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I've decided to start a formal collection of Minnesota's birds. Here are some of the best shots I have for any species I've captured, most of them since May 2016. Some aren't very good at all, but that sets a goal for me... improve for that species. See just my best shots of Minnesota's birds.
The majority of these shots were made with a Canon 7D (original or Mark II) and the first or second gen Tamron 150-600mm, and the rest were with Canon's 70-200 f/4L. The Tamron isn't as fast or sharp as the 200, but sure helps me reach the birds when they're small or far off.
Bird identification can be a challenge, since individuals can vary and I'm new to the game. If you have corrections, please let me know. Scientific names are linked for more information.
See a timeline of sightings for selected species by clicking the icons. See the Exif data for images in the popup view by clicking the icon.
American Coot
Fulica americana
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
American Redstart (Warbler)
Setophaga ruticilla
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
American Tree Sparrow
Spizelloides arborea
American White Pelican
Pelacanus erythrorhynchos
American Woodcock
Scolopax minor
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Barred Owl
Strix varia
Bay-breasted Warbler
Setophaga castanea
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Blackburnian Warbler
Setophaga fusca
Blackpoll Warbler
Setophaga striata
Black-backed Woodpecker
Picoides arcticus
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga virens
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors
Boreal Chickadee
Poecile hudsonicus
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo patypterus
Brown Creeper
Certhia americana
Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Canada (Gray) Jay
Perisoreus canadensis
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Canada Warbler
Cardellina canadensis
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Clay-colored Sparrow
Spizella pallida
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Common Loon
Gavia immer
Common Merganser
Mergus Merganser
Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor
Common Raven
Corvus Corax
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
Common Yellowthroat (Warbler)
Geothlypis thrichas
Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Dickcissel
Spiza americana
Double-crested Cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus
Downy Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna
Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
Eastern Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa
Grasshopper Sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum
Gray Catbird
Dumatella carolinensis
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Great Gray Owl
Strix nebulosa
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca
Hairy Woodpecker
Picoides villosus
Harris's Sparrow
Zonotrichia querula
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritus
Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Merlin
Falco columbarius
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
Mourning Warbler
Geothlypis philadelphia
Nashville Warbler
Oreothlypis ruficapilla
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalus cardinalis
Northern Flicker
Circus hudsonius
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Northern Hawk Owl
Surnia ulula
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Orange-crowned Warbler
Pandion haliaetus
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
Pine Grosbeak
Pinicola enucleator
Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus
Pine Warbler
Setophaga pinus
Purple Finch
Haemorhous purpureus
Purple Martin
Progne subis
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Red-shouldered Hawk (Eastern)
Buteo lineatus
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoenicueus
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Ring-necked Duck
Phasianus colchicus
Ring-necked Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Rough-legged Hawk
Buteo lagopus
Ruffed Grouse
Bonasa umbellus
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Regulus calendula
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
Rusty Blackbird
Euphagus carolinus
Sandhill Crane
Grus canadensis
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Sedge Wren
Cistothorus platensis
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Tympanuchus phasianellus
Snow Goose
Chen caerulescens
Solitary Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Swainson's Thrush
Melospiza georgiana
Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza georgiana
Tennessee Warbler
Oreothlypis peregrina
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis
Veery (Thrush)
Catharus fuscescens
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
White-winged Crossbill
Loxia leucoptera
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Yellow-throated Vireo
Vireo flavifrons
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