Planetscott - Site Report: Tamarack Lake

2012-07-09: From Sax-Zim, I took the backwoods route through Minnesota. Pretty uneventful though I did see a bald eagle flying over the road. There was a small wildlife refuge marked on the map not far from where I was heading, so I dropped in for a quick look. The main features of this refuge were swarms of biting flies.

Kingdom: Animals (11 records)

Phylum: Chordates (11 records)

Class: Birds (11 records)

Order: Anseriformes (2 records)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
- Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)

Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Osprey
- Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

Order: Pelicans (1 record)
- Family: Loons
- Common Loon (Gavia immer)

Order: Perching Birds (6 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
- Family: Swallows
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens)
- Family: Wrens
- Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)

Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides (1 record)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)