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The common loon is the state bird of Minnesota. This list of birds of Minnesota includes species documented in the U.S. state of Minnesota and accepted by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Records Committee (MOURC). As of October 2020, there are 446 species included in the official list.
Named after Thomas Sadler Roberts, [1] a retired doctor who had become a professor of ornithology at the University of Minnesota and director of the University’s Museum of Natural History, the sanctuary was officially designated in 1936 by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB), at the request of the Minnesota Audubon Society. [2]
Over 250 bird species have been observed in the refuge. The site represents an important migration stopover at the edge of the Mississippi and Central flyways. Audubon Minnesota includes the refuge in its Lac qui Parle-Big Stone Important Bird Area (IBA). [3] In the spring, upwards of 75,000 ducks and 84,000 geese have been counted.
The birder in your life likely covets "The Breeding Birds of Minnesota: History, Ecology and Conservation," from the University of Minnesota Press. The two-pound doorstopper has 1,145 color images ...
Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge is located in northwest Minnesota. Packs of wolves , moose , waterfowl , and 294 species of birds make this refuge a wildlife wonderland. 49 mammal , 12 amphibian , and 9 reptile species have also been identified.
Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge of the United States in Sherburne County, Minnesota. The 30,700-acre (124 km 2) refuge protects mixed habitat types including oak savanna, Big Woods, and wetlands. The St. Francis River flows through the eastern side of the park. Over 230 species of birds, 58 species of mammals ...
This 440-acre park, which you drive through in some parts and hike through in others, is a chance to see bison, wolves, black bears, elk, deer, prairie dogs, and plenty of birds, including eagles ...
During the winter, these birds look brown rather than golden and you’ll spot the active little finches clinging to weeds or filling up their stomachs at a bird feeder. 8. Mourning Dove