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This page is devoted to providing photos and a brief account of unusual birds found recently in Minnesota. We welcome digital images of unusual species recorded in the state (click above on Upload Image).
Please note that all identifications posted here should be considered tentative until the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Records Committee has had the opportunity to evaluate the relevant documentation.
This page will be updated as frequently, or as infrequently, as unusual records occur.
'Casual' in Minnesota - First record for Anoka County
Black-throated Gray Warbler first reported by Cole Foster on 11/9 at Mississippi West Regional Park.
Michelle Terrell
Five or fewer records in Kittson County for the Fall season
2 Eurasian Collared-Doves spotted in Hallock on Sunday afternoon
Heidi Hughes
First record for Renville County in the Fall season
Found along Renville CR 15 in the Minnesota river valley. With Alex Watson.
Brian T. Smith
'Casual' in Minnesota - First record for Anoka County
Black-throated Gray Warbler found by Cole Foster at Mississippi Dunes Regional Park
Andy Nyhus
First record for Dakota County
Perching and soaring over Hwy 77 near Cliff Road.
Heidi Hermes
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Northern Mockingbird | R | # | Benton | 2024-11-08 | Howard Towle |
| Groove-billed Ani | A | Polk | 2024-11-01 | Heidi Hughes | |||||
| Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) | Q | Cook | 2024-11-04 | Jean Brislance | |||||
| Arctic Tern | A | Crow Wing | 2024-11-02 | Lon Baumgardt | |||||
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Western Tanager | R | Lake | 2024-10-26 | Lon Baumgardt | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | R | Hubbard | 2024-10-28 | KELLY DEAN KRABBENHOFT | |||||
| Western Tanager | R | Lake | 2024-10-26 | Isadora McGinley Myers | |||||
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | C | O | Cook | 2024-10-27 | Lon Baumgardt | ||||
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Sage Thrasher | C | Lake | 2024-10-26 | Lon Baumgardt | |
| Whooping Crane | A | Wilkin | 2024-10-22 | Lon Baumgardt | |||||
| Arctic Tern | A | Ramsey | 2024-10-10 | Tom Gilde | |||||
| Arctic Tern | A | Ramsey | 2024-10-10 | Roy Zimmerman | |||||
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Red Phalarope | C | # | Hennepin | 2024-10-08 | Lon Baumgardt |
| Arctic Tern | A | Ramsey | 2024-10-08 | Brad Abendroth | |||||
| Swallow-tailed Kite | C | Sherburne | 2024-08-11 | Michael Metcalf | |||||
| Western Cattle-Egret | R | O | Polk | 2024-10-04 | Heidi Hughes | ||||
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Sabine's Gull | R | # | Stevens | 2024-09-22 | Tate Putman |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler | R | U | Fillmore | 2024-09-22 | Todd Mitchell | ||||
| Gray-cheeked Thrush | R | # | Koochiching | 2024-09-15 | Allan Meadows | ||||
| Whooping Crane | A | Steele | 2024-09-15 | Linda Schwegman | |||||
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Sabine's Gull | R | Renville | 2024-09-15 | Tate Putman | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | R | O | Faribault | 2024-09-08 | Linda Schwegman | ||||
| Red-tailed Hawk (Krider's) | Q | Red Lake | 2024-08-12 | Paula Cater | |||||
| Blue Grosbeak | R | Sibley | 2024-08-04 | Trey Weaver | |||||
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Western Cattle-Egret | R | U | Grant | 2024-08-02 | Lon Baumgardt |
| Henslow's Sparrow | R | U | Rice | 2024-07-07 | Gerald Hoekstra | ||||
| American Pipit | R | # | Cook | 2024-06-27 | Lon Baumgardt | ||||
| Henslow's Sparrow | R | U | Rice | 2024-06-20 | Gerald Hoekstra | ||||
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Semipalmated Plover | R | # | Koochiching | 2024-06-16 | Allan Meadows |
| Northern Saw-whet Owl | R | Dakota | 2024-06-01 | Kathy Carroll | |||||
| Yellow-breasted Chat | R | # | Carver | 2024-06-14 | Trey Weaver | ||||
| Pine Siskin | R | # | Meeker | 2024-06-11 | Paul and Koni Fank | ||||
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Western Kingbird | R | # | Sibley | 2024-06-08 | Douglas W. Kieser |
