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The following are my lists from Itasca County, the Chippewa National Forest, and selected locations that I have kept detailed records for. As my record keeping has improved, I hope to have much more complete information here in the future.

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Itasca County – 207 species

Canada Goose Killdeer Philadelphia Vireo Blackpoll Warbler
Trumpeter Swan Greater Yellowlegs Red-eyed Vireo Black-and-white Warbler
Tundra Swan Lesser Yellowlegs Gray Jay American Redstart
Wood Duck Solitary Sandpiper Blue Jay Ovenbird
Gadwall Spotted Sandpiper Black-billed Magpie Northern Waterthrush
American Black Duck Semipalmated Sandpiper American Crow Mourning Warbler
Mallard Wilson's Snipe Common Raven Common Yellowthroat
Blue-winged Teal American Woodcock Horned Lark Wilson's Warbler
Northern Shoveler Wilson's Phalarope Purple Martin Canada Warbler
Northern Pintail Franklin's Gull Tree Swallow Scarlet Tanager
Green-winged Teal Bonaparte's Gull Northern Rough-winged Swallow Western Tanager
Redhead Ring-billed Gull Bank Swallow American Tree Sparrow
Ring-necked Duck Herring Gull Cliff Swallow Chipping Sparrow
Lesser Scaup Caspian Tern Barn Swallow Clay-colored Sparrow
Bufflehead Common Tern Black-capped Chickadee Vesper Sparrow
Common Goldeneye Black Tern Boreal Chickadee Lark Sparrow
Hooded Merganser Rock Dove Red-breasted Nuthatch Lark Bunting
Common Merganser Eurasian Collared-Dove White-breasted Nuthatch Savannah Sparrow
Red-breasted Merganser Mourning Dove Brown Creeper Le Conte's Sparrow
Ruddy Duck Black-billed Cuckoo House Wren Fox Sparrow
Ring-necked Pheasant Great Horned Owl Winter Wren Song Sparrow
Ruffed Grouse Snowy Owl Sedge Wren Lincoln's Sparrow
Sharp-tailed Grouse Northern Hawk Owl Marsh Wren Swamp Sparrow
Common Loon Barred Owl Golden-crowned Kinglet White-throated Sparrow
Pied-billed Grebe Great Gray Owl Ruby-crowned Kinglet Harris's Sparrow
Horned Grebe Short-eared Owl Eastern Bluebird White-crowned Sparrow
Red-necked Grebe Northern Saw-whet Owl Veery Dark-eyed Junco
Western Grebe Common Nighthawk Swainson's Thrush Snow Bunting
American White Pelican Whip-poor-will Hermit Thrush Northern Cardinal
Double-crested Cormorant Chimney Swift Wood Thrush Rose-breasted Grosbeak
American Bittern Ruby-throated Hummingbird American Robin Indigo Bunting
Great Blue Heron Belted Kingfisher Varied Thrush Bobolink
Great Egret Red-headed Woodpecker Gray Catbird Red-winged Blackbird
Green Heron Red-bellied Woodpecker Brown Thrasher Eastern Meadowlark
Turkey Vulture Yellow-bellied Sapsucker European Starling Yellow-headed Blackbird
Osprey Downy Woodpecker American Pipit Rusty Blackbird
Bald Eagle Hairy Woodpecker Bohemian Waxwing Brewer's Blackbird
Northern Harrier Three-toed Woodpecker Cedar Waxwing Common Grackle
Sharp-shinned Hawk Black-backed Woodpecker Golden-winged Warbler Brown-headed Cowbird
Cooper's Hawk Northern Flicker Tennessee Warbler Baltimore Oriole
Northern Goshawk Pileated Woodpecker Orange-crowned Warbler Pine Grosbeak
Broad-winged Hawk Olive-sided Flycatcher Nashville Warbler Purple Finch
Red-tailed Hawk Eastern Wood-Pewee Northern Parula House Finch
Rough-legged Hawk Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Yellow Warbler Red Crossbill
American Kestrel Alder Flycatcher Chestnut-sided Warbler White-winged Crossbill
Merlin Least Flycatcher Magnolia Warbler Common Redpoll
Peregrine Falcon Eastern Phoebe Cape May Warbler Hoary Redpoll
Virginia Rail Great Crested Flycatcher Yellow-rumped Warbler Pine Siskin
Sora Eastern Kingbird Black-throated Green Warbler American Goldfinch
American Coot Northern Shrike Blackburnian Warbler Evening Grosbeak
Sandhill Crane Yellow-throated Vireo Pine Warbler House Sparrow
American Golden-Plover Warbling Vireo Palm Warbler

