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Minnesota Valley NWR--Rapids Lake

Located in the Minnesota, USA area, Minnesota Valley NWR--Rapids Lake is a popular birding destination. Recently, birders have spotted Mourning Dove, Chimney Swift, Ruby-throated Hummingbird in the area.

246
All-Time Species
36
Sightings (14 days)
Minnesota
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United States
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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
Aug 9, 2026
5
Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagica
Aug 9, 2026
5
Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris
Aug 9, 2026
1
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
Aug 9, 2026
3
American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos
Aug 9, 2026
25
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Aug 9, 2026
2
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus
Aug 9, 2026
1
Barred OwlStrix varia
Aug 9, 2026
1
Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus
Aug 9, 2026
1
Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus
Aug 9, 2026
1
Eastern Wood-PeweeContopus virens
Aug 9, 2026
2
Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus
Aug 9, 2026
3
Blue JayCyanocitta cristata
Aug 9, 2026
5
Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus
Aug 9, 2026
6
Purple MartinProgne subis
Aug 9, 2026
1
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Aug 9, 2026
6
White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis
Aug 9, 2026
4
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea
Aug 9, 2026
1
Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon
Aug 9, 2026
1
Sedge WrenCistothorus stellaris
Aug 9, 2026
3
Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
Aug 9, 2026
1
American RobinTurdus migratorius
Aug 9, 2026
1
American GoldfinchSpinus tristis
Aug 9, 2026
7
Field SparrowSpizella pusilla
Aug 9, 2026
4
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
Aug 9, 2026
3
Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula
Aug 9, 2026
7
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
Aug 9, 2026
2
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis
Aug 9, 2026
2
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
Aug 9, 2026
1
Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
Aug 9, 2026
3
Trumpeter SwanCygnus buccinator
Aug 4, 2026
2
Wood DuckAix sponsa
Aug 4, 2026
35
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Aug 4, 2026
6
Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
Aug 4, 2026
1
Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
Aug 4, 2026
9
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
Aug 4, 2026
1

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