Birding at Grand Portage State Park STATE PARK BIRDS Sp S F W DATE STATE PARK BIRDS Sp S F W DATE STATE PARK BIRDS Sp S F W DATE Grand Portage State Park contains 300 acres of boreal forest GEESE, SWANS, DUCKS KITES, HAWKS, EAGLES CHICKADEES, TITMICE along the Pigeon River on the Minnesota-Ontario border. Canada Goose C C C Sharp-shinned Hawk U O U Black-capped Chickadee C C C C There are only two trails in the park but the one leading to the High Falls offers fantastic birding! Over 20 species of Wood Duck U U U Cooper's Hawk U U U Boreal Chickadee U U U U warblers have been recorded along this trail. Blue-winged Teal U U U Bald Eagle C C C U NUTHATCHES Mallard U U U Red-shouldered Hawk R Red-breasted Nuthatch C C C C Bald Eagles are often seen flying over the river from the observation deck behind the visitor center. Merlins are American Black Duck U U U Broad-winged Hawk U U U CREEPERS regular nesters in the park. The Pigeon River widens to form Green-winged Teal U U Red-tailed Hawk U U O Brown Creeper U U U a number of quiet pools before flowing into Lake Superior. Ring-necked Duck U U U KINGFISHERS WRENS These pools are good areas for water birds such as ducks, Belted Kingfisher C C C Winter Wren U U U mergansers, herons, gulls and kingfishers. Harlequin Duck O Bufflehead U U WOODPECKERS Marsh Wren O O O Common Goldeneye C C C Yellow-bellied Sapsucker C C C KINGLETS Key Hooded Merganser U U U Downy Woodpecker C C C C Golden-crowned Kinglet C U C Occurrence Common Merganser C C C Hairy Woodpecker C C C C Ruby-crowned Kinglet C U C Sp - Spring (Mar—May) Red-breasted Merganser U U U Northern Flicker C C C THRUSHES S - Summer (Jun—Jul) F - Fall (Aug—Nov) PARTRIDGE, PHEASANTS, GROUSE, TURKEYS Pileated Woodpecker C C U U Veery C C U W - Winter (Dec—Feb) Ruffed Grouse C C C C FALCONS Gray-cheeked Thrush U U Abundance HUMMINGBIRDS Merlin U U U Swainson’s Thrush U U C - Common (Present, relatively easy to find) Ruby-throated Hummingbird C C C FLYCATCHERS Hermit Thrush C C C U - Uncommon (Present, not certain to be seen) PLOVERS Olive-sided Flycatcher U U U American Robin C C C O O - Occasional (Infrequent, may not return each year) R - Rare (Observed at least once, may not return) Killdeer C C C Yellow-bellied Flycatcher O O THRASHERS, MOCKINGBIRDS SANDPIPERS AND ALLIES Alder Flycatcher U U U Brown Thrasher U U U Date: Enter the date you saw the bird. Spotted Sandpiper U U U Least Flycatcher C C C STARLINGS Lesser Yellowlegs U U Eastern Phoebe C C C European Starling O O O O GULLS, TERNS VIREOS WAXWINGS Ring-billed Gull C C C Blue-headed Vireo U U Cedar Waxwing U U U U Bird Identification Tips Herring Gull C C C U Philadelphia Vireo U O U FINCHES When you observe a bird, make note of at least three LOONS Red-eyed Vireo C C C Evening Grosbeak O O O characteristics. Common Loon U U U JAYS, MAGPIES, CROWS, RAVENS Pine Grosbeak U U U Where did you see the bird? (water, forest, feeder, Location: CORMORANTS Blue Jay U U U U House Finch O O O O lower branch, tree trunk, etc.) Double-crested Cormorant U U American Crow C C C C Purple Finch C O C U Body size and shape: Compare to a known bird. (smaller BITTERNS, HERONS, EGRETS, NIGHT-HERONS Common Raven C C C C Common Redpoll U U U than a...bigger than a...plump like a...slender like a...) Look at tail, legs and bill. (long, short, thick, thin, curved, straight) Great Blue Heron U U U LARKS Hoary Redpoll O O NEW WORLD VULTURES Horned Lark U C White-winged Crossbill O O O Colors and markings: Look on wings, tail, back, belly, rump Turkey Vulture U U U MARTINS, SWALLOWS Pine Siskin U O U U and head. (stripe above eye, white spot on tail, etc.) OSPREY Tree Swallow U U U American Goldfinch C C C How do they act and sound? Sounds and movements: Osprey U U U Cliff Swallow U U U LONGSPURS, SNOW BUNTINGS (travel alone or in groups, in-flight wing position - soaring, flapping, flap and glide, etc.) Laplund Longspur C Snow Bunting C STATE PARK BIRDS Sp S F W DATE STATE PARK BIRDS Sp S F W DATE TOWHEES, SPARROWS TANAGERS, CARDINALS, GROSBEAKS Chipping Sparrow C C C Northern Cardinal O O O O Fox Sparrow U U Rose-breasted Grosbeak U U U American Tree Sparrow C C Dark-eyed Junco C C U White-crowned Sparrow U U BIRD CHECKLIST White-throated Sparrow C C C GRAND PORTAGE STATE PARK Savannah Sparrow U U U Song Sparrow C C C Lincoln’s Sparrow U U Swamp Sparrow C C C BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES Red-winged Blackbird U U U Brown-headed Cowbird U U U Common Grackle C C C WARBLERS Ovenbird C C C Golden-winged Warbler O O Black-and-white Warbler C C C Tennessee Warbler U U Orange-crowned Warbler O O Nashville Warbler C C C Mourning Warbler C C C Common Yellowthroat C C C Checklist created by Robert B. Janssen, Jerry Bonkoski American Redstart C C C and MNDNR. Data was gathered from MNDNR staff Cape May Warbler U U observations, public observations and Minnesota Ornithologist’s Union records. Nomenclature and Northern Parula C C C organization of checklist based off of the Check-list Magnolia Warbler C C C of North American Birds (7th edition) as currently Bay-breasted Warbler U U supplemented.

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