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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.
First record for Anoka County in the Winter season
This Ruby-crowned Kinglet was seen on December 21, 2024, near a private home by Akin Riverside Park in Anoka, Minnesota.
Photo by a friend. Sony RX10 IV at ISO 6400, f/16, 1/60
First record for Carver County in the Winter season
Ongoing bird I documented a few years ago [summer'22] or it's progeny[?]. This recent bird seen within a mile of first observation.
Britt Dalbec
Five or fewer records in Meeker County for the Winter season
Seen in the SE section of Meeker CBC on 640th St
Paul and Koni Fank, Nikon P 1000
Five or fewer records in Rice County for the Winter season
This bird was hanging out below the dam in King Mill Park in Faribault. When it turned its head, the other side revealed a large tumor on the cheek.
Gerald Hoekstra
'Rare Regular' in Minnesota - Five or fewer records in Marshall County for the Winter season
First spotted on December 12 in Warren.
Heidi Hughes
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Hermit Thrush | R | # | Redwood | 2024-12-06 | Brian T. Smith |
| Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) | Q | # | Meeker | 2024-12-04 | Paul and Koni Fank | ||||
| Mute Swan | R | Otter Tail | 2024-12-01 | Les Gunderson | |||||
| Black-throated Gray Warbler | C | Anoka | 2024-11-26 | Gerald Hoekstra | |||||
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Snowy Owl | R | # | Rice | 2024-11-24 | Gerald Hoekstra |
| Red-tailed Hawk (Northern) | Q | Nobles | 2024-11-22 | Brian T. Smith | |||||
| Black-throated Gray Warbler | C | Anoka | 2024-11-11 | Michelle Terrell | |||||
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | R | # | Kittson | 2024-11-10 | Heidi Hughes | ||||
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Townsend's Solitaire | R | Renville | 2024-11-10 | Brian T. Smith | |
| Black-throated Gray Warbler | C | Anoka | 2024-11-10 | Tate Putman | |||||
| Red-tailed Hawk (Krider's) | Q | Dakota | 2024-11-08 | Heidi Hermes | |||||
| Northern Mockingbird | R | # | Benton | 2024-11-08 | Howard Towle | ||||
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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 | |||||
| Western Tanager | R | Lake | 2024-10-26 | Lon Baumgardt | |||||
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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 | ||||
| Sage Thrasher | C | Lake | 2024-10-26 | Lon Baumgardt | |||||
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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 | |||||
| Red Phalarope | C | # | Hennepin | 2024-10-08 | Lon Baumgardt | ||||
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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 | ||||
| Sabine's Gull | R | # | Stevens | 2024-09-22 | Tate Putman | ||||
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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 | |||||
| Sabine's Gull | R | Renville | 2024-09-15 | Tate Putman | |||||
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Western Cattle-Egret | R | U | 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 | |||||
| Western Cattle-Egret | R | O | Grant | 2024-08-02 | Lon Baumgardt | ||||
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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 | ||||
| Semipalmated Plover | R | # | Koochiching | 2024-06-16 | Allan Meadows | ||||
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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 | ||||
| Western Kingbird | R | # | Sibley | 2024-06-08 | Douglas W. Kieser | ||||
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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 | ||||
| Bullock's Oriole | C | Washington | 2024-05-13 | Zoe Newell-Hickman | |||||
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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 | ||||
| Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's) | Q | Cook | 2024-05-05 | Jean Brislance | |||||
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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 | ||||
| Willet | R | Beltrami | 2024-05-02 | David Harrington | |||||
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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 | ||||
| Garganey | A | Cottonwood | 2024-04-24 | Paul and Koni Fank | |||||
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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 | |||||
| Black-necked Stilt | R | # | Faribault | 2024-04-18 | Kathy Carroll | ||||
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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 | ||||
| Carolina Wren | R | # | St. Louis | 2024-04-10 | Lon Baumgardt | ||||
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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 | |||||
| Purple Martin | R | C | Beltrami | 2024-03-15 | Brian Hiller | ||||
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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 | |||||
| Greater White-fronted Goose | R | # | McLeod | 2024-02-26 | Britt Dalbec | ||||
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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 | ||||
| Eastern Bluebird | R | # | Meeker | 2024-02-05 | Paul and Koni Fank | ||||
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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 | ||||
| Common Raven | R | # | McLeod | 2024-02-01 | Britt Dalbec | ||||
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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 | ||||
| Golden Eagle | R | U | Fillmore | 2024-01-20 | Todd Mitchell | ||||
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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 | ||||
| Long-tailed Duck | R | # | Scott | 2024-01-11 | Brad Abendroth | ||||
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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 | |||||
| Tufted Titmouse | R | # | Wright | 2024-01-01 | Rose M. Shea | ||||
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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 | ||||
| White-winged Crossbill | R | # | Redwood | 2023-12-29 | Brian T. Smith | ||||
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Tufted Titmouse | R | C | 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 | ||||
| Dickcissel | R | Lake | 2023-12-17 | James W. Lind | |||||
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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 | ||||
| Double-crested Cormorant | R | McLeod | 2023-12-16 | Paul and Koni Fank | |||||
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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 | ||||
| Fox Sparrow | R | # | Meeker | 2023-12-05 | Paul and Koni Fank | ||||
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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 | |||||
| Sage Thrasher | C | # | Ramsey | 2023-11-15 | Tom Gilde | ||||
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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 | ||||
| Western Cattle-Egret | R | O | Hennepin | 2023-11-08 | Gregg Severson | ||||
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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 | ||||
| Anna's Hummingbird | A | # | Dakota | 2023-11-04 | Tom Gilde |
