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Phone: 320-589-1001
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43875 230th Street
Morris, MN 56267

Bird List

This list contains 287 bird species that have been observed within the District. It includes all common, as well as rare and accidental species that are not normally expected to occur here.

Morris Wetland Management District Bird Checklist

Legend:

a = Abundant - Common species that is numerous
c = Common - Certain to be seen or heard in suitable habitat
u = Uncommon - Present, but not certain to be seen
r = Rare - Seen at intervals of 2 to 5 years
ac = Accidental
* = Species that nests in the District


S=Spring
s=Summer
F=Fall
W=Winter

Herons | Waterfowl | Hawks | Rails | Shorebirds | Gulls | Owls | Woodpeckers.
Flycatchers | Swallows | Wrens | Thrushes | Warblers | Sparrows | Finches | Bottom
Common Name S s F W
Loons Legend
Common Loon * c c c ac
Grebes Legend
Pied-billed Grebe * c c c r
Horned Grebe c   u  
Red-necked Grebe * c c u  
Eared Grebe * u u u  
Western Grebe * c u c  
Clark's Grebe * ac r ac  
Pelicans Legend
American White Pelican a c c  
Cormorants Legend
Double-crested Cormorant * a a a  
Herons and Bitterns Legend
American Bittern * u u r  
Least Bittern * r u r  
Great Blue Heron * c c c r
Great Egret * c c c  
Snowy Egret u u ac  
Little Blue Heron   ac    
Cattle Egret * u r r  
Green Heron * c c u  
Black-crowned Night Heron * u c u  
Yellow-crowned Night Heron   ac    
Ibises Legend
White-faced Ibis ac      
Vultures Legend
Turkey Vulture * u u u  
Swans, Geese, and Ducks Legend
Greater White-fronted Goose u   r  
Snow Goose c   u r
Ross's Goose ac   ac  
Canada Goose * a a a a
Mute Swan   ac   ac
Trumpeter Swan r ac ac  
Tundra Swan a ac a ac
Wood Duck * c c c ac
Gadwall * c u c ac
American Wigeon * c u c  
American Black Duck ac ac u  
Mallard * a a a a
Blue-winged Teal * a a a  
Cinnamon Teal r   r  
Northern Shoveler * c c c  
Northern Pintail * u u u  
Green-winged Teal * c u c  
Canvasback * c u c  
Redhead * c c c  
Ring-necked Duck * a c c  
Greater Scaup u   u  
Lesser Scaup * a u c  
Surf Scoter ac   ac  
White-winged Scoter ac   ac  
Black Scoter ac   ac  
Long-tail Duck     ac ac
Bufflehead c   c u
Common Goldeneye a   c ac
Hooded Merganser * c u c  
Common Merganser c ac c r
Red-breasted Merganser u ac r  
Ruddy Duck * c c c  
Hawks and Eagles Legend
Osprey * u u u  
Bald Eagle * c c c r
Northern Harrier * c c c ac
Sharp-shinned Hawk u u u r
Cooper's Hawk * c c u r
Northern Goshawk r   r r
Red-shouldered Hawk ac u ac  
Broad-winged Hawk u u u  
Swainson's Hawk * u u u  
Red-tailed Hawk * c a c r
Rough-legged Hawk u   u r
Ferruginous Hawk ac r ac  
Golden Eagle r   r ac
Falcons Legend
American Kestrel * c a c r
Merlin u   u r
Gyrfalcon r   r ac
Peregrine Falcon r   r  
Prairie Falcon r   r ac
Upland Game Birds Legend
Gray Partridge * u u u u
Ring-necked Pheasant * c c c u
Ruffed Grouse * u u u u
Greater Prairie Chicken * u u u u
Wild Turkey * u u u u
Rails and Coots Legend
Yellow Rail * r   r  
Virginia Rail * u c u  
Sora * c c c  
Common Moorhen ac r    
