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-Birds mentioned

• Bald Eagle
• Northern Goshawk
• Rough-legged Hawk
• Gray Partridge
• Sharp-tailed Grouse
• Snowy Owl
• Northern Hawk Owl
• Barred Owl
• Varied Thrush
• Bohemian Waxwing
• Cedar Waxwing
• Northern Shrike
• Northern Cardinal
• Lapland Longspur
• Snow Bunting
• Pine Grosbeak
• White-winged Crossbill
• Common Redpoll
• Evening Grosbeak

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: January 26, 2002
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)

This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, January 25, 2002, 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.

Four SNOWY OWLS were reported in Becker County this week. Three birds remain at the north end of Hamden Slough NWR. All are most reliably seen mid to late afternoon within 2 miles of the junction of Becker CRs 13 and 14. A third bird was found on the 25th near the southwest corner of Lake Sallie, which is about 5 miles southwest of the city of Detroit Lakes.

The VARIED THRUSH has been seen daily over the past week at the Hartness residence along Becker CR 29 on the east side of Cotton Lake.

Shelley Steva, Zeann Linder and Jeanie Joppru birded in NW MN on the 19th and in Kittson County found ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, COMMON REDPOLL and LAPLAND LONGSPUR. In Roseau County along Hwy. 310, they found four NORTHERN HAWK OWLS between mileposts 7, 8, and 9.

Birds reported from Lake Bronson State Park in Kittson Co. this week were GRAY PARTRIDGE, SHARP-TAILED GROUSE and PINE GROSBEAK.

A NORTHERN GOSHAWK has been at the Tamarac NWR in Becker County for the past month, seen weekly within 2 miles of the refuge visitor center.

Other birds reported this week were BALD EAGLE, BARRED OWL, NORTHERN SHRIKE, BOHEMIAN WAXWING, CEDAR WAXWING, NORTHERN CARDINAL, SNOW BUNTING, WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL and EVENING GROSBEAK.

Thanks also to Alma Ronningen, Gary Tischer, Dave Hochhalter and Gladwin Lynne for reports.

To report bird sightings, contact Betsy Beneke by e-mail, no later than Thursday each week, at: betsybeneke@lakesnet.net OR call the Chamber's toll free number: 1-800-542-3992. Detroit Lakes area birders please call 847-9202.

The next scheduled update of this report is Friday, February 1, 2002.

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