Rare Birds in Minnesota
Our list for Minnesota has 34 rare birds recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 10 summer visitors, 4 winter visitors and 17 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Minnesota in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 34, most common first
Say's PhoebeSayornis sayaSummer visitorRare17–20 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataWinter visitorRare66–84 cmRegularly Apr–Feb
Cattle EgretArdea ibisSummer visitorRare46–56 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosPassage migrantRare21–26 cmRegularly Apr–Jun
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantRare41–46 cmRegularly May–Oct
Piping PloverCharadrius melodusPassage migrantRare17–18 cmRegularly Apr–May
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantRare23–26 cmRegularly May–Sep
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantRare20–32 cmRegularly May
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentRare48–66 cmRegularly Apr–May
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaResidentRare27–30 cmRegularly Apr–May
Painted BuntingPasserina cirisPassage migrantRare12–14 cmRegularly May
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