August 5, 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: Great-blue Heron, Green Heron, Great Egret, Killdeer, Belted Kingfisher, Canada Goose, Trumpeter Swan, Hooded Merganser, Woodduck, Mallard, Common Loon, Ring-billed Gull, Blue-winged Teal, Ring-neck Duck, Sandhill Crane, Common Raven, Red-tailed Hawk, Broad-winged Hawk, Osprey, Bald Eagle, Turkey Vulture, Wild Turkey, Whip-poor Will, Barn Swallow, Purple Martin, Brown Thrasher, Gray Catbird, Chipping Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Vesper Sparrow, Mourning Dove, Pileated Woodpecker, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, House Wren, Indigo Bunting, Red-winged Blackbird, Eastern Bluebird, Baltimore Oriole, American Kestrel, Cedar Waxwing, American Robin, American Goldfinch, House Finch, Hooded Merganser, Yellow Warbler, Northern Cardinal, Eastern Towhee, American Redstart, White Pelican, Black Tern and Red-headed Woodpecker. Happy Birding!

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