Birds to See in Minnesota in June
138 bird species on our list for Minnesota are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are American Robin, Red-winged Blackbird, Song Sparrow, Common Yellowthroat and American Crow. New this month: Black-backed Woodpecker and Red Crossbill.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunAt their peak
Common YellowthroatBusiest month of the year · May–Sep
Northern Yellow WarblerBusiest month of the year · May–Sep
American RedstartBusiest month of the year · May–Sep
Great Crested FlycatcherBusiest month of the year · May–Sep
OvenbirdBusiest month of the year · May–Sep
VeeryBusiest month of the year · May–Sep
From Minnesota’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 138 birds in June
138 birds
American RobinTurdus migratoriusResidentCommon20–28 cmRecorded all year · 3.79% in Jun
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusSummer visitorCommon17–23 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 3.39% in Jun
Song SparrowMelospiza melodiaSummer visitorCommon12–17 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 2.65% in Jun- Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichasSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Sep · 2.46% in Jun
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchosResidentCommon41–53 cmRecorded all year · 2.34% in Jun
Blue JayCyanocitta cristataResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 2.25% in Jun
Common GrackleQuiscalus quisculaSummer visitorCommon28–34 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 2.04% in Jun
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.94% in Jun- Northern Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestivaSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly May–Sep · 1.81% in Jun
Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensisSummer visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly May–Oct · 1.77% in Jun
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraResidentCommon23–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.74% in Jun
Chipping SparrowSpizella passerinaSummer visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.60% in Jun
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Jun
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.50% in Jun- American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaSummer visitorCommon11–14 cmRegularly May–Sep · 1.42% in Jun
Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly May–Sep · 1.42% in Jun
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Jun- Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitusSummer visitorCommon17–22 cmRegularly May–Sep · 1.27% in Jun
Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorumSummer visitorCommon15–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Jun
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescensResidentCommon14–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Jun
White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensisResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Jun
Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinusResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Jun
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Jun
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasSummer visitorCommon91–137 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.97% in Jun
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusSummer visitorCommon18–22 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.95% in Jun- OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapillaSummer visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.94% in Jun
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Jun
Turkey VultureCathartes auraSummer visitorCommon62–81 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.89% in Jun
Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosusWinter visitorCommon18–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Jun
Wood DuckAix sponsaSummer visitorCommon47–54 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.85% in Jun
Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubrisSummer visitorCommon7–9 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.82% in Jun
Northern FlickerColaptes auratusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Jun- VeeryCatharus fuscescensSummer visitorCommon16–19 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.78% in Jun
Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgianaSummer visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.72% in Jun
Eastern BluebirdSialia sialisSummer visitorCommon16–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Jun
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusWinter visitorCommon70–102 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Jun
Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanicaSummer visitorCommon10–14 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.61% in Jun
Trumpeter SwanCygnus buccinatorResidentCommon139–157 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Jun
Clay-colored SparrowSpizella pallidaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.58% in Jun
Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimusSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.57% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Jun
DickcisselSpiza americanaSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.51% in Jun
Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatusResidentCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Jun
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensisSummer visitorCommon43–54 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.49% in Jun
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Jun
Common LoonGavia immerSummer visitorCommon66–91 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.49% in Jun
Nashville WarblerLeiothlypis ruficapillaSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.48% in Jun
Great White EgretArdea albaSummer visitorCommon80–104 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.47% in Jun
Sandhill CraneAntigone canadensisSummer visitorCommon80–122 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.46% in Jun
BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusSummer visitorUncommon16–20 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.44% in Jun
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisResidentCommon45–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jun
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus variusSummer visitorUncommon19–22 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.39% in Jun
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoResidentCommon100–125 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Jun
Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorumSummer visitorUncommon13–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.38% in Jun
Common RavenCorvus coraxWinter visitorCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Jun
Marsh WrenCistothorus palustrisSummer visitorUncommon10–14 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.36% in Jun
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorCommon54–58 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.32% in Jun
Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivaceaSummer visitorUncommon16–19 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.30% in Jun
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatusWinter visitorCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Jun
Mourning WarblerGeothlypis philadelphiaSummer visitorUncommon10–15 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.25% in Jun
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusSummer visitorCommon34–44 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.24% in Jun
Purple MartinProgne subisSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.23% in Jun
Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronataSummer visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.22% in Jun
Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax trailliiSummer visitorUncommon13–17 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.21% in Jun
Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virensSummer visitorUncommon11–12 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.20% in Jun
Black TernChlidonias nigerSummer visitorUncommon22–26 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.20% in Jun
Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatusSummer visitorCommon14–18 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.17% in Jun
Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnoliaSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.17% in Jun
Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglectaSummer visitorUncommon16–26 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.16% in Jun
Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineusSummer visitorUncommon13–17 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.16% in Jun
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.14% in Jun
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsSummer visitorCommon31–38 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.14% in Jun
Ruffed GrouseBonasa umbellusWinter visitorCommon41–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jun
American Herring GullLarus smithsonianusWinter visitorCommon53–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jun
Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmusSummer visitorUncommon28–32 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.13% in Jun
Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisWinter visitorCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jun
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentUncommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jun
Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventrisSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.10% in Jun
Blue-headed VireoVireo solitariusSummer visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.10% in Jun
Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalusSummer visitorUncommon19–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jun
Ruby-crowned KingletCorthylio calendulaPassage migrantCommon9–11 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.09% in Jun
Lark SparrowChondestes grammacusSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.09% in Jun
Barred OwlStrix variaResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jun
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.08% in Jun
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisSummer visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.08% in Jun
Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatusSummer visitorCommon16–20 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.08% in Jun
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisWinter visitorUncommon35–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jun
Pine SiskinSpinus pinusWinter visitorCommon11–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.07% in Jun
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jun
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jun
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.07% in Jun
Virginia RailRallus limicolaSummer visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.06% in Jun
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jun
Eurasian TealAnas creccaSummer visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.06% in Jun
American BitternBotaurus lentiginosusSummer visitorUncommon58–85 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.05% in Jun
Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrinaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.05% in Jun
Forster's TernSterna forsteriSummer visitorUncommon33–36 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.05% in Jun
Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrinaPassage migrantCommon10–13 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.04% in Jun
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.04% in Jun
Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citreaSummer visitorRare13–14 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.04% in Jun
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusWinter visitorUncommon46–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jun
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jun
Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolniiPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.04% in Jun
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaSummer visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.04% in Jun
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoaSummer visitorRare40–50 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.03% in Jun
Upland SandpiperBartramia longicaudaSummer visitorRare28–32 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.03% in Jun
Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalisSummer visitorRare20–24 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.03% in Jun
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorSummer visitorUncommon22–24 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.03% in Jun
Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolorWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegenaSummer visitorUncommon40–50 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.03% in Jun
Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcanSummer visitorUncommon32–36 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.03% in Jun
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisSummer visitorRare28–34 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.03% in Jun
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisPassage migrantRare15–18 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.02% in Jun
Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescensSummer visitorRare11–13 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.02% in Jun
Philadelphia VireoVireo philadelphicusPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.02% in Jun
Black-backed WoodpeckerPicoides arcticusWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.02% in Jun
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxSummer visitorRare58–65 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.01% in Jun
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.01% in Jun
DunlinCalidris alpinaPassage migrantUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.01% in Jun
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.01% in Jun
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.01% in Jun
American AvocetRecurvirostra americanaSummer visitorUncommon43–51 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.01% in Jun
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosPassage migrantRare21–26 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.01% in Jun
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusSummer visitorUncommon18–19 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.01% in Jun
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixWinter visitorRare28–32 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.00% in Jun
Mute SwanCygnus olorSummer visitorUncommon140–160 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.00% in Jun
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPassage migrantUncommon27–30 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.00% in Jun
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantRare40–46 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.00% in Jun
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantRare21–24 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.00% in Jun
Say's PhoebeSayornis sayaSummer visitorRare17–20 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.00% in Jun
Cattle EgretArdea ibisSummer visitorRare46–56 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.00% in Jun
Eastern Screech-owlMegascops asioWinter visitorUncommon16–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jun
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusWinter visitorRare13–14 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.00% in Jun
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataPassage migrantRare53–69 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.00% in Jun
Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaPassage migrantRare36–42 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.00% in Jun
WilletTringa semipalmataSummer visitorRare33–41 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.00% in Jun
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataWinter visitorRare66–84 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.00% in Jun
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made