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*June 7, 2002
*MNDL0206.07

-Birds mentioned

• Common Loon
• Red-necked Grebe
• Western Grebe
• American Bittern
• Wood Duck
• Mallard
• Red-shouldered Hawk
• Ruffed Grouse
• Wild Turkey
• Sora
• Sandhill Crane
• American Avocet
• Marbled Godwit
• American Woodcock
• Forster's Tern
• Black-billed Cuckoo
• Red-bellied Woodpecker
• Golden-winged Warbler
• Northern Parula
• Black-throated Blue Warbler
• Black-throated Green Warbler
• Pine Warbler
• Connecticut Warbler
• Mourning Warbler
• Scarlet Tanager
• Indigo Bunting
• Le Conte's Sparrow
• Bobolink
• Yellow-headed Blackbird
• Baltimore Oriole
• Evening Grosbeak

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: June 7, 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, June 7, 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.

On June 2nd, Jeanie Joppru found an adult male BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER on the Maakstad hiking trail at the Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge in Marshall County. Unfortunately, the bird could not be re-found later in the day. There were also a number of WESTERN GREBES near the headquarters that same day.

On the 5th, a CONNECTICUT WARBLER was observed in the Beltrami Island State Forest, Roseau County. The bird was singing on territory at the edge of the jack pines just SE of the junction of Thompson Forest Road and Black's Winner Forest Road. There were other birds heard singing along Thompson Forest Road also. This species might also be found along Highway 310 north of Roseau in the tamaracks near mile post 8.

COMMON LOON chicks have been reported in Becker and Ottertail Counties this week. MALLARD broods were reported from Agassiz and Tamarac NWRs. The WOOD DUCK box being observed by a remote video camera at Rydell NWR in Polk County recorded the young hatching and leaving the box. When you visit at Rydell, ask to see the video. Also at Rydell, a SANDHILL CRANE chick appeared on the 4th and an AMERICAN BITTERN was observed at Round Lake.

The Thimgans in Ottertail County report SORA and BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, along with nesting RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER and BALTIMORE ORIOLE on their property.

At the Hamden Slough NWR, Becker County, this week, birds observed included AMERICAN AVOCET, MARBLED GODWIT, a number of "peeps", LE CONTE'S SPARROW, BOBOLINK and YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD.

At the Tamarac NWR, Becker County, birds observed this week included RED-NECKED GREBE, RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, RUFFED GROUSE, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, FORSTER'S TERN, GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, NORTHERN PARULA, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, PINE WARBLER, MOURNING WARBLER, SCARLET TANAGER and EVENING GROSBEAK.

Other birds reported this week include WILD TURKEY and INDIGO BUNTING.

Thanks also Lowell and Terri Joerg, Peder Svingen, Rick Julian, Alma Ronningen, Bill & Mary Wyatt and Maggie Anderson.

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, June 14, 2002.

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