Lost River State
Forest/Highway 310 North Of
Roseau
Habitat: Conifer and deciduous forest, peat bog,
river, willow and alder thickets, fields.
Features: State Forest bordering Manitoba
which is known to be a reliable
location for viewing Great Gray Owls.
Best Times To Visit:
March through December.
Birds To Look For:
Spruce Grouse; Snowy, Northern Hawk, Great Gray and Northern
Saw-whet Owls; Whip-poor-will; Three-toed and Black-backed
Woodpeckers; Yellow-bellied Flycatcher; Common Raven; Boreal
Chickadee; Magnolia, Cape May, Blackburnian, Bay-breasted,
Connecticut and Mourning Warblers; White-winged Crossbill and other
winter finches. Sprague’s Pipit has been recorded here also.
Notes For Birding The Area:
The northernmost three miles of Hwy. 310, just before reaching the
Canadian border, are the best. Access to areas off the highway are
mainly by minimum maintenance roads, hiking forest trails and ditch
grade trails. Some roads may be difficult to travel in winter.
Contact: Lost River State Forest, 1101 Lake
St. NE, Warroad, MN 56763, 218-386-1304.
www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_forests/sft00057
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