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Sibley State Park Birding at Sibley 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 STATE PARK BIRDS Sp S F W DATE Over 3,000 acres of woods, prairie and lakes make Sibley GEESE, SWANS, DUCKS NIGHTJARS PELICANS FALCONS State Park a premier birding area in Central Minnesota. The Snow Goose U U Common Nighthawk U U U American White Pelican C C C American Kestrel C C C U park is the northwestern-most breeding location for the yellow-throated warbler in the United States. Thrushes, fly- Canada Goose C C C SWIFTS BITTERNS, HERONS, EGRETS, NIGHT-HERONS FLYCATCHERS catchers, vireos, woodpeckers, swallows and many species Trumpeter Swan C C Chimney Swift C C C American Bittern O O Great Crested Flycatcher C C C of sparrows are commonly found in the park. Tundra Swan U U HUMMINGBIRDS Great Blue Heron C C C Western Kingbird O O Hike to the top of Mount Tom for excellent opportunities Wood Duck C C C Ruby-throated Hummingbird U U U Great Egret C C C Eastern Kingbird C C C to watch migrating hawks. Make time to visit the shores of Blue-winged Teal C C C RAILS, GALLINULES, COOTS Green Heron C C C Olive-sided Flycatcher U U Lake Andrew and other water bodies in the park for great Northern Shoveler C C Virginia Rail C C U Black-crowned Night-heron O O O Eastern Wood-pewee C C C opportunities to see waterfowl and marsh birds. Gadwall C C Sora C C C NEW WORLD VULTURES Yellow-bellied Flycatcher O O American Wigeon U U American Coot C C C Turkey Vulture C C C Alder Flycatcher O O R Mallard C C C CRANES OSPREY Least Flycatcher C C C Key Northern Pintail U U Sandhill Crane U Osprey U U U Eastern Phoebe C C C Occurrence Canvasback C C Sp - Spring (Mar—May) PLOVERS KITES, HAWKS, EAGLES SHRIKES S - Summer (Jun—Jul) Redhead C C Killdeer C C C Northern Harrier U U U Northern Shrike O O O F - Fall (Aug—Nov) Ring-necked Duck C C R Semipalmated Plover O O O Sharp-shinned Hawk U U VIREOS W - Winter (Dec—Feb) Lesser Scaup C O C SANDPIPERS AND ALLIES Cooper's Hawk U U U Yellow-throated Vireo U U U Abundance Bufflehead C C R Upland Sandpiper O Northern Goshawk O O O Blue-headed Vireo U U C - Common (Present, relatively easy to find) Common Goldeneye C U R Least Sandpiper U U U Bald Eagle C C C O Warbling Vireo C C C U - Uncommon (Present, not certain to be seen) O - Occasional (Infrequent, may not return each year) Hooded Merganser C U U R Pectoral Sandpiper U U U Red-shouldered Hawk U U U Red-eyed Vireo C C C R - Rare (Observed at least once, may not return) Common Merganser C C American Woodcock U O U Broad-winged Hawk U U U JAYS, MAGPIES, CROWS, RAVENS Date: Enter the date you saw the bird. Red-breasted Merganser U U Wilson's Snipe C C C Swainson's Hawk R R Blue Jay C C C C Ruddy Duck C C C Spotted Sandpiper C C C Red-tailed Hawk C C C U American Crow C C C C PARTRIDGE, PHEASANTS, GROUSE, TURKEYS Solitary Sandpiper U O U Rough-legged Hawk U U U LARKS Ring-necked Pheasant C C C C Lesser Yellowlegs C C C TYPICAL OWLS Horned Lark R Ruffed Grouse R R R R Greater Yellowlegs U U Eastern Screech Owl O O O O MARTINS, SWALLOWS Bird Identification Tips Wild Turkey C C C C GULLS, TERNS Great Horned Owl U U U U Bank Swallow C C C When you observe a bird, make note of at least three GREBES Bonaparte's Gull U U Barred Owl U U U U Tree Swallow C C C characteristics. Pied-billed Grebe C C C Franklin's Gull C U C Northern Saw-whet Owl O Northern Rough-winged Swallow C C C Location: Where did you see the bird? (water, forest, feeder, Horned Grebe U U Ring-billed Gull C U C KINGFISHERS Purple Martin C C C lower branch, tree trunk, etc.) Red-necked Grebe U U U Herring Gull U O U R Belted Kingfisher C C C Barn Swallow C C C Body size and shape: Compare to a known bird. (smaller Eared Grebe O O Black Tern C C C WOODPECKERS Cliff Swallow C C C than a...bigger than a...plump like a...slender like a...) Look at tail, legs and bill. (long, short, thick, thin, curved, straight) Western Grebe O O O Common Tern O O Red-headed Woodpecker U U U CHICKADEES, TITMICE PIGEONS AND DOVES Forster's Tern