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*March 07, 2002
*MNDL0203.007

-Birds mentioned

• Trumpeter Swan
• Mallard
• Common Merganser
• Bald Eagle
• Red-tailed Hawk
• Rough-legged Hawk
• Great Horned Owl
• Great Gray Owl
• Varied Thrush
• Bohemian Waxwing
• Northern Shrike
• Northern Cardinal
• Pine Grosbeak
• White-winged Crossbill
• Common Redpoll
• Hoary Redpoll
• Pine Siskin
• American Goldfinch
• Evening Grosbeak

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: March 07, 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, March 8, 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.

Cold and blustery conditions returned to northwestern Minnesota this past week and bird activity at feeders has picked up, but signs of early migration were halted.

Kay Hartness reports that the VARIED THRUSH is still coming to their residence on the east side of Cotton Lake in Becker County.

Jeanie Joppru saw 6 COMMON MERGANSERS below the dam in Thief River Falls, Pennington County on the 2nd. These birds may have over-wintered in this spot.

From the Northwest Angle, Celeste Colson reports GREAT GRAY OWL, WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL, PINE GROSBEAK, EVENING GROSBEAK, PINE SISKIN and both COMMON REDPOLL and HOARY REDPOLL.

Shelley Steva found 10 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS at Plummer in Red Lake County on the 5th.

>From the vicinity of Itasca State Park, birds reported by Connie Cox include BALD EAGLE, TRUMPETER SWAN, MALLARD, PINE GROSBEAK and EVENING GROSBEAK.

Other birds reported this week include ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, RED-TAILED HAWK, NORTHERN SHRIKE, GREAT HORNED OWL, NORTHERN CARDINAL and increasing numbers of AMERICAN GOLDFINCH.

Thanks also to Jeff Schultz, Mary Wyatt and Alma Ronningen 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, March 15, 2002.

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