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*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*October 6, 2000
*MNDL0010.06

-Birds mentioned

• American Bittern
• Tundra Swan
• Trumpeter Swan
• Canada Goose
• Wood Duck
• Green-winged Teal
• Mallard
• American Wigeon
• Canvasback
• Redhead
• Ring-necked Duck
• Lesser Scaup
• Bufflehead
• Hooded Merganser
• Bald Eagle
• Sharp-shinned Hawk
• Cooper's Hawk
• Red-tailed Hawk
• Rough-legged Hawk
• Ruffed Grouse
• Wild Turkey
• American Golden-Plover
• Northern Flicker
• Black-billed Magpie
• Eastern Bluebird
• Hermit Thrush
• Cedar Waxwing
• Yellow-rumped Warbler
• White-throated Sparrow
• White-crowned Sparrow
• Harris's Sparrow
• Dark-eyed Junco
• Red-winged Blackbird
• Western Meadowlark
• Brewer's Blackbird
• Evening Grosbeak

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: October 6, 2000
Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce
Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours)
Compiler: Betsy Beneke (BetsyBeneke@lakesnet.net)
Transcriber: Betsy Beneke (BetsyBeneke@lakesnet.net)
Re-transcriber: David Cahlander (dac@skypoint.com)

This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, October 6th sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Lakes Area Birding Club. You may also hear this report by calling (218) 847-5743 or 1-800-433-1888.

Our first icy blast occurred on October 5th, with three inches of snow falling at Roseau and lesser amounts to the south, including a dusting at Detroit Lakes. This front pushed another wave of migrants into the area, including waterfowl, hawks, ring-billed gulls, woodpeckers, Eastern bluebirds, sparrows and blackbirds.

At Maplewood State Park on the 8th, Shar and Paul Legenhausen observed EASTERN BLUEBIRD, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER and WHITE-THROATED SPARROW.

>From the Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge in Marshall County, Gary Tischer reports large flocks of waterfowl late this week, including CANADA GOOSE and TUNDRA SWAN, as well as divers such as RING-NECKED DUCK and LESSER SCAUP.

Three ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS were seen by Mary and Bill Wyatt on the 3rd, along U.S. Hwy. 10 near the town of Lake Park in Becker County.

At the Rydell National Wildlife Refuge in Polk County on the 5th, birds observed included WOOD DUCK, MALLARD, GREEN-WINGED TEAL, REDHEAD, RING-NECKED DUCK, LESSER SCAUP, SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, RED-TAILED HAWK, RUFFED GROUSE, CEDAR WAXWING, WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, HARRIS'S SPARROW and DARK-EYED JUNCO.

At the Hamden Slough National Wildlife Refuge in Becker County on the 3rd, a flock of approximately 75 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS were seen along CR 13. Also present was an AMERICAN BITTERN, BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE, (presumed) WESTERN MEADOWLARK and a large mixed flock of RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS and BREWER'S BLACKBIRDS.

At the Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge this week, waterfowl observed included TRUMPETER SWAN, WOOD DUCK, AMERICAN WIGEON, MALLARD, GREEN-WINGED TEAL, CANVASBACK, REDHEAD, RING-NECKED DUCK, LESSER SCAUP, BUFFLEHEAD and HOODED MERGANSER. Other birds observed included BALD EAGLE, COOPER'S HAWK, WILD TURKEY, NORTHERN FLICKER, EASTERN BLUEBIRD, HERMIT THRUSH, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, HARRIS'S SPARROW, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, DARK-EYED JUNCO and EVENING GROSBEAK.

Report interesting sightings from northwestern Minnesota by Thursday each week. Contact:

betsybeneke@lakesnet.net 1-800-542-3992 (Chamber of Commerce)

Thanks to everyone who shared sightings. The next scheduled update of this report is Friday, October 13th.

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