Brainerd Birding Report: May 7, 2021

Be Bear Aware!

Bears are now out looking for food so in some areas you will need to get in the habit of taking your feeders inside at night. Be well, be safe and enjoy watching the birds from home or on many trails found in the area.

Clean Your Feeders

Now is the time to find and clean out your spring bird feeders for the Orioles and Hummingbirds. A clean feeder will attract more birds. What to feed Orioles ? Oranges, mealworms, grape jelly and sugar water (3:1 ratio). What to feed Hummingbirds? Sugar water only; do NOT add anything to the water such as food coloring. The ratio can be the same 3:1. Immature Bald Eagle

Birds Observed This Past Week in the Brainerd Lakes Area

Birds observed this past week in the Brainerd Lakes area include: (New Arrivals) Yellow Warbler, Brown Thrasher, Gray Catbird, Palm Warbler, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Baltimore Oriole, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Pine Warbler, Eastern Towhee, Eastern Phoebe, White-throated Sparrow Broad-winged Hawk, Yellow Legs (greater/lesser). Bald Eagle, Osprey, Turkey Vulture, Peregrine Falcon, Cooper’s Hawk, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Sandhill Crane, Great-blue Heron, Ring-billed Gull, Tree Swallow, Eastern Bluebird, Chipping Sparrow, Fox Sparrow, Song Sparrow, American Woodcock, American Kestrel, Dark-eyed Junco, Common Redpoll, American Goldfinch, House Finch, Purple Finch, Pine Siskin, Red-winged Blackbird, Brown Creeper, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Blue-winged Teal, Common Loon, Hooded Merganser, Woodduck, Pileated Woodpecker, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Canada Goose, Ruffed Grouse, American Robin, Brown-headed Cowbird and Common Raven. Happy Birding!

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.

Please report any unusual birds to Judd Brink via email. Please include a photo and or a brief description in the email if possible.