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Purgatory Creek Wetlands

Located in the Minnesota, USA area, Purgatory Creek Wetlands is a popular birding destination. Recently, birders have spotted Trumpeter Swan, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Killdeer in the area.

238
All-Time Species
55
Sightings (14 days)
Minnesota
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United States
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Species
Date Spotted
Count
Trumpeter SwanCygnus buccinator
Jul 26, 2026
5
Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris
Jul 26, 2026
1
KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
Jul 26, 2026
1
Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan
Jul 26, 2026
5
Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
Jul 26, 2026
10
Green HeronButorides virescens
Jul 26, 2026
1
Great EgretArdea alba
Jul 26, 2026
22
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
Jul 26, 2026
4
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus
Jul 26, 2026
1
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens
Jul 26, 2026
1
Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus
Jul 26, 2026
7
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Jul 26, 2026
10
Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
Jul 26, 2026
47
Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon
Jul 26, 2026
1
Sedge WrenCistothorus stellaris
Jul 26, 2026
7
Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
Jul 26, 2026
3
American RobinTurdus migratorius
Jul 26, 2026
10
Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum
Jul 26, 2026
8
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Jul 26, 2026
4
American GoldfinchSpinus tristis
Jul 26, 2026
6
Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
Jul 26, 2026
9
Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana
Jul 26, 2026
1
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
Jul 26, 2026
3
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
Jul 26, 2026
6
Northern Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestiva
Jul 26, 2026
1
Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
Jul 26, 2026
3
Wood DuckAix sponsa
Jul 26, 2026
25
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Jul 26, 2026
30
Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
Jul 26, 2026
1
Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
Jul 26, 2026
5
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
Jul 26, 2026
5
OspreyPandion haliaetus
Jul 26, 2026
1
Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax traillii
Jul 26, 2026
1
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
Jul 26, 2026
2
White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis
Jul 26, 2026
1
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus
Jul 26, 2026
4
Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina
Jul 26, 2026
1
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis
Jul 26, 2026
2
Rock PigeonColumba livia
Jul 26, 2026
2
Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
Jul 26, 2026
2
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
Jul 26, 2026
3
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
Jul 26, 2026
1
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
Jul 26, 2026
1
Jul 26, 2026
3
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Jul 26, 2026
1
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Jul 25, 2026
7
Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
Jul 25, 2026
1
Blue JayCyanocitta cristata
Jul 25, 2026
1
Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
Jul 25, 2026
1
Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula
Jul 25, 2026
2
MerlinFalco columbarius
Jul 24, 2026
1
Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
Jul 24, 2026
20
American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos
Jul 24, 2026
1
Sandhill CraneAntigone canadensis
Jul 23, 2026
3
Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
Jul 22, 2026
1

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