August 19, 2022: Birds Observed This Past Week in the Brainerd Lakes Area

Brainerd, MN—Birds being observed and or reported within the Brainerd lakes area include. Common Nighthawk, Common Raven, Wild Turkey, Red-tailed Hawk, Bald Eagle, Osprey, Broad-winged Hawk, Turkey Vulture, American Kestrel, Green Heron, Great-blue Heron, Killdeer, Mallard, Woodduck, Canada Goose, Common Loon, Ring-billed Gull, Common Merganser, Hooded Merganser, Trumpeter Swan, Double-crested Cormorant, White Pelican, Peregrine Falcon, Belted Kingfisher, Pileated Woodpecker, Eastern Towhee, Brown Thrasher, Gray Catbird, Eastern Phoebe, Baltimore Oriole, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, House Finch, Cedar Waxwing, American Goldfinch, Song Sparrow, Chipping Sparrow, Eastern Bluebird, Barn Swallow, Tree Swallow, Purple Martin, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, American Redstart, Golden-winged Warbler, Red-bellied Woodpecker, House Wren, Red-winged Blackbird, Northern Cardinal, Indigo Bunting and Hairy Woodpecker. Happy Birding!

The fall bird migration is now underway with the peak being in September! Watch more birding activity at your feeders!

It’s a great time to think about birdscaping 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!

Please also remember many of our Common Loons now have young chicks and watch and listen for the adults giving warning calls when you get too close. This is a dangerous time of the year so be careful and cautious when boating around loons.

Be Well and Be Safe and Enjoy watching the birds from home or out at the many trails found in the area.

Birding Kits

Go birding today and use our birding kits which are available for your birding convenience during your stay in the Brainerd Lakes area. Find more information on the Bird Watching.

These weekly birding reports are provided in partnership between Visit Brainerd and Judd Brink Owner/Guide of MN Backyard Birds from April through October each year. If you want to share a photo or have a unique bird sighting, please email them to info@birdminnesota.com