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*March 3, 2000
*MNDL0003.03

-Birds mentioned

• Common Loon
• Ross's Goose
• Canada Goose
• Mallard
• Northern Pintail
• Northern Shoveler
• Gadwall
• Redhead
• Lesser Scaup
• Common Goldeneye
• Bald Eagle
• Northern Harrier
• Red-shouldered Hawk
• Rough-legged Hawk
• American Kestrel
• Ring-necked Pheasant
• Northern Saw-whet Owl
• Horned Lark
• Eastern Bluebird
• American Tree Sparrow
• Common Redpoll

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: March 3, 2000
Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce
Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours)
Compiler: Betsy Beneke (Betsy_Beneke@fws.gov)
Transcriber: Betsy Beneke (Betsy_Beneke@fws.gov)
Re-transcriber: David Cahlander (dac@skypoint.com)

This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, March 3rd , sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Lakes Area Birding Club. It is also available by calling 1-800-433-1888.

Sightings from NW Minnesota are welcomed from everyone and requested no later than Thursday morning each week. Contact:

Betsy Beneke (218) 847-2641 / 847-6681

Betsy_Beneke@fws.gov / betsybeneke@lakesnet.net

1-800-542-3992 (Chamber)

BIRDING REPORT:

Unseasonably warm temperatures have brought some migrants back much earlier than normal this year.

Early EASTERN BLUEBIRDS have been reported from Wilkin, Otter Tail and Becker Counties over the past week. These reports thanks to the Martinson's, Linda Rude, Bill Wyatt and Betsy Beneke.

Seven COMMON GOLDENEYES were found in the Otter Tail River at the Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge on 3/3/00 by refuge staff.

Two NORTHERN SHOVELERS and three ROSS'S GEESE were found by Steve Millard on the Neumann WPA in Otter Tail County on 3/1.

On 3/3 Eddy Edwards found a mixed flock of about 3000 NORTHERN PINTAILS and MALLARDS in Wilkin Co. at the Meadows WPA (Co. Rd. 26 and State Hwy. 9). Also seen in the area were REDHEAD, LESSER SCAUP, GADWALL and NORTHERN HARRIERS.

A RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was seen 3/2 by Bill & Mary Wyatt near their home in Becker County.

A COMMON LOON was spotted by the Jordahls near Pelican Rapids on 2/29.

AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS were reported from in and near the Tamarac NWR this week by Kay Hartness and refuge staff.

A NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL was reported from near Maple Lake in Polk County on 2/26 by Bob & Eve Freeberg.

Birds reported by Gary Tischer from the Agassiz NWR include CANADA GOOSE, MALLARD, BALD EAGLE, AMERICAN KESTREL, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, RING-NECKED PHEASANT, HORNED LARK and COMMON REDPOLL.

Other birds mentioned this week include: Trumpeter swan, snow goose, Canada goose, red-tailed hawk, a "drumming" ruffed grouse, mourning dove, red-winged blackbird, dark-eyed junco, purple finch and American goldfinch.

Thank you to everyone who shared sightings for this week's report! The next scheduled update will be Friday, March 10th.

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