Chippewa National Forest – 162 species

Canada Goose Spotted Sandpiper Gray Jay Palm Warbler
Trumpeter Swan Pectoral Sandpiper Blue Jay Black-and-white Warbler
Wood Duck Purple Sandpiper Black-billed Magpie American Redstart
Gadwall Wilson's Snipe American Crow Ovenbird
Mallard American Woodcock Common Raven Northern Waterthrush
Blue-winged Teal Wilson's Phalarope Purple Martin Common Yellowthroat
Northern Shoveler Bonaparte's Gull Tree Swallow Scarlet Tanager
Redhead Ring-billed Gull Northern Rough-winged Swallow American Tree Sparrow
Ring-necked Duck Herring Gull Cliff Swallow Chipping Sparrow
Bufflehead Caspian Tern Barn Swallow Clay-colored Sparrow
Common Goldeneye Common Tern Black-capped Chickadee Savannah Sparrow
Hooded Merganser Black Tern Boreal Chickadee Le Conte's Sparrow
Common Merganser Rock Dove Red-breasted Nuthatch Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Red-breasted Merganser Mourning Dove White-breasted Nuthatch Fox Sparrow
Ruffed Grouse Black-billed Cuckoo Brown Creeper Song Sparrow
Common Loon Great Horned Owl Winter Wren Swamp Sparrow
Pied-billed Grebe Snowy Owl Sedge Wren White-throated Sparrow
Red-necked Grebe Northern Hawk Owl Marsh Wren Harris's Sparrow
American White Pelican Barred Owl Golden-crowned Kinglet White-crowned Sparrow
Double-crested Cormorant Great Gray Owl 20Ruby-crowned Kinglet Dark-eyed Junco
American Bittern Northern Saw-whet Owl Eastern Bluebird Snow Bunting
Least Bittern Ruby-throated Hummingbird Veery Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Great Blue Heron Belted Kingfisher Hermit Thrush Indigo Bunting
Green Heron Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Wood Thrush Bobolink
Turkey Vulture Downy Woodpecker American Robin Red-winged Blackbird
Osprey Hairy Woodpecker Gray Catbird Eastern Meadowlark
Bald Eagle Black-backed Woodpecker Brown Thrasher Yellow-headed Blackbird
Northern Harrier Northern Flicker European Starling Rusty Blackbird
Cooper's Hawk Pileated Woodpecker American Pipit Common Grackle
Northern Goshawk Olive-sided Flycatcher Cedar Waxwing Brown-headed Cowbird
Broad-winged Hawk Eastern Wood-Pewee Golden-winged Warbler Baltimore Oriole
Red-tailed Hawk Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Nashville Warbler Pine Grosbeak
Rough-legged Hawk Alder Flycatcher Northern Parula Purple Finch
American Kestrel Least Flycatcher Yellow Warbler House Finch
Merlin Eastern Phoebe Chestnut-sided Warbler Red Crossbill
American Coot Great Crested Flycatcher Cape May Warbler White-winged Crossbill
Sandhill Crane Eastern Kingbird Yellow-rumped Warbler Common Redpoll
Killdeer Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Black-throated Green Warbler Pine Siskin
Greater Yellowlegs Northern Shrike Blackburnian Warbler American Goldfinch
Lesser Yellowlegs Warbling Vireo Pine Warbler Evening Grosbeak
Solitary Sandpiper Red-eyed Vireo

County Road 446 Area – 87 species

Canada Goose Wilson's Snipe Black-capped Chickadee Savannah Sparrow
Wood Duck Rock Dove Red-breasted Nuthatch Le Conte's Sparrow
Mallard Mourning Dove Winter Wren Song Sparrow
Blue-winged Teal Northern Hawk Owl Sedge Wren Swamp Sparrow
Hooded Merganser Great Gray Owl Golden-crowned Kinglet White-throated Sparrow
Common Merganser Belted Kingfisher Eastern Bluebird Harris's Sparrow
Ruffed Grouse Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Hermit Thrush Dark-eyed Junco
Sharp-tailed Grouse Downy Woodpecker American Robin Snow Bunting
Common Loon Hairy Woodpecker European Starling Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Great Blue Heron Northern Flicker Bohemian Waxwing Bobolink
Turkey Vulture Alder Flycatcher Cedar Waxwing Red-winged Blackbird
Osprey Least Flycatcher Northern Parula Eastern Meadowlark
Bald Eagle Eastern Phoebe Yellow Warbler Rusty Blackbird
Northern Harrier Eastern Kingbird Chestnut-sided Warbler Brewer's Blackbird
Red-tailed Hawk Northern Shrike Yellow-rumped Warbler Common Grackle
Rough-legged Hawk Red-eyed Vireo Black-throated Green Warbler Brown-headed Cowbird
American Kestrel Gray Jay Blackburnian Warbler Pine Grosbeak
Sandhill Crane Blue Jay Black-and-white Warbler Purple Finch
American Golden-Plover American Crow Ovenbird Common Redpoll
Killdeer Common Raven Common Yellowthroat Hoary Redpoll
Lesser Yellowlegs Tree Swallow Clay-colored Sparrow American Goldfinch
Solitary Sandpiper Barn Swallow Vesper Sparrow