American Coot * a a a ac
Cranes Legend
Sandhill Crane u   u  
Shorebirds Legend
Black-bellied Plover u r u  
American Golden Plover u r u  
Semipalmated Plover u u u  
Killdeer * c a c  
American Avocet r   r  
Greater Yellowlegs c u c  
Lesser Yellowlegs c u c  
Solitary Sandpiper u u u  
Willet r ac r  
Spotted Sandpiper * c c c  
Upland Sandpiper * u c u  
Whimbrel ac      
Hudsonian Godwit u   u  
Marbled Godwit * c u u  
Ruddy Turnstone u   u  
Sanderling u   u  
Semipalmated Sandpiper c   c  
Western Sandpiper ac      
Least Sandpiper c   c  
White-rumped Sandpiper u   u  
Baird's Sandpiper u   u  
Pectoral Sandpiper c   c  
Dunlin c   u  
Stilt Sandpiper u   u  
Buff-breasted Sandpiper r      
Short-billed Dowitcher c   c  
Long-billed Dowitcher u   u  
Common Snipe * c c c ac
American Woodcock * u u u  
Wilson's Phalarope * c u c  
Red-necked Phalarope u   u  
Gulls and Terns Legend
Franklin's Gull a r a  
Bonaparte's Gull c r c  
Ring-billed Gull a c a  
Herring Gull u r u  
Glaucous Gull ac   ac  
Sabine's Gull ac   ac  
California Gull ac      
Caspian Tern u r u  
Common Tern r ac r  
Forster's Tern * c c c  
Black Tern * c c c  
Doves Legend
Rock Dove * a a a a
Mourning Dove * c a a r
Cuckoos and Roadrunners Legend
Black-billed Cuckoo * r u r  
Yellow-billed Cuckoo * r r r  
Owls Legend
Eastern Screech Owl * u u u u
Great Horned Owl * c c c c
Snowy Owl u   u r
Barred Owl * u u u u
Long-eared Owl r r r r
Short-eared Owl * u u u ac
Northern Saw-whet Owl r   r r
Nighthawks and Nightjars Legend
Common Nighthawk * c a c  
Whip-poor-will u u u  
Swifts Legend
Chimney Swift * c c c  
Hummingbirds Legend
Ruby-throated Hummingbird * u c u  
Kingfishers Legend
Belted Kingfisher * c c c r
Woodpeckers Legend
Red-Headed Woodpecker * u c u  
Red-bellied Woodpecker * u u u u
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker * c c c  
Downy Woodpecker * c c c c
Hairy Woodpecker * c c c c
Northern Flicker * c c c r
Pileated Woodpecker * u u u u
Flycatchers Legend
Olive-sided Flycatcher u   u  
Eastern Wood Pewee * u u u  
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher r      
Alder Flycatcher * u u u  
Willow Flycatcher * u   u  
Least Flycatcher * c c c  
Eastern Phoebe * c c c  
Say's Phoebe * ac      
Great Crested Flycatcher * c c c  
Western Kingbird * u c u  
Eastern Kingbird * c c c  
Shrikes Legend
Loggerhead Shrike * r r r  
Northern Shrike u   u u
Vireos Legend
Yellow-throated Vireo * u u u  
Blue-headed Vireo u   u  
Warbling Vireo * c c c  
Philadelphia Vireo r   r  
Red-eyed Vireo * c c c  
Jays, Magpies and Crows Legend
Gray Jay       ac
Blue Jay * c c c c
American Crow * a c a u
Common Raven u   u  
Larks Legend
Horned Lark * a a a r
Swallows Legend
Purple Martin * c c c  
Tree Swallow * a a a  
Northern Rough-winged Swallow * c c c  
Bank Swallow * c c c  
Cliff Swallow * a a a  
Barn Swallow * a a a  
Chickadees and Titmice Legend
Black-capped Chickadee * c c c c
Boreal Chickadee       ac
Nuthatches Legend
Red-breasted Nuthatch u   u u
White-breasted Nuthatch c c c c
Creepers Legend
Brown Creeper * u r u u
Wrens Legend
