Minnesota Birds & Wildlife
Bird watching and wildlife viewing in Minnesota: what to look for, the best places and seasons to see it, and recent sightings, from the Boundary Waters and Duluth to the Twin Cities and the prairie.
199 Minnesota birds and animals
122 birds, 34 mammals, 9 amphibians, 9 reptiles, 12 fish, 8 insects, 5 other wildlife, each with where and when to see it in Minnesota.
53 places to watch birds and wildlife
- Sax-Zim Bog Birding hotspot · Meadowlands · Iron Range
- Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory Birding hotspot · Duluth · Arrowhead & North Shore
- Park Point (Minnesota Point) Birding hotspot · Duluth · Arrowhead & North Shore
- International Wolf Center Nature center · Ely · Arrowhead & North Shore
- North American Bear Center Nature center · Ely · Arrowhead & North Shore
- Voyageurs National Park National park · International Falls · North
- Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Wilderness · Ely / Grand Marais · Arrowhead & North Shore
- Superior National Forest National forest · Duluth / Ely / Grand Marais · Arrowhead & North Shore
- Lake Vermilion–Soudan Underground Mine State Park State park · Soudan · Iron Range
- McCarthy Beach State Park State park · Side Lake · Iron Range
- Bear Head Lake State Park State park · Ely · Iron Range
- Scenic State Park State park · Bigfork · Iron Range
- Chippewa National Forest National forest · Cass Lake · North
- Big Bog State Recreation Area State recreation area · Waskish · North
- Jay Cooke State Park State park · Carlton · Arrowhead & North Shore
- Gooseberry Falls State Park State park · Two Harbors · Arrowhead & North Shore
- Tettegouche State Park State park · Silver Bay · Arrowhead & North Shore
- Split Rock Lighthouse State Park State park · Two Harbors · Arrowhead & North Shore
- Grand Portage State Park State park · Grand Portage · Arrowhead & North Shore
- Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center Nature center · Finland · Arrowhead & North Shore
- Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge National wildlife refuge · Zimmerman · Central
- Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge National wildlife refuge · Bloomington · Twin Cities
- Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge National wildlife refuge · McGregor · Central
- Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge National wildlife refuge · Middle River · North
- Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge National wildlife refuge · Rochert · North
- Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge National wildlife refuge · Odessa · Prairie West
- Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge National wildlife refuge · Winona · South
- National Eagle Center Nature center · Wabasha · South
- The Raptor Center (University of Minnesota) Nature center · St. Paul · Twin Cities
- Mississippi National River and Recreation Area National park · St. Paul · Twin Cities
- Itasca State Park State park · Park Rapids · North
- Whitewater State Park State park · Altura · South
- Whitewater Wildlife Management Area Wildlife management area · Elba · South
- Great River Bluffs State Park State park · Winona · South
- Frontenac State Park State park · Lake City · South
- Blue Mounds State Park State park · Luverne · Prairie West
- Minneopa State Park State park · Mankato · South
- Lac qui Parle State Park State park · Watson · Prairie West
- Glacial Lakes State Park State park · Starbuck · Prairie West
- Wild River State Park State park · Center City · Central
- Fort Snelling State Park State park · St. Paul · Twin Cities
- St. Croix State Park State park · Hinckley · Central
- Carlos Avery Wildlife Management Area Wildlife management area · Forest Lake · Twin Cities
- Roseau River Wildlife Management Area Wildlife management area · Roseau · North
- Felton Prairie Prairie · Felton · Prairie West
- Bluestem Prairie Scientific and Natural Area Prairie · Glyndon · Prairie West
- Pipestone National Monument National park · Pipestone · Prairie West
- Monticello Swan Park (Mississippi River) Scenic overlook · Monticello · Central
- Carpenter Nature Center Nature center · Hastings · Twin Cities
- Eastman Nature Center (Elm Creek Park Reserve) Nature center · Dayton · Twin Cities
- Quarry Hill Nature Center Nature center · Rochester · South
- Savanna Portage State Park State park · McGregor · Central
- Mille Lacs Kathio State Park State park · Onamia · Central