Forest History Center – 85 species

Canada Goose Least Flycatcher Swainson's Thrush Northern Waterthrush
Wood Duck Eastern Phoebe Hermit Thrush Common Yellowthroat
Mallard Great Crested Flycatcher American Robin Wilson's Warbler
Blue-winged Teal Eastern Kingbird Gray Catbird American Tree Sparrow
Common Goldeneye Warbling Vireo European Starling Chipping Sparrow
Ruffed Grouse Philadelphia Vireo Cedar Waxwing Song Sparrow
Common Loon Red-eyed Vireo Golden-winged Warbler Swamp Sparrow
Double-crested Cormorant Gray Jay Orange-crowned Warbler White-throated Sparrow
Green Heron Blue Jay Nashville Warbler Harris's Sparrow
Bald Eagle American Crow Northern Parula White-crowned Sparrow
Broad-winged Hawk Common Raven Yellow Warbler Dark-eyed Junco
Sora Tree Swallow Chestnut-sided Warbler Northern Cardinal
Spotted Sandpiper Barn Swallow Cape May Warbler Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Ring-billed Gull Black-capped Chickadee Yellow-rumped Warbler Red-winged Blackbird
Common Nighthawk Red-breasted Nuthatch Blackburnian Warbler Common Grackle
Belted Kingfisher White-breasted Nuthatch Pine Warbler Brown-headed Cowbird
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Brown Creeper Palm Warbler Baltimore Oriole
Downy Woodpecker House Wren Blackpoll Warbler Pine Grosbeak
Hairy Woodpecker Golden-crowned Kinglet Black-and-white Warbler Purple Finch
Northern Flicker Eastern Bluebird American Redstart Pine Siskin
Pileated Woodpecker Veery Ovenbird American Goldfinch
Eastern Wood-Pewee

Grand Rapids – 114 species

Canada Goose Ring-billed Gull Sedge Wren Le Conte's Sparrow
Trumpeter Swan Rock Dove Ruby-crowned Kinglet Fox Sparrow
Wood Duck Eurasian Collared-Dove Eastern Bluebird Song Sparrow
Gadwall Mourning Dove Veery Swamp Sparrow
Mallard Great Horned Owl Hermit Thrush White-throated Sparrow
Blue-winged Teal Barred Owl American Robin Harris's Sparrow
Northern Shoveler Great Gray Owl Gray Catbird White-crowned Sparrow
Ring-necked Duck Ruby-throated Hummingbird Brown Thrasher Dark-eyed Junco
Lesser Scaup Yellow-bellied Sapsucker European Starling Northern Cardinal
Bufflehead Downy Woodpecker Bohemian Waxwing Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Common Goldeneye Hairy Woodpecker Cedar Waxwing Indigo Bunting
Hooded Merganser Northern Flicker Nashville Warbler Bobolink
Common Merganser Pileated Woodpecker Northern Parula Red-winged Blackbird
Ruffed Grouse Alder Flycatcher Yellow Warbler Eastern Meadowlark
Common Loon Least Flycatcher Cape May Warbler Rusty Blackbird
Pied-billed Grebe Eastern Phoebe Yellow-rumped Warbler Brewer's Blackbird
Red-necked Grebe Great Crested Flycatcher Pine Warbler Common Grackle
Green Heron Eastern Kingbird Palm Warbler Brown-headed Cowbird
Turkey Vulture Northern Shrike Blackpoll Warbler Baltimore Oriole
Bald Eagle Red-eyed Vireo Black-and-white Warbler Pine Grosbeak
Sharp-shinned Hawk Gray Jay American Redstart Purple Finch
Broad-winged Hawk Blue Jay Ovenbird House Finch
Red-tailed Hawk American Crow Common Yellowthroat Red Crossbill
American Kestrel Tree Swallow American Tree Sparrow Common Redpoll
Sora Black-capped Chickadee Chipping Sparrow Pine Siskin
American Coot Red-breasted Nuthatch Clay-colored Sparrow American Goldfinch
Killdeer White-breasted Nuthatch Lark Sparrow Evening Grosbeak
Spotted Sandpiper Brown Creeper Savannah Sparrow House Sparrow
Bonaparte's Gull House Wren