C C U Red-bellied Woodpecker C C C C Black-capped Chickadee C C C C Colors and markings: Look on wings, tail, back, belly, rump Rock Pigeon C C C C LOONS Yellow-bellied Sapsucker U U U NUTHATCHES and head. (stripe above eye, white spot on tail, etc.) Mourning Dove C C C U Common Loon C C C Downy Woodpecker C C C C Red-breasted Nuthatch U U O Sounds and movements: How do they act and sound? CUCKOOS CORMORANTS Hairy Woodpecker C C C C White-breasted Nuthatch C C C C (travel alone or in groups, in-flight wing position - soaring, flapping, flap and glide, etc.) Yellow-billed Cuckoo U U O Double-crested Cormorant C C C Northern Flicker C C C U Black-billed Cuckoo U U U Pileated Woodpecker C C C C STATE PARK BIRDS Sp S F W DATE STATE PARK BIRDS Sp S F W DATE STATE PARK BIRDS Sp S F W DATE CREEPERS TOWHEES, SPARROWS American Redstart C C C Brown Creeper C R C O Grasshopper Sparrow U U O Cape May Warbler U U WRENS Chipping Sparrow C C C Cerulean Warbler O O House Wren C C C Clay-colored Sparrow U U U Northern Parula U U Sedge Wren U U U Field Sparrow C C C Magnolia Warbler U U Marsh Wren C C C Fox Sparrow C C Bay-breasted Warbler U U BIRD CHECKLIST GNATCATCHERS American Tree Sparrow C C C Blackburnian Warbler U U SIBLEY STATE PARK Blue-gray Gnatcatcher U U U Dark-eyed Junco C C U Yellow Warbler C C C KINGLETS White-crowned Sparrow U U Chestnut-sided Warbler C U C Golden-crowned Kinglet U U O Harris’s Sparrow U U Blackpoll Warbler U U Ruby-crowned Kinglet C C White-throated Sparrow C C Palm Warbler C C THRUSHES Song Sparrow C C C Pine Warbler O O Eastern Bluebird C C C O Lincoln’s Sparrow U U Yellow-rumped Warbler C C Townsend's Solitaire R O Swamp Sparrow C C C Yellow-throated Warbler R R R Veery U O O Eastern Towhee C C C Black-throated Green Warbler O O Gray-cheeked Thrush U U BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES Canada Warbler U U Swainson’s Thrush U U Yellow-headed Blackbird C C C Wilson’s Warbler C C Hermit Thrush C C Bobolink C C C TANAGERS, CARDINALS, GROSBEAKS Wood Thrush U U O Western Meadowlark C C C Scarlet Tanager O O American Robin C C C O Orchard Oriole U U O Northern Cardinal C C C C THRASHERS, MOCKINGBIRDS Baltimore Oriole C C C Rose-breasted Grosbeak C C C Gray Catbird C C C Red-winged Blackbird C C C Indigo Bunting C C C Brown Thrasher C C C Brown-headed Cowbird C C U Dickcissel O O STARLINGS Rusty Blackbird U U Checklist created by Robert B. Janssen, Jerry Bonkoski European Starling C C C C Common Grackle C C C U and MNDNR. Data was gathered from MNDNR staff observations, public observations and Minnesota WAXWINGS WARBLERS Ornithologist’s Union records. Nomenclature and Cedar Waxwing C C C U Ovenbird C C C organization of checklist based off of the Check-list OLD WORLD SPARROWS Northern Waterthrush C C of North American Birds (7th edition) as currently supplemented. House Sparrow C C C Golden-winged Warbler O O FINCHES Blue-winged Warbler R O Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Parks and Trails, Evening Grosbeak O O R Black-and-white Warbler C C 500 Lafayette Road, St. Paul, MN 55155-4039. Phone: 651-259-5600. House Finch U U U Tennessee Warbler C C The Minnesota DNR prohibits discrimination in its programs and Purple Finch U U U Orange-crowned Warbler U U services based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, Common Redpoll O O O Nashville Warbler C C public assistance status, age, sexual orientation or disability. Persons with disabilities may request reasonable modifications to access or Pine Siskin U U U Conneticut Warbler O O participate in DNR programs and services by contacting the DNR American Goldfinch C C C U Mourning Warbler O O ADA Title II Coordinator at [email protected] or 651-259-5488. Discrimination inquiries should be sent to Minnesota DNR, 500 Common Yellowthroat C C C Lafayette Road, St. Paul, MN 55155-4049; or Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849 C. Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20240. © 2019, State of Minnesota, DNR.
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