Saint Paul Downtown Airport
Minnesota · Midwest
Moderate
April-May, September-October
About This Location
Saint Paul Downtown Airport is a productive birding destination in Minnesota, with 204 species recorded on eBird. This grassland and wetland habitat attracts Canada Goose, Mallard, and Rock Pigeon among many others. Spring migration along the Mississippi and Central Flyways makes this a vital stopover for diverse species.
Location
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Notable Species
Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor
Acadian Flycatcher
Empidonax virescens
Prairie Warbler
Setophaga discolor
Pine Warbler
Setophaga pinus
Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata
Northern Parula
Setophaga americana
Hooded Warbler
Setophaga citrina
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifrons
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Killdeer
Spotted Sandpiper
Great Blue Heron
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Warbling Vireo
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
European Starling
American Robin
Harris's Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Western Meadowlark
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Tennessee Warbler
Northern Yellow Warbler
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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