County Road 128 – 63 species

Canada Goose
Common Loon
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Bald Eagle
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
American Kestrel
Killdeer
Ring-billed Gull
Mourning Dove
Great Gray Owl
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Alder Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Northern Shrike
Red-eyed Vireo
Gray Jay
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sedge Wren
Eastern Bluebird
Veery
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Common Yellowthroat
Chipping Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Le Conte's Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Bobolink
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Pine Grosbeak
Purple Finch
White-winged Crossbill
Common Redpoll
American Goldfinch
Evening Grosbeak

Bass Brook WMA – 67 species

Canada Goose Pileated Woodpecker Winter Wren American Redstart
Wood Duck Eastern Wood-Pewee Golden-crowned Kinglet Ovenbird
Mallard Alder Flycatcher Veery Mourning Warbler
Blue-winged Teal Least Flycatcher Hermit Thrush Common Yellowthroat
Lesser Scaup Eastern Phoebe American Robin Wilson's Warbler
Common Goldeneye Great Crested Flycatcher Cedar Waxwing Canada Warbler
Hooded Merganser Eastern Kingbird Golden-winged Warbler Scarlet Tanager
Ruffed Grouse Yellow-throated Vireo Nashville Warbler Song Sparrow
Pied-billed Grebe Red-eyed Vireo Yellow Warbler Swamp Sparrow
Red-necked Grebe Blue Jay Chestnut-sided Warbler White-throated Sparrow
Double-crested Cormorant American Crow Cape May Warbler White-crowned Sparrow
Bald Eagle Tree Swallow Yellow-rumped Warbler Indigo Bunting
Broad-winged Hawk Northern Rough-winged Swallow Black-throated Green Warbler Red-winged Blackbird
Killdeer Black-capped Chickadee Blackburnian Warbler Common Grackle
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Red-breasted Nuthatch Pine Warbler Baltimore Oriole
Hairy Woodpecker White-breasted Nuthatch Palm Warbler Common Redpoll
Northern Flicker Brown Creeper Black-and-white Warbler

Alder Road – 49 species

Canada Goose Belted Kingfisher Common Raven Ovenbird
Mallard Downy Woodpecker Tree Swallow Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Merganser Hairy Woodpecker Black-capped Chickadee Savannah Sparrow
Ruffed Grouse Black-backed Woodpecker Boreal Chickadee Le Conte's Sparrow
Common Loon Northern Flicker Red-breasted Nuthatch Song Sparrow
Turkey Vulture Pileated Woodpecker Sedge Wren Swamp Sparrow
Bald Eagle Alder Flycatcher Golden-crowned Kinglet White-throated Sparrow
Rough-legged Hawk Northern Shrike American Robin Red-winged Blackbird
American Kestrel Red-eyed Vireo Golden-winged Warbler Pine Grosbeak
American Woodcock Gray Jay Northern Parula White-winged Crossbill
Black-billed Cuckoo Blue Jay Yellow Warbler Common Redpoll
Great Gray Owl American Crow Black-and-white Warbler Pine Siskin
Northern Saw-whet Owl

Mud Goose WMA – 68 species

Canada Goose American Coot Tree Swallow Black-throated Green Warbler
Wood Duck Killdeer Barn Swallow Blackburnian Warbler
Mallard Ring-billed Gull Black-capped Chickadee Pine Warbler
Blue-winged Teal Black Tern Red-breasted Nuthatch Black-and-white Warbler
Northern Shoveler Black-billed Cuckoo Brown Creeper American Redstart
Ring-necked Duck Ruby-throated Hummingbird Sedge Wren Ovenbird
Common Goldeneye Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Marsh Wren Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Merganser Northern Flicker Veery Chipping Sparrow
Ruffed Grouse Eastern Wood-Pewee Hermit Thrush Song Sparrow
Common Loon Yellow-bellied Flycatcher American Robin Swamp Sparrow
Pied-billed Grebe Alder Flycatcher Cedar Waxwing White-throated Sparrow
American White Pelican Least Flycatcher Golden-winged Warbler Dark-eyed Junco
American Bittern Eastern Phoebe Nashville Warbler Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Great Blue Heron Great Crested Flycatcher Northern Parula Red-winged Blackbird
Green Heron Eastern Kingbird Yellow Warbler Eastern Meadowlark
Osprey Red-eyed Vireo Chestnut-sided Warbler Common Grackle
Bald Eagle Blue Jay Cape May Warbler American Goldfinch
Northern Harrier Common Raven

