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Overview

Princeton, Minnesota, north of Minneapolis/St. Paul. Wetlands with loop trail was some wooded areas. Huge number of sparrow species in summer. Nesting Bald Eagle. Many deerflies and mosquitoes in July

Birds

Notable Species

I saw the following 60 species with the help of two local birders

Species Name Number Reported Canada Goose 28 Trumpeter Swan 3 Wood Duck 5 Mallard 6 Ring-necked Duck 4 Pied-billed Grebe 3 American White Pelican 2 Double-crested Cormorant 60 Great Blue Heron 6 Bald Eagle 1 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Virginia Rail 1 Sandhill Crane 13 Killdeer 8 Black Tern 18 Mourning Dove 11 Barred Owl 1 Belted Kingfisher 1 Downy Woodpecker 3 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 5 Eastern Wood Pewee 9 Alder Flycatcher 1 Least Flycatcher 1 Eastern Phoebe 11 Great Crested Flycatcher 1 Eastern Kingbird 5 Warbling Vireo 5 Red-eyed Vireo 2 Blue Jay 3 American Crow 4 Tree Swallow 115 Barn Swallow 2 Black-capped Chickadee 5 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 House Wren 6 Sedge Wren 3 Marsh Wren 5 American Robin 7 Gray Catbird 5 Brown Thrasher 2 European Starling 9 Cedar Waxwing 3 Yellow Warbler 4 American Redstart 1 Common Yellowthroat 13 Eastern Towhee 2 Chipping Sparrow 2 Field Sparrow 18 Vesper Sparrow 3 Lark Sparrow 2 Grasshopper Sparrow 12 Song Sparrow 3 Swamp Sparrow 2 Indigo Bunting 1 Red-winged Blackbird 5 Eastern Meadowlark 4 Common Grackle 1 House Finch 1 American Goldfinch 2

Check-list

Birds you can see here include:

Bird list available in PDF

Other Wildlife

To do

Site Information

Access and Facilities

Free admission.

Contact Details

To do

External Links

Content and images originally posted by bernerjc

Reviews

bernerjc's review

Pros

  • many sparrow species
  • nesting bald eagles

Cons

  • deer flies
  • mosquitoes
  • variable water levels
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