Minnesota, USA
The "Land of 10,000 Lakes" offers some of the best boreal birding in the Lower 48. The Sax-Zim Bog hosts Great Gray Owl, Boreal Chickadee, and Spruce Grouse in winter. Hawk Ridge is a fall raptor migration hotspot.
Recorded Species
450
Hotspots
60
Overview
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Hotspot Map
60 mapped locations · click a pin to exploreTop Hotspots
140th St. Marsh
Birding Hotspot
Afton SP
Birding Hotspot
Agassiz NWR
Birding Hotspot
Agassiz Valley (Polk Co.)
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Big Stone NWR
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Big Stone NWR--Auto Tour Road
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Camden SP
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Carlos Avery WMA
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Carpenter Nature Center
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Carver Park Reserve--Grimm Rd. Picnic/Rec. Area
Birding Hotspot
Carver Park Reserve--Lowry Nature Center
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Clifton French Regional Park
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Crow-Hassan Park Reserve
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Duluth--40th Ave West/Erie Pier
Birding Hotspot
East Landfill Kalmar Reservoir
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Felton Prairie
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Frontenac SP
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Frontenac SP--Sand Point
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Grand Marais (town)
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Grand Marais RV Park and Campground
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Grey Cloud Dunes SNA
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Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve
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Izaak Walton Wetlands
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Lac qui Parle SP
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Lake Byllesby (Goodhue Co.)
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Lake Byllesby Regional Park
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Lake Byllesby Regional Park--west end access (Dakota Co.)
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Lake Elmo Regional Park
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Miedd Lake
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Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
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Minnesota Valley NWR--Louisville Swamp
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Minnesota Valley NWR--Rapids Lake
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Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve--Pet Trails
Birding Hotspot
Myre Big Island SP
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Old Cedar Ave. Bridge
Birding Hotspot
Park Point Nature Trail
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Park Point--ball fields & beach house area
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Park Point--Dune Bridge near airport
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Park Point--migration watch site
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Park Point--Park Point Rec. Area
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Pelican Lake
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Purgatory Creek Wetlands
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Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park Reserve
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Rice Lake NWR
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Rice Lake SP (Steele Co.)
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Roseau River WMA
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Sax-Zim Bog
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Sham Lake
Birding Hotspot
Sherburne NWR
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Sherburne NWR--Wildlife Drive
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Silver Creek Reservoir
Birding Hotspot
Spring Lake Park Reserve--Schaar's Bluff
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Stoney Point
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Talcot Lake WMA
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Tamarac NWR
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Two Harbors--Agate Bay
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Two Harbors--Lighthouse Point
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Vadnais Lake
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Waabizheshikana Trail (Western Waterfront Trail)
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Wood Lake Nature Center
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Species Guide
🐦 Birds of Minnesota, USA
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