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Big Stone NWR

Located in the Minnesota, USA area, Big Stone NWR is a popular birding destination. Recently, birders have spotted Cackling Goose, Canada Goose, Trumpeter Swan in the area.

258
All-Time Species
76
Sightings (14 days)
Minnesota
Region
United States
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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsii
Oct 30, 2026
35
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Oct 30, 2026
405
Trumpeter SwanCygnus buccinator
Oct 30, 2026
6
Wood DuckAix sponsa
Oct 30, 2026
27
Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
Oct 30, 2026
78
GadwallMareca strepera
Oct 30, 2026
80
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Oct 30, 2026
106
Oct 30, 2026
6
Oct 30, 2026
270
Common MerganserMergus merganser
Oct 30, 2026
1
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Oct 30, 2026
9
American CootFulica americana
Oct 30, 2026
1650
American AvocetRecurvirostra americana
Oct 30, 2026
1
Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus
Oct 30, 2026
25
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
Oct 30, 2026
6
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
Oct 30, 2026
1
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
Oct 30, 2026
3
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
Oct 30, 2026
1
Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
Oct 30, 2026
4
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
Oct 30, 2026
2
American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos
Oct 30, 2026
2
Northern HarrierCircus hudsonius
Oct 30, 2026
2
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens
Oct 30, 2026
1
American PipitAnthus rubescens
Oct 30, 2026
15
American Tree SparrowSpizelloides arborea
Oct 30, 2026
4
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
Oct 30, 2026
25
Oct 30, 2026
720
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Oct 30, 2026
12
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus
Oct 30, 2026
57
Sandhill CraneAntigone canadensis
Oct 30, 2026
2
American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominica
Oct 30, 2026
74
KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
Oct 30, 2026
11
Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
Oct 30, 2026
35
DunlinCalidris alpina
Oct 30, 2026
10
Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
Oct 30, 2026
38
Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan
Oct 30, 2026
84
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus
Oct 30, 2026
2
Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosus
Oct 30, 2026
1
Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus
Oct 30, 2026
2
Golden-crowned KingletRegulus satrapa
Oct 30, 2026
4
White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis
Oct 30, 2026
2
American RobinTurdus migratorius
Oct 30, 2026
3
Fox SparrowPasserella iliaca
Oct 30, 2026
2
Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis
Oct 30, 2026
5
White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis
Oct 30, 2026
2
Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
Oct 30, 2026
1
Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
Oct 30, 2026
7
Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana
Oct 30, 2026
1
Rusty BlackbirdEuphagus carolinus
Oct 30, 2026
1
Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula
Oct 30, 2026
30
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus
Oct 25, 2026
6
Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
Oct 25, 2026
21
BuffleheadBucephala albeola
Oct 25, 2026
8
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
Oct 25, 2026
184
Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
Oct 25, 2026
15
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus
Oct 25, 2026
5
Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
Oct 25, 2026
5
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
Oct 25, 2026
18
Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
Oct 23, 2026
1
Snow GooseAnser caerulescens
Oct 23, 2026
12
Northern ShrikeLanius borealis
Oct 23, 2026
1
Blue JayCyanocitta cristata
Oct 23, 2026
3
Brown CreeperCerthia americana
Oct 23, 2026
1
White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
Oct 23, 2026
1
Harris's SparrowZonotrichia querula
Oct 23, 2026
1
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
Oct 22, 2026
40
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
Oct 20, 2026
2
Great EgretArdea alba
Oct 20, 2026
3
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
Oct 20, 2026
3
Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
Oct 20, 2026
30
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Oct 20, 2026
4
Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata
Oct 20, 2026
1
Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis
Oct 18, 2026
1
Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii
Oct 18, 2026
1
American KestrelFalco sparverius
Oct 18, 2026
1
LeConte's SparrowAmmospiza leconteii
Oct 18, 2026
5

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