| American Golden-Plover | R | # | Koochiching | 2024-05-16 | Allan Meadows | ||||
| Marbled Godwit | R | # | Koochiching | 2024-05-16 | Allan Meadows | ||||
| Eurasian Tree Sparrow | R | # | Fillmore | 2024-05-15 | Gerald Hoekstra | ||||
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Bullock's Oriole | C | Washington | 2024-05-13 | Zoe Newell-Hickman | |
| Common Raven | R | # | McLeod | 2024-05-13 | Britt Dalbec | ||||
| Cinnamon Teal | R | # | Murray | 2024-05-11 | Roy Zimmerman | ||||
| Summer Tanager | R | O | Ramsey | 2024-05-12 | Michael J. Majeski | ||||
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Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's) | Q | Cook | 2024-05-05 | Jean Brislance | |
| Snowy Egret | R | O | Rice | 2024-05-04 | Gerald Hoekstra | ||||
| White-faced Ibis | R | O | Meeker | 2024-05-04 | Paul and Koni Fank | ||||
| Willet | R | # | Koochiching | 2024-05-04 | Allan Meadows | ||||
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Willet | R | Beltrami | 2024-05-02 | David Harrington | |
| Snowy Egret | R | # | Scott | 2024-05-02 | Aaron Pietsch | ||||
| Western Cattle-Egret | R | O | Steele | 2024-04-27 | Kathy Carroll | ||||
| Piping Plover | R | # | Washington | 2024-04-26 | Kyle Te Poel | ||||
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Garganey | A | Cottonwood | 2024-04-24 | Paul and Koni Fank | |
| Henslow's Sparrow | R | U | Brown | 2024-04-22 | Brian T. Smith | ||||
| Iceland Gull (Thayer's) | Q | McLeod | 2024-04-21 | Brad Abendroth | |||||
| Brambling | C | Otter Tail | 2024-04-17 | Les Gunderson | |||||
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Black-necked Stilt | R | # | Faribault | 2024-04-18 | Kathy Carroll |
| Cinnamon Teal | R | # | Scott | 2024-04-17 | Conny M. Brunell | ||||
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | R | Meeker | 2024-04-15 | Paul and Koni Fank | |||||
| Townsend's Solitaire | R | O | Hennepin | 2024-04-11 | Matthew Hoberg | ||||
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Carolina Wren | R | # | St. Louis | 2024-04-10 | Lon Baumgardt |
| Western Cattle-Egret | R | O | Hennepin | 2024-04-09 | Matthew Hoberg | ||||
| Black-necked Stilt | R | # | Carver | 2024-04-09 | Britt Dalbec | ||||
| Red-tailed Hawk (Harlan's) | Q | McLeod | 2024-04-04 | Britt Dalbec | |||||
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Purple Martin | R | U | Beltrami | 2024-03-15 | Brian Hiller |
| Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) | Q | Cook | 2024-03-10 | Jean Brislance | |||||
| Common Raven | R | # | McLeod | 2024-03-09 | Britt Dalbec | ||||
| Greater White-fronted Goose | R | Meeker | 2024-02-26 | Paul and Koni Fank | |||||
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Greater White-fronted Goose | R | # | McLeod | 2024-02-26 | Britt Dalbec |
| Merlin (Prairie) | Q | McLeod | 2024-02-21 | Britt Dalbec | |||||
| Fox Sparrow | R | # | Meeker | 2024-02-19 | Paul and Koni Fank | ||||
| Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) | Q | # | Cook | 2024-02-09 | Jean Brislance | ||||
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Eastern Bluebird | R | # | Meeker | 2024-02-05 | Paul and Koni Fank |
| Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch | C | Itasca | 2024-01-17 | Kathy Carroll | |||||
| Fox Sparrow | R | # | Meeker | 2024-02-03 | Paul and Koni Fank | ||||
| Townsend's Solitaire | R | # | Renville | 2024-01-31 | Michael Oetken | ||||
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Common Raven | R | # | McLeod | 2024-02-01 | Britt Dalbec |
| Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch | C | Itasca | 2024-01-27 | Kimberly A. Emerson | |||||
| White-winged Scoter | R | # | Scott | 2024-01-26 | Tom Gilde | ||||
| Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) | Q | # | Cook | 2024-01-21 | Jean Brislance | ||||
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Golden Eagle | R | O | Fillmore | 2024-01-20 | Todd Mitchell |
| Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch | C | Itasca | 2024-01-16 | David Harrington | |||||
| Barrow's Goldeneye | R | # | Scott | 2024-01-12 | Brad Abendroth | ||||
