pelicans on Duck Lake
(north edge of Lake Park)
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Ruby crowned kinglet, numerous horned grebes, red-necked grebe, canvasback
and several redheaded ducks all at Dunton Locks in DL.
White pelicans have replaced common mergansers on Duck Lake (north end of
Lake Park)
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Lots of ring-necked ducks, buffleheads, and field sparrows.
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Harris sparrow ½ mile north of Lake Park on Co. Road 9, hooded merganser at
Hamden Slough
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Yesterday evening, 10-19-09, at Hamden Slough NWR there were several dozen
shorebirds on Hass wetland east of the headquarters. There is a large mudflat
near the road on both sides.
Mostly W. Snipe
at least one white-rumped
one either black bellied or a. golden
one pectoral
several
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