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Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter<br>
Anoka County Birding Day<br>
October 24, 2019<br>
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12 participants observed a total of 43 species in Anoka County on the 24th. We birded at the following locations and found a few unique species at some of them. Here is a quick summary of the locations and highlight species observed at them:</div>
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Birding locations:<br>
Moore Lake Park<br>
Islands of Peace Regional Park - Brown Creeper, Eastern Bluebird <br>
Locke Park/Rice Creek West Regional Trail - Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Nashville Warbler<br>
Springbrook Nature Center - Golden-crowned Kinglet, Brown Thrasher, Fox, White-throated & Song Sparrows<br>
Coon Rapids Dam (Anoka County)<br>
Wargo Nature Center - Brown Creeper, White-throated & Song Sparrows<br>
Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park Reserve - Red-necked Grebe, Belted Kingfisher<br>
Peltier Lake - Boat Launch and Fishing Pier - Ruddy Duck, Pied-billed Grebe & Common Loon <br>
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For those who are interested, there are complete lists for each of these locations on EBird.</div>
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Future trips include:</div>
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October 26 - Rapids Lake Unit - 8:00 am</div>
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November 7 - Carver County Birding Day</div>
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November 9 - Wilkie Unit - 8:00 am</div>
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Craig Mandel</div>
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EgretCMan@msn.com</div>
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952-240-7647</div>
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