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*November 24, 2000
*MNDL0011.24

-Birds mentioned

• Pied-billed Grebe
• Horned Grebe
• Trumpeter Swan
• Bald Eagle
• Sharp-shinned Hawk
• Rough-legged Hawk
• Mourning Dove
• Belted Kingfisher
• Brown Creeper
• Northern Shrike
• Northern Cardinal
• American Tree Sparrow
• White-throated Sparrow
• Harris's Sparrow
• Lapland Longspur
• Snow Bunting
• Brewer's Blackbird
• Pine Grosbeak
• Pine Siskin
• American Goldfinch
• Evening Grosbeak

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: November 24, 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 24th 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.

Connie Norheim reported birds from a Fargo-Moorhead Audubon trip to the Fergus Falls area in Otter Tail Co. on the18th. Sightings included: PIED-BILLED GREBE, HORNED GREBE, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, BELTED KINGFISHER, SNOW BUNTING, LAPLAND LONGSPUR, AMERICAN TREE SPARROW and a variety of waterfowl including TRUMPETER SWAN.

>From Hawley in Clay Co., a late report from November 10-12 by Joe Gartner included a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, a pair of NORTHERN CARDINALS, HARRIS'S SPARROW and BREWER'S BLACKBIRD.

Mary Broten reported from Old Mill State Park in Marshall Co. on the 20th: BALD EAGLE, PINE SISKIN, AMERICAN GOLDFINCH and HARRIS'S SPARROW.

Occasional visitors to Roland Jordahl's yard in Pelican Rapids, Otter Tail Co., includes SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, MOURNING DOVE and NORTHERN CARDINAL.

On the 23rd, at the Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge in Becker County, birds present included: TRUMPETER SWAN, BALD EAGLE, AMERICAN GOLDFINCH, PINE SISKIN, PINE GROSBEAKS & EVENING GROSBEAKS, WHITE-THROATED SPARROW and NORTHERN SHRIKE.

On the 24th at the Hamden Slough National Wildlife Refuge in Becker Co. were ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, AMERICAN TREE SPARROW and SNOW BUNTING.

At Betsy Beneke's yard in Detroit Lakes, Becker Co. on the 24th were: SHARP-SHINNED HAWK and BROWN CREEPER.

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, December 1st.

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