[rba] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, September 11, 2008

[Jeanie Joppru]

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*September 11, 2008
*MNDL0809.11

-Birds mentioned
Turkey Vulture
Sabine's Gull
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Great Horned Owl
Common Nighthawk
Black-billed Magpie
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: September 11, 2008
Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce
Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours)
Compiler: Jeanie Joppru (ajjoppru at wiktel.com)

This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, September
11, 2008 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.

Migration continues in the northwest, and with the coming of the recent
rains, shorebird habitat is shrinking. Birds continue to come through
however, and birders should look for unusual species that may have been
impacted by the recent hurricanes. Migrating COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were seen
on Saturday, September 6 in Traverse, Clay, Norman, Polk, Red Lake, and
Pennington Counties.

An IBIS species was found at Agassiz NWR in Marshall County on September
7, feeding busily in South Pool along CR 7 just east of the refuge
headquarters. The bird hasn't been seen since Tuesday, so it is assumed
that it left ahead of the last cold front.

Dale Yerger found two juvenile SABINE'S GULLS at the Walker wastewater
treatment ponds in Cass County on September 7. Directions are to travel
north from the intersection of MN 371 and MN 200 for 2 miles , then turn
left at township road 73, and follow it up and to the right to the
ponds.

Dan and Sandy Thimgan reported the discovery of 3-4 EURASIAN
COLLARED-DOVES in Perham in Otter Tail County on September 6. The birds
were seen in the coniferous trees behind Jean's Right Plant Place,
located along 3rd Ave SE. It is thought that one or more of these birds
may be hybrids as they do not show all the characteristics of a Eurasian
collared-dove.

>From Becker County , Michael Cary observed a GREAT HORNED OWL at Hamden
Slough NWR just down from the headquarters on September 4.

Larry Wilebski in Kittson County reported that warblers are starting to
move through. He also reported several TURKEY VULTURES, and a group of
25 BLACK-BILLED MAGPIES.

Thanks to Dan and Sandy Thimgan, Michael Cary, and Larry Wilebski for
their reports.

Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than
Thursday each week, at ajjoppru at 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. The next scheduled update of this report is Thursday, September
18, 2008.



Jeanie Joppru
Pennington County, MN


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