Winnibigoshish Lake - 54 species

Canada Goose Bald Eagle Scissor-tailed Flycatcher American Tree Sparrow
Trumpeter Swan Solitary Sandpiper Red-eyed Vireo Chipping Sparrow
Mallard Spotted Sandpiper Blue Jay Song Sparrow
Redhead Pectoral Sandpiper American Crow Swamp Sparrow
Ring-necked Duck Purple Sandpiper Purple Martin Harris's Sparrow
Bufflehead Wilson's Snipe Tree Swallow Dark-eyed Junco
Common Goldeneye Bonaparte's Gull Cliff Swallow Snow Bunting
Common Merganser Ring-billed Gull Black-capped Chickadee Red-winged Blackbird
Red-breasted Merganser Mourning Dove Brown Creeper Rusty Blackbird
Ruffed Grouse Belted Kingfisher Hermit Thrush Yellow-headed Blackbird
Common Loon Pileated Woodpecker American Robin Common Grackle
Double-crested Cormorant Northern Flicker Cedar Waxwing Brown-headed Cowbird
American White Pelican Least Flycatcher Yellow-rumped Warbler
Great Blue Heron Eastern Phoebe Ovenbird

Winnibigoshish Fish and Wildlife Management Area – 67 species

Canada Goose Bald Eagle American Crow American Tree Sparrow
Wood Duck Northern Harrier Tree Swallow Chipping Sparrow
Mallard Killdeer Cliff Swallow Savannah Sparrow
Blue-winged Teal Lesser Yellowlegs Barn Swallow Le Conte's Sparrow
Ring-necked Duck Spotted Sandpiper Black-capped Chickadee Song Sparrow
Bufflehead Wilson's Snipe Red-breasted Nuthatch Swamp Sparrow
Common Goldeneye Ring-billed Gull Marsh Wren White-throated Sparrow
Ruffed Grouse Black Tern Ruby-crowned Kinglet Harris's Sparrow
Common Loon Mourning Dove Veery Dark-eyed Junco
Pied-billed Grebe Belted Kingfisher American Robin Red-winged Blackbird
American White Pelican Downy Woodpecker Cedar Waxwing Eastern Meadowlark
Double-crested Cormorant Northern Flicker Golden-winged Warbler Yellow-headed Blackbird
American Bittern Pileated Woodpecker Yellow Warbler Common Grackle
Least Bittern Alder Flycatcher Yellow-rumped Warbler Brown-headed Cowbird
Great Blue Heron Least Flycatcher Palm Warbler Baltimore Oriole
Turkey Vulture Red-eyed Vireo American Redstart House Finch
Osprey Blue Jay Common Yellowthroat

Scenic State Park--43 species

Canada Goose Least Flycatcher Winter Wren Palm Warbler
Ruffed Grouse Eastern Phoebe Golden-crowned Kinglet American Redstart
Common Loon Red-eyed Vireo Ruby-crowned Kinglet Ovenbird
Chimney Swift Gray Jay Hermit Thrush Chipping Sparrow
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Blue Jay American Robin Song Sparrow
Hairy Woodpecker American Crow Nashville Warbler White-throated Sparrow
Northern Flicker Common Raven Northern Parula Pine Grosbeak
Pileated Woodpecker Black-capped Chickadee Yellow-rumped Warbler Common Redpoll
Olive-sided Flycatcher Boreal Chickadee Black-throated Green Warbler Hoary Redpoll
Eastern Wood-Pewee Red-breasted Nuthatch Blackburnian Warbler Pine Siskin
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Brown Creeper Pine Warbler

Island Lake Hatchery Ponds – 26 species

Ring-necked Duck
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Common Loon
Pied-billed Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Ring-billed Gull
Black Tern
Belted Kingfisher
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Gray Catbird
Cedar Waxwing
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Red-winged Blackbird
Baltimore Oriole