Birds in Minnesota
Explore 108 species found in this region.
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Prothonotary Warbler
Protonotaria citreaLC
May–Jun

Purple Martin
Progne subisLC
Apr–Aug

Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostraLC
Oct–Dec

Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinusLC
Year-round

Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Oct–May

Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalusLC
May–Sep

Red-necked Grebe
Podiceps grisegenaLC
Apr–Nov

Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatusLC
Aug
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Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensisLC
Year-round

Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceusLC
Feb–Dec

Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensisLC
Mar–Dec

Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Year-round

Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianusLC
May–Sep

Rough-legged Hawk
Buteo lagopusLC
Oct–Apr

Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubrisLC
May–Sep

Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensisLC
Mar–Dec

Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
May

Ruffed Grouse
Bonasa umbellusLC
Year-round

Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
May–Aug

Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
May–Sep

Sandhill Crane
Antigone canadensisLC
Mar–Nov

Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivaceaLC
May–Sep

Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatusLC
Aug–May