Carpenter Nature Center
Minnesota · Midwest
About This Location
Carpenter Nature Center is a productive birding destination in Minnesota, with 230 species recorded on eBird. This grassland and wetland habitat attracts Canada Goose, Trumpeter Swan, and Mourning Dove among many others. Spring migration along the Mississippi and Central Flyways makes this a vital stopover for diverse species.
Location
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Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Pine Warbler
Setophaga pinus
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus
Ruffed Grouse
Bonasa umbellus
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Prothonotary Warbler
Mallard
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Eastern Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
White-breasted Nuthatch
Northern House Wren
Cedar Waxwing
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Field Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Baltimore Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Birding Tips
- 1
Scan fence posts and utility wires for perching raptors and kingbirds.
- 2
Walk field edges at dawn when sparrows and grassland species are most vocal.
- 3
Time your visit during the first week of May for maximum species diversity.
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