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This is
the
Northwest
Minnesota
Birding
Report
for
Thursday, September
24, 2009
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.
This has
been a
great
week of
summer,
even
though
the
calendar
says
it's
fall,
but it
sure
hasn't
made for
very
lively
birding.
We are
starting
to see
large
numbers
of
NORTHERN
FLICKERS
and
AMERICAN
ROBINS
moving
through
the
area.
Waterfowl
are
gathering
in large
numbers
on area
sloughs,
lakes,
and
fields.
One sad
note was
reported
by Ted
Dick
from
Baudette
area in
Lake of
the
Woods
County.
On
Monday
night
September
23,
there
was fog
in the
area,
and next
day
about
300
birds of
40
species
were
picked
up dead
by the
Loran
tower.
They
included
mostly
warblers,
sparrows,
vireos,
and 110
Swainson's
thrushes.
Most of
the
reports
this
week
come
from
Otter
Tail
County.
Alma
Ronningen
reported
EASTERN
PHOEBE,
and
ROSE-BREASTED
GROSBEAK
on
September
21,
BELTED
KINGFISHER
and
RED-BREASTED
NUTHATCH
on
September
23. A
few
TRUMPETER
SWANS were
also
seen.
Brad and
Dee
Ehlers
still
had a RUBY-THROATED
HUMMINGBIRD
in their
yard on
September
21. 47
SANDHILL
CRANES
were
seen on
September
20 near
Vining.
On
September
22, the
Ehlers
reported
many
CANADA
GEESE
in the
area and
a large
flock of
AMERICAN
ROBINS
moving
through
Perham.
On
September
23 they
saw
NORTHERN
FLICKER,
juvenile
YELLOW-BELLIED
SAPSUCKERS,
and many
RING-BILLED
GULLS
in
Fergus
Falls.
Sandy
Aubol in
East
Grand
Forks ,
Polk
County
observed
a WHITE-THROATED
SPARROW
in her
yard on
September
21.
Here in
Pennington
County,
we have
been
noticing
large
numbers
of
NORTHERN
FLICKERS
in the
area.
At
Agassiz
NWR in
Marshall
County,
the
waterfowl
are
gathering,
and last
weekend
there
were
large
flocks
of both
ducks
and
CANADA
GEESE
at the
refuge.
Thanks
to Alma
Ronningen,
Brad and
Dee
Ehlers,
Ted
Dick,
and
Sandy
Aubol
for
their
reports.
Remember
that
this
report
is only
as good
as you
make it.
Please
continue
to send
in your
reports
Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later
than
Thursday
each
week, at
ajjoppru@wiktel.com 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.
When
reporting
by email
please
put "NW
Bird
Report"
in the
subject
line of
your
message.
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