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Minnesota Valley NWR – Bass Ponds

258 species and 342,154 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.

Best months: May, with up to 220 species seen regularly.

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Seen here in November

MallardMallardAnas platyrhynchosCanada GooseCanada GooseBranta canadensisBlack-capped ChickadeeBlack-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillusTrumpeter SwanTrumpeter SwanCygnus buccinatorHooded MerganserHooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatusRing-billed GullRing-billed GullLarus delawarensisDowny WoodpeckerDowny WoodpeckerDryobates pubescensAmerican Tree SparrowAmerican Tree SparrowSpizelloides arboreaWhite-breasted NuthatchWhite-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensisRed-bellied WoodpeckerRed-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinusBald EagleBald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusBlue JayBlue JayCyanocitta cristataAmerican RobinAmerican RobinTurdus migratoriusNorthern CardinalNorthern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis

Species seen regularly, by month

Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.

Nearby hotspots

  1. Old Cedar Ave. Bridge2 km256 species
  2. Wood Lake Nature Center6 km231 species
  3. Lake Elmo Regional Park29 km226 species
  4. Sherburne NWR – Wildlife Drive80 km246 species

All 258 species recorded here

Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.

Questions

When is the best time to go birding at Minnesota Valley NWR – Bass Ponds?

May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 220 in a month.

How many bird species have been seen at Minnesota Valley NWR – Bass Ponds?

258 species, from 342,154 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.

What birds can I see at Minnesota Valley NWR – Bass Ponds in November?

The most recorded in November: Mallard, Canada Goose, Black-capped Chickadee, Trumpeter Swan and Hooded Merganser.

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.