Birds of Lake Louise State Park
❏ Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
❏ Eastern Bluebird
❏ Veery
❏ Gray-cheeked Thrush
❏ Swainson’s Thrush
❏ Hermit Thrush
❏ Wood Thrush
❏ American Robin
❏ Gray Catbird
❏ Brown Thrasher
❏ European Starling
❏ Bohemian Waxwing
❏ Cedar Waxwing
❏ Blue-winged Warbler
❏ Golden-winged Warbler
❏ Tennessee Warbler
❏ Orange-crowned Warbler
❏ Nashville Warbler
❏ Northern Parula
❏ Yellow Warbler
❏ Chestnut-sided Warbler
❏ Magnolia Warbler
❏ Cape May Warbler
❏ Yellow-rumped Warbler
❏ Black-throated Green Warbler
❏ Blackburnian Warbler
❏ Pine Warbler
❏ Palm Warbler
❏ Bay-breasted Warbler
❏ Blackpoll Warbler
❏ Black-and-white Warbler
❏ American Redstart
❏ Ovenbird
❏ Northern Waterthrush
❏ Connecticut Warbler
❏ Mourning Warbler
❏ Common Yellowthroat
❏ Wilson’s Warbler
❏ Canada Warbler
❏ Scarlet Tanager
Sp Su Fa Wi
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C
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Birds of Lake Louise State Park
❏ Eastern Towhee
❏ American Tree Sparrow
❏ Chipping Sparrow
❏ Clay-colored Sparrow
❏ Field Sparrow
❏ Vesper Sparrow
❏ Savannah Sparrow
❏ Grasshopper Sparrow
❏ Henslow’s Sparrow
❏ Fox Sparrow
❏ Song Sparrow
❏ Lincoln’s Sparrow
❏ Swamp Sparrow
❏ White-throated Sparrow
❏ Harris’s Sparrow
❏ White-crowned Sparrow
❏ Dark-eyed Junco
❏ Northern Cardinal
❏ Rose-breasted Grosbeak
❏ Indigo Bunting
❏ Dickcissel
❏ Bobolink
❏ Red-winged Blackbird
❏ Eastern Meadowlark
❏ Western Meadowlark
❏ Yellow-headed Blackbird
❏ Common Grackle
❏ Brown-headed Cowbird
❏ Orchard Oriole
❏ Baltimore Oriole
❏ House Finch
❏ Purple Finch
❏ Common Redpoll
❏ Pine Siskin
❏ American Goldfinch
❏ Evening Grosbeak
❏ House Sparrow
Sp Su Fa Wi
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C
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BIRD
Checklist
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Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Division of Parks & Recreation
August 2007
DNR Web Site: www.dnr.state.mn.us
Birding Opportunities at
Lake Louise State Park
The habitat in Lake Louise State Park is a
combination of grassland, woodland and water
in the midst of an intensely farmed agricultural
area. It is an excellent area to view migrant
warblers, flycatchers, vireos, thrushes and
sparrows. The wetland areas provide much
needed habitat for waterfowl and other marsh
birds. The grasslands provide habitat for the
rare Henslows sparrow, boblinks and sedge
wrens. 30 species of neotropical warblers and
vireos have been recorded in the park.
Season and Abundance Key
The seasons in the checklist are defined as follows:
Sp (Spring) = March, April, May
Su (Summer) = June, July
Fa (Fall) = August, September, October, November
Wi (Winter) = December, January, February
Abundance codes are defined as follows:
C = Common — present, relatively easy to find
U = Uncommon — observed, may be difficult to find
O = Occasional — may or may not be present in
any year
R = Rare — has occurred at least once, may or
may not be expected to recur
The names and taxonomic arrangement of species follows that of
the Checklist of the Birds of Minnesota (January, 2001), prepared by
the Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee.
This checklist contains the names of all birds that have been docu­
mented in the park by reliable observers. It was constructed by Robert B.
Janssen, Jerry Bonkoski, and the MN DNR-Division of Parks & Recreation
using observations of the above, park staff and other observers, as well as
Minnesota Ornithologist’s Union records and data contained in research
reports. If you are interested in the specific sources used for a particular
park, contact the Parks Division Resource Management Program
Coordinator by telephone at 651-259-5594 or by mail at MN DNR-Parks,
500 Lafayette Road, Box 39, St. Paul, MN 55155-4039.
“Equal opportunity to participate in and benefit from programs of the Minnesota Department of
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membership or activity in a local commission, or disability. Discrimination inquires should be sent
to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, 500 Lafayette Road, St. Paul, MN 55155-4031;
or the Equal Opportunity Office, Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. 20240.”
This document is available in alternative formats to individuals with disabilities by calling 651-297-1158.
Copyright 2007, State of Minnesota, Department of Natural Resources.
Birds of Lake Louise State Park
❏ Canada Goose
❏ Wood Duck
❏ Gadwall
❏ American Wigeon
❏ Mallard
❏ Blue-winged Teal
❏ Ring-necked Pheasant
❏ Ruffed Grouse
❏ Wild Turkey
❏ Pied-billed Grebe
❏ Great Blue Heron
❏ Green Heron
❏ Turkey Vulture
❏ Osprey
❏ Bald Eagle
❏ Northern Harrier
❏ Sharp-shinned Hawk
❏ Cooper’s Hawk
❏ Red-shouldered Hawk
❏ Broad-winged Hawk
❏ Swainson’s Hawk
❏ Red-tailed Hawk
❏ Rough-legged Hawk
❏ American Kestrel
❏ Sora
❏ American Coot
❏ Killdeer
❏ Solitary Sandpiper
❏ Spotted Sandpiper
❏ Least Sandpiper
❏ American Woodcock
❏ Rock Pigeon
❏ Mourning Dove
❏ Black-billed Cuckoo
❏ Yellow-billed Cuckoo
❏ Great Horned Owl
❏ Barred Owl
❏ Common Nighthawk
❏ Chimney Swift
❏ Ruby-throated Hummingbird
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Birds of Lake Louise State Park
Sp Su Fa Wi
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❏ Belted Kingfisher
❏ Red-headed Woodpecker
❏ Red-bellied Woodpecker
❏ Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
❏ Downy Woodpecker
❏ Hairy Woodpecker
❏ Northern Flicker
❏ Pileated Woodpecker
❏ Olive-sided Flycatcher
❏ Eastern Wood-Pewee
❏ Willow Flycatcher
❏ Least Flycatcher
❏ Eastern Phoebe
❏ Great Crested Flycatcher
❏ Eastern Kingbird
❏ Northern Shrike
❏ Yellow-throated Vireo
❏ Blue-headed Vireo
❏ Warbling Vireo
❏ Philadelphia Vireo
❏ Red-eyed Vireo
❏ Blue Jay
❏ American Crow
❏ Horned Lark
❏ Purple Martin
❏ Tree Swallow
❏ Northern Rough-winged Swallow
❏ Bank Swallow
❏ Barn Swallow
❏ Black-capped Chickadee
❏ Tufted Titmouse
❏ Red-breasted Nuthatch
❏ White-breasted Nuthatch
❏ Brown Creeper
❏ House Wren
❏ Winter Wren
❏ Sedge Wren
❏ Marsh Wren
❏ Golden-crowned Kinglet
❏ Ruby-crowned Kinglet
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