House Wren * c c c  
Winter Wren r   r  
Sedge Wren * c c c  
Marsh Wren * c c c  
Kinglets, Bluebirds and Thrushes Legend
Golden-crowned Kinglet c   c r
Ruby-crowned Kinglet c   c ac
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher * u u u  
Eastern Bluebird * c c c  
Townsend's Solitaire     ac ac
Veery * c c u  
Gray-cheeked Thrush u   u  
Swainson's Thrush c   c  
Hermit Thrush u   u ac
Wood Thrush * r      
American Robin * a a a u
Varied Thrush       ac
Mimics Legend
Gray Catbird * c c c  
Northern Mockingbird r r    
Brown Thrasher * c c c ac
Starlings Legend
European Starling * a a a u
Pipits Legend
American Pipit u   u  
Sprague's Pipit ac      
Waxwings Legend
Bohemian Waxwing u   u u
Cedar Waxwing * c c c u
Warblers Legend
Blue-winged Warbler r      
Golden-winged Warbler r   r  
Tennessee Warbler a   c  
Orange-crowned Warbler c   c  
Nashville Warbler c   c  
Northern Parula u   r  
Yellow Warbler * c c c  
Chestnut-sided Warbler c   c  
Magnolia Warbler c   c  
Cape May Warbler r   r  
Black-throated Blue Warbler u   ac  
Yellow-rumped Warbler a   a ac
Black-throated Green Warbler u   u  
Blackburnian Warbler u   u  
Pine Warbler r      
Palm Warbler a   a  
Bay-breasted Warbler r   r  
Blackpoll Warbler c   c  
Cerulean Warbler u   u  
Black-and-white Warbler c   c  
American Redstart * c c c  
Prothonotary Warbler u      
Ovenbird * c c c  
Northern Waterthrush u   u  
Connecticut Warbler u      
Mourning Warbler u   r  
Common Yellowthroat * a a c  
Wilson's Warbler u   u  
Canada Warbler u   u  
Tanagers Legend
Scarlet Tanager * u u u  
Sparrows, Buntings and Grosbeaks Legend
Spotted Towhee r      
Eastern Towhee r   r ac
American Tree Sparrow c   c u
Chipping Sparrow * c c c  
Clay-colored Sparrow * c c c  
Field Sparrow * u u u  
Vesper Sparrow * c c c  
Lark Sparrow r r r  
Savannah Sparrow * c a c  
Grasshopper Sparrow * u u u  
Henslow's Sparrow * r u    
Le Conte's Sparrow * u u u  
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow r   r  
Fox Sparrow c   u  
Song Sparrow * c c c ac
Lincoln's Sparrow u   u  
Swamp Sparrow * c c c  
White-throated Sparrow a   a r
Harris' Sparrow c   c u
White-crowned Sparrow u   u  
Dark-eyed Junco a   a c
Lapland Longspur c   c r
Smith's Longspur r   u  
Snow Bunting c   c c
Lark Bunting ac ac    
Northern Cardinal * u u u u
Rose-breasted Grosbeak * c c c  
Blue Grosbeak ac      
Indigo Bunting * c c c  
Dickcissel * u c r  
Blackbirds and Orioles Legend
Bobolink * c c c  
Red-winged Blackbird * a a a r
Eastern Meadowlark * r r    
Western Meadowlark * c c c ac
Yellow-headed Blackbird * a a a r
Rusty Blackbird c   c r
Brewer's Blackbird * c c c  
Common Grackle * a a a r
Brown-headed Cowbird * c c c r
Orchard Oriole * u u u  
Baltimore Oriole * c c c  
Finches Legend
Pine Grosbeak r   r r
Purple Finch * u r u u
House Finch * c c c c
Red Crossbill u u u u
White-winged Crossbill u u u u
Common Redpoll c   c c
Hoary Redpoll r   r r
Pine Siskin u r u u
American Goldfinch * c c c u
Evening Grosbeak u   u u
Old World Sparrows Legend
House Sparrow * a a a a


Last updated: March 27, 2009