Birds in Minnesota
Explore 173 species found in this region.
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Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusillaNT
May–Sep

Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatusLC
Aug–May

Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseusVU
May–Aug

Snow Bunting
Plectrophenax nivalisLC
Oct–Mar

Snow Goose
Anser caerulescensLC
Oct–Apr

Snowy Owl
Bubo scandiacusVU
Dec–Feb

Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitariaLC
May–Sep

Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodiaLC
Mar–Jan
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Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopusNT
Jul–Sep

Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillataLC
Oct–Nov

Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatusLC
May–Oct

Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza georgianaLC
Apr–Nov

Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrinaLC
May–Oct

Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinatorLC
Year-round

Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolorLC
Oct–May

Tundra Swan
Cygnus columbianusLC
Oct–Apr

Turkey Vulture
Cathartes auraLC
Mar–Oct

Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicaudaLC
Jun

Veery
Catharus fuscescensLC
May–Sep

Velvet Scoter
Melanitta fuscaVU
Oct–Nov

Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineusLC
Apr–Oct

Virginia Rail
Rallus limicolaLC
May–Aug

Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalisLC
Jul