Chronological List of Species observed on Minnesota Christmas Bird Count Areas. All species were observed on an individual CBC location on that location's Count Day. All species were observed within Minnesota State borders.
  Species Date
1. Downy Woodpecker 25-Dec-1905
2.  Hairy Woodpecker 25-Dec-1905
3.  Northern Shrike 25-Dec-1905
4.  Blue Jay 25-Dec-1905
5.  Black-capped Chickadee 25-Dec-1905
6.  White-breasted Nuthatