That would be Trumpeter Swans, not Tundra Swans at Agassiz NWR.
Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN > -----Original Message----- > From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Jeanie Joppru > Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2012 8:09 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [mou-net] [mou-rba] Northwest Minnesota Birding > Report- Thursday, October 11, 2012 > > -RBA > *Minnesota > *Detroit Lakes > *October 11, 2012 > *MNDL1210.11 > > -Birds mentioned > Tundra Swan > Wood Duck > Great Blue Heron > Bald Eagle > Sharp-shinned Hawk > Red-tailed Hawk > American Coot > Sandhill Crane > Caspian Tern > Red-bellied Woodpecker > Golden-crowned Kinglet > Ruby-crowned Kinglet > American Robin > Fox Sparrow > White-throated Sparrow > Harris's Sparrow > Dark-eyed Junco > Brewer's Blackbird > Purple Finch > Pine Siskin > -Transcript > > Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes > Date: October 11, 2012 > Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional > Chamber of Commerce > Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours) > Compiler: Jeanie Joppru ([email protected]) > > This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, > October 11, > 2012 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. > > The weather has settled down into more typical fall weather, but still > remains on the cool side. We are hoping for a slight warm up to finish > the fall work around the yards. The last of the sparrows and some > finches are coming through now, and most other songbirds have > departed. > > Brad and Dee Ehlers in Otter Tail County reported 50 DARK-EYED JUNCOS, > three FOX SPARROWS, one HARRIS'S SPARROW, and four WHITE-THROATED > SPARROWS in their yard on October 5. A RED-TAILED HAWK made a > pass over > the yard also. On October 10 , they reported a flock of 200 AMERICAN > ROBINS on the north side of Otter Tail Lake, and a GREAT BLUE HERON > along CR 1 a mile east of Fergus Falls. > > From Hubbard County, Marshall Howe reported RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, > GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET, FOX SPARROW, WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, and many > DARK-EYED JUNCOS in the yard. On October 11, a flock of 200 BREWER'S > BLACKBIRDS was seen in Dorset, and the first PINE SISKIN was > also seen. > > Dave and Betty Hochhalter in Detroit Lakes, Becker County, reported > RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, DARK-EYED JUNCOS, WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS, and > PURPLE FINCH on October 7. Thousands of AMERICAN COOTS were seen on > Detroit Lake along with five WOOD DUCKS. > > Lynda Knutsen reported a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK seen at Agassiz refuge > headquarters on October 9. She also mentioned that the > numbers of TUNDRA > SWANS at the refuge are increasing while there are still many SANDHILL > CRANES and numerous ducks and geese there. Heidi Hughes at the Audubon > Center observed a possible CASPIAN TERN at the impoundments > north of the > center on October 3. Kelly Gillund , also in Marshall County, > saw three > BALD EAGLES in her yard on October 9 - two immatures and one > white-headed adult. > > Thanks to Brad and Dee Ehlers, Dave and Betty Hochhalter, > Heidi Hughes, > Kelly Gillund, Lynda Knutsen, and Marshall Howe for their reports. > > Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than > Thursday each week, at [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> 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, October 18, 2012. > > Jeanie Joppru > Pennington County, MN > > > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
