Gooseberry Falls State Park
Minnesota · Midwest
About This Location
Gooseberry Falls State Park is a productive birding destination in Minnesota, with 206 species recorded on eBird. This grassland and wetland habitat attracts Downy Woodpecker, Black-capped Chickadee, and Red-breasted Nuthatch 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
Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis
Blue-winged Warbler
Vermivora cyanoptera
Nelson's Sparrow
Ammospiza nelsoni
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
Grasshopper Sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum
Loggerhead Shrike
Lanius ludovicianus
Rusty Blackbird
Euphagus carolinus
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Least Flycatcher
Northern House Wren
Veery
Chipping Sparrow
Black-and-white Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Canada Goose
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Song Sparrow
American Redstart
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Downy Woodpecker
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Black-capped Chickadee
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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