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-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*November 17, 2000
*MNDL0011.17

-Birds mentioned

• Red-bellied Woodpecker
• Oregon Junco
• Great Blue Heron
• Tundra Swan
• Trumpeter Swan
• Wood Duck
• Mallard
• Common Goldeneye
• Bald Eagle
• Mourning Dove
• Horned Lark
• American Robin
• Northern Shrike
• American Tree Sparrow
• White-throated Sparrow
• Harris's Sparrow
• Snow Bunting
• Pine Grosbeak
• American Goldfinch
• Evening Grosbeak

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: November 17, 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, November 17th 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.

At Old Mill State Park in Marshall County on the 10th, Mary Broten had a pair of EVENING GROSBEAKS.

On the 9th in Polk Co., Wayne Goeken had AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS and HARRIS'S SPARROWS, as well as RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER; on the 14th, AMERICAN ROBIN, AMERICAN GOLDFINCH and SNOW BUNTING and on the 15th NORTHERN SHRIKE.

A OREGON JUNCO (pink-sided) was at Sally Hausken's feeder on Detroit Lake, Becker County, on November 8th.

Shelley Steva reported several hundred TUNDRA SWANS as well as SNOW BUNTING and HORNED LARK in Red Lake County on the 15th.

>From the Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge in Marshall Co., Gary Tischer reported WOOD DUCK, COMMON GOLDENEYE, MALLARD, GREAT BLUE HERON, NORTHERN SHRIKE and MOURNING DOVE still present on the 14th and 15th.

On the 15th, at the Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge in Becker County, Lowell Deede saw the first PINE GROSBEAKS of the year. A WHITE-THROATED SPARROW was also present on the 16th, along with BALD EAGLE and TRUMPETER SWAN.

Thanks to everyone who shared sightings. If you have interesting birds to report from northwestern Minnesota, please contact:

Betsy Beneke by e-mail at: betsybeneke@lakesnet.net Or call the Chamber's toll free number: 1-800-542-3992

The next scheduled update of this report is Friday, November 24th.

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