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | R | # | Otter Tail | 2024-01-11 | Les Gunderson | ||||
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Long-tailed Duck | R | # | Scott | 2024-01-11 | Brad Abendroth |
| American Wigeon | R | # | Meeker | 2023-12-31 | Paul and Koni Fank | ||||
| Townsend's Solitaire | R | O | Dakota | 2023-12-29 | Tom Gilde | ||||
| Scarlet Tanager | R | Hennepin | 2024-01-02 | Nicholas Purcell | |||||
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Tufted Titmouse | R | # | Wright | 2024-01-01 | Rose M. Shea |
| Varied Thrush | R | O | Cass | 2023-12-30 | Don Hoppe | ||||
| Fox Sparrow | R | # | Meeker | 2023-12-30 | Paul and Koni Fank | ||||
| Townsend's Solitaire | R | O | Dakota | 2023-12-29 | Gerald Hoekstra | ||||
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White-winged Crossbill | R | # | Redwood | 2023-12-29 | Brian T. Smith |
| Tufted Titmouse | R | U | Goodhue | 2023-12-23 | Gerald Hoekstra | ||||
| Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) | Q | # | Cook | 2023-12-21 | Jean Brislance | ||||
| Green-winged Teal | R | # | Meeker | 2023-12-21 | Paul and Koni Fank | ||||
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Dickcissel | R | Lake | 2023-12-17 | James W. Lind | |
| Vesper Sparrow | R | Beltrami | 2023-12-18 | David Harrington | |||||
| Townsend's Solitaire | R | O | Ramsey | 2023-12-18 | Tom Gilde | ||||
| Varied Thrush | R | O | St. Louis | 2023-12-01 | Linda Schwegman | ||||
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Double-crested Cormorant | R | McLeod | 2023-12-16 | Paul and Koni Fank | |
| Vesper Sparrow | R | Beltrami | 2023-12-09 | Alex Burchard | |||||
| Townsend's Solitaire | R | # | Anoka | 2023-12-07 | Steve Broste | ||||
| Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) | Q | # | Cook | 2023-12-06 | Jean Brislance | ||||
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Fox Sparrow | R | # | Meeker | 2023-12-05 | Paul and Koni Fank |
| Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) | Q | # | Meeker | 2023-12-02 | Paul and Koni Fank | ||||
| Varied Thrush | R | O | St. Louis | 2023-11-29 | Brad Snelling | ||||
| Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) | Q | Big Stone | 2023-11-27 | Jason Frank | |||||
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Sage Thrasher | C | # | Ramsey | 2023-11-15 | Tom Gilde |
| Sage Thrasher | C | # | Ramsey | 2023-11-15 | Gerald Hoekstra | ||||
| Sage Thrasher | C | # | Ramsey | 2023-11-13 | Kathy Carroll | ||||
| Western Cattle-Egret | R | O | Hennepin | 2023-11-08 | Gregg Severson | ||||
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Western Cattle-Egret | R | O | Hennepin | 2023-11-08 | Gregg Severson |
| Red-tailed Hawk (Northern) | Q | # | Carver | 2023-11-07 | Britt Dalbec | ||||
| Anna's Hummingbird | A | # | Dakota | 2023-11-02 | Richard Gotz | ||||
| Anna's Hummingbird | A | # | Dakota | 2023-11-07 | Gerald Hoekstra | ||||
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Anna's Hummingbird | A | # | Dakota | 2023-11-04 | Tom Gilde |
| Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) | Q | Otter Tail | 2023-11-03 | Les Gunderson | |||||
| Anna's Hummingbird | A | # | Dakota | 2023-11-03 | Elizabeth R. Tiller | ||||
| Anna's Hummingbird | A | # | Dakota | 2023-11-02 | Tom Gilde | ||||
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Anna's Hummingbird | A | # | Dakota | 2023-11-01 | Lon Baumgardt |
| Anna's Hummingbird | A | # | Dakota | 2023-11-02 | Roy Zimmerman | ||||
| Anna's Hummingbird | A | # | Dakota | 2023-11-01 | Luke Hollander | ||||
| Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) | Q | # | Meeker | 2023-10-22 | Paul and Koni Fank | ||||
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Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) | Q | Otter Tail | 2023-10-18 | Les Gunderson | |
| Surf Scoter | R | # | Koochiching | 2023-10-14 | Allan Meadows | ||||
| Wild Turkey | R | # | Koochiching | 2023-10-02 | Allan Meadows | ||||
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | R | # | Kandiyohi | 2023-09-30 | Douglas W. Kieser |
