Birding Opportunities at SNA Bird Checklist Sp Su Fa Wi SNA Bird Checklist Sp Su Fa Wi Western Prairie SNA Snow Goose O Black-billed Cuckoo U Western Prairie SNA is 320 acres in Canada Goose C O size, and is located within the basin of Tundra Swan O Great Horned Owl O Glacial Lake Agassiz between two former Wood Duck O Short-eared Owl O shorelines. The sand, loam, and clay soils Mallard C C support moist sedge meadows, tallgrass Blue-winged Teal O Red-headed Woodpecker O prairie, and prairie wetlands, as well as Northern Pintail C Northern Flicker O O a small saline area high in mineral salts. Some of the 81 species of birds seen here Ring-necked Pheasant C U Alder Flycatcher U include Greater Prairie Chickens, Prairie Greater Prairie-Chicken C C C C Willow Flycatcher C C Falcons, Yellow Rails, Marbled Godwits, Wild Turkey O Eastern Phoebe O Wilson’s Phalaropes, Henslow’s Sparrows, Eastern Kingbird C C and Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrows. The Great Blue Heron U unit is owned by The Nature Conservancy. Loggerhead Shrike R Northern Harrier C C O Red-tailed Hawk O O American Crow O O O Rough-legged Hawk O Golden Eagle R Horned Lark C C

American Kestrel C U C Tree Swallow U U U Prairie Falcon O Northern Rough-winged Taxonomy, Season and Abundance Key Swallow O Yellow Rail O O Cliff Swallow O The names and taxonomic arrangement of species Virginia Rail O O Barn Swallow C C C follows that of the Checklist of the Birds of Minnesota Sora U U (January, 2005) prepared by the Minnesota Ornitho- logical Union (MOU) Records Committee. Sedge Wren U C C Sandhill Crane U Marsh Wren U The seasons in the checklist are defi ned as follows: Killdeer C C Eastern Bluebird O Sp (Spring) = March, April, May American Robin C C Su (Summer) = June, July Greater Yellowlegs O Fa (Fall) = August, September, October, Upland Sandpiper U C Gray Catbird O O November Marbled Godwit C C Northern Mockingbird R Wi (Winter) = December, January, February Short-billed Dowitcher O Brown Thrasher U C Wilson’s Snipe C C Abundance codes are defi ned as follows: Wilson’s Phalarope O U Yellow Warbler C C C C = Common — present, relatively easy to fi nd Common Yellowthroat U C U = Uncommon — observed, may be diffi cult Franklin’s Gull O to fi nd American Tree Sparrow O O = Occasional — may or may not be present in Rock Pigeon O Clay-colored Sparrow U C any year Mourning Dove C C Vesper Sparrow U C R = Rare — has occurred at least once, may Savannah Sparrow C C C recur SNA Bird Checklist Sp Su Fa Wi Additional Observations (Continued) Grasshopper Sparrow C Western Henslow’s Sparrow R Le Conte’s Sparrow U C C Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Prairie Sparrow O Song Sparrow C C C Scientifi c and Natural Area Swamp Sparrow C C C Dark-eyed Junco O Lapland Longspur O Snow Bunting U

Bobolink C C Red-winged Blackbird C C C BIRDChecklist Eastern Meadowlark R Western Meadowlark C C C Yellow-headed Blackbird U C Brewer’s Blackbird U C This checklist contains the names of all birds that Common Grackle C C have been documented at this site by reliable observ- Brown-headed Cowbird C C C ers, including project coordinator Melissa Driscoll, Carol Schumacher, and volunteer observers, as well Orchard Oriole O as MOU records, and data contained in research Baltimore Oriole O reports. Funding for this project was provided in part by the State Wildlife Grants program administered by Common Redpoll C the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Checklist layout American Goldfi nch C C C by Jennifer Lintelmann. Persons interested in the Date: ______sources used in preparation of this list may contact Project Supervisor/Nongame Specialist Katie Haws at Weather: ______218-308-2641. ______Additional Observations Observers: ______For more information contact DNR Information Center, 500 Lafayette Rd. St. Paul, MN 53155-4000 ______651-296-6157 or toll-free 888-MIN-NDNR (646-6367). ______Equal opportunity to participate in and benefi t from Notes: ______programs of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is available to all individuals regardless ______of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, age, sexual orientation, membership or activity in a local commission, or disability. Discrimination in- quires should be sent to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, 500 Lafayette Road, St. Paul, MN Tomorrow’s Habitat for the Wild and Rare is the state’s 55155-4031; or the Equal Opportunity Offi ce, Depart- conservation action plan for protecting Minnesota’s ment of the Interior, Washington, D.C. 20240. native animal species that are rare or likely to become rare in the near future. This document is available in alternative formats to © 2008 Minnesota Department of Natural Resources individuals with disabilities by calling 651-297-1158 Division of Ecological Services (Metro Area, TTY 651-296-5484, 800-657-3929 01/2006 DNR Web Site: www.dnr.state.mn.us