Black-bellied Whistling-Duck in Hennepin County
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'Accidental' in Minnesota - Five or fewer records in Hennepin County for the Fall season

Found Sunday Oct. 28, 2007, by Jim Pifher and Jean Ranweiler at Anderson Lakes in Eden Prairie/Bloomington (The Anderson Lakes Park entrance just west of Hwy169). The bird is in the small pond filled with the dead tree snags located about 1/4 mile from the main parking lot by following the main tarred path up the hill and then taking the left fork for another 100 meters or so. Then take the grass-trodden trail to the left leading down to the pond on the downside of the hill.

Digiscoped image taken 10:30a.m., Oct 29, 2007, by Jim Mattsson at a distance of about 70 meters. Nikon Coolpix 4300. 1/273.8 sec @ f/4.4