Minnesota Seasons - Hamden Slough National Wildlife Refuge


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	Size
	3,200 acres

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	21212 210th Street Audubon, MN56511 N46 52.615, W95 57.533

	Hours
	One hour before sunrise until one hour after sunset for approved activities.

	Fees
	No fee No National Wildlife Refuge in Minnesota charges a fee


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					Becker County
					Northwest Minnesota


	Ecology

	Ecological Classification
	Ecological Province			Prairie Parkland Province
	Ecological Section			Red River Valley
	Ecological Subsection			Red River Prairie
	Land Type Association			Audubon Moraine Flom Till Plain

	Native Plant Communities*
	Not mapped (10/11/2021)
	* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources

	Natural Features
	Restored pothole wetlands, two lakes, the “Big 6 Wetlands”.

Best Time to Visit

Waterfowl migration peaks between late April and early May. Shorebird and prairie songbird numbers peak from mid- to late-May.

Important Bird Area

This refuge has been designated an Important Bird Area.


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	Hamden Slough 25th Anniversary lakestv3

	About Published on Oct 30, 2014 Hometown Happenings 10 20 14



	Hamden Slough-Project of Izaak Walton & USFWS John Crampton

	About Published on Mar 19, 2013 This video tells the story of Hamden Slough National Wildlife Refuge in Audubon, Minnesota and the cooperation between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Prairie Woods Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America to restore this area for migrating waterfowl, birding, wildlife habitat, prairie restoration, and water quality.

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Eighteen bird species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen here:
Endangered	Henslow’s Sparrow (Centronyx henslowii) Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
Threatened	Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)
Special Concern	American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) Forster’s Tern (Sterna forsteri) Franklin’s Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) Greater Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) Nelson’s Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni) Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) Purple Martin (Progne subis) Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis)