Birdwatching in Minnesota

Birding contacts and birdwatching information



Local Birdingpal Contacts

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		Initial	Last Name	Area	Available	Language
		R	Bossert	Bloomington	Anytime	English
		I have been an active birder for about 8 years. The Minneapolis area is in a major migration flyway (the Mississippi River) and can be very good for numerous species especially in the Springtime.
		K	Sussman	Britt	Weekend	English
		W	Marengo	Chaska	Anytime	English
		Am very familiar with birding in Minnesota.
		C	Olson	Chisholm	Anytime	English
		J	Schabert	Coon Rapids	Anytime	English
		Available at variable times , recreational birder, knowledgable of area birds.
		A	Batt	Hartland	Anytime	English
		L	Akan	Henderson	Anytime	English
		I love the outdoors just really got into enjoying all the different kinds of birds. I love the hummingbirds the most.
		B	Byrne	Minneapolis	Weekends	English
		I've been birding the Twin Cities for three years and consider myself an intermediate birder. I have a good knowledge of local hotspots and would love to show others or have someone tag along. No guarantees though that I can find you that rare Whooping Crane.
		R	Kloubec	Moorhead	Anytime	English
		C	Marksberry	Mound	Anytime	English
		I am a 31 year old dad who lives on Phelps Island on Lake Minnetonka. I enjoy birding, hiking, and most things to do with the outdoors. Rare objects in nature are an obsession for me whether it be birds, other animals, plants and trees, mushrooms, agates, and unique natural places. Let's go birding!
		G	Severson	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Weekends: generally, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays	English, conversant in Spanish
		I am a green birder, mostly in Hennepin County, but really all around the metro. I don't own a car, so I cannot provide car transport, but would love to show you around via bike or public transit. Depending on your size, I may have a bike you can borrow, or I can recommend various rental options. Furthermore, many excellent birding spots in Hennepin County are very accessible via public transit. The blue line light rail runs from downtown Minneapolis to within walking distance of a couple different trailheads at the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge. We can also combine biking and transit. Depending on the time of year, we can target whatever strikes your fancy - ducks, gulls, warblers, sparrows, shorebirds etc.		Area: T.S. Roberts Bird Sanctuary, Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Area Birds: Warblers, sparrows, ducks	Interests: Nature: BIRDING, birdwatching, twitching, photography, butterflies, dragonflies, skiing, swimming, beach, surfing Travel: stroll, walking, hiking, train, bus, BIKING, long walk, backpack, portage, canoe Visit: tourist site, museum, restaurant, ski run/trail, monument, arboretum
		Y	Chung	New Brighton	Anytime	Korean, English
		I live in around Long Lake Regional Park area. I think it is a good spot to watch the birds without long driving. There's Cardinal, Robin, Bluejay, Goldfinch and Red-wing Blackbird to name a few.
		L	Gudrais	Red Wing	Anytime	English
		R	Russell	St. Paul	Weekend	English
		JL	Wu	St. Paul	Anytime	Mandarin Chinese, Taiwanese, English
		I am a keen birder from Taiwan and new to the US. Hope to know more about the avifauna of MN.
		T	Doherty	St. Paul	Anytime	English, French
		I have been birding in Minnesota for 34 years. I have 309 birds on my list, about 205 from the river area here in St. Paul
		H	Hughes	Warren	Anytime	English
		Red River Valley - tallgrass prairie - aspen parkland.
Professional Guides If you contact a professional Birdingpal guide you must be prepared to pay a fee for guiding services.
		Initial	Last Name	Area	Available	Language
Local Information
		Name			Description
		Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia			Minnesota
		Local weather			Yahoo
		Audubon Minnesota Society			Club
		Agassiz Audubon Society			Club
		Albert Lea Audubon Society			Club
		Audubon Chapter of Minneapolis			Club
		Austin Audubon Society			Club
		Brainerd Lakes Area Audubon Society			Club
		Central Minnesota Audubon Society			Club
		Duluth Audubon Society			Club
		Minnesota River Valley Audubon Society			Club
		Mississippi Headwaters Audubon			Club
		St. Paul Audubon Society			Club
		Wild River Audubon Society			Club
		Zumbro Valley Audubon Society			Club
		Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory			Hawk Watch
		Audubon Center of the North Woods			Sites
		Birding Hotspots around the world			Sites

Last update 02/02/20143