April 19, 2023
Judd Brink is a guide and naturalist and will provide a weekly birding report during the spring bird migration, the summer nesting season and the fall bird migration for Visit Brainerd. Judd Brink is the owner of MN Backyard Birds.  He can help make your home/business more active and attractive for our feathered friends with bird scaping! This is the 11th season Judd will be providing birding reports for the Brainerd Lakes Area.
Today’s birding report comes from the Brainerd lakes area: Belted Kingfisher, Sandhill Crane, Common Merganser, Hooded Merganser, Red-breasted Merganser, Tundra Swan, Trumpeter Swan, Great Egret, Great-blue Heron, Redhead, Ring-neck Duck, Mallard, Canada Goose, Lesser/Greater Scaup?, Blue-wing Teal, Northern Shoveler, Wood duck, Common Goldeneye, Pied-billed Grebe, Horned Grebe, Ring-billed Gull, Turkey Vulture, Bald Eagle, Osprey’s (on nesting platforms), Common Loon, Rough-legged Hawk, Fox Sparrow, dark-eyed  Junco, American Woodcock, Pileated Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, House Finch, Purple Finch, Eastern Bluebird, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Common Grackle, Red-winged Blackbird, Phoebe, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Wild Turkey, American Robin and Common Raven.  Happy Birding!
Spring  Birding Locations:
French Rapids- ( Mississippi River) waterfowl 
 
Kiwanis/Rotary Park (Mississippi River) waterfowl and warblers 
 
Northland Arboretum-  Sparrows, warblers, tanagers
 
Crow-wing State Park –  Walking/biking trails, songbirds/waterfowl/warblers
 
Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge – NOW see migrating Sandhill Cranes!
Be BEAR AWARE!!!!  It’s that time of year when curious and hungry bears come out of their dens looking for an easy meal. If you have had bears in the past, there’s a good chance they will visit again so its a good time to get in the habit of bringing in your bird feeders in the evening.
A great time to think about bird scaping your yard to help attract more colorful birds!  Ask for native fruiting trees and shrubs to plant around the house or cabin to bring in more birds naturally!  we hope you can share the joy of watching birds from your home or with others when visiting one of the many great birding areas found in the Brainerd lakes.
we hope you will enjoy and follow the weekly birding reports from Visitbrainerd.com.  If you want to share a photo or have a unique bird sighting please email them to info@birdminnesota.com.

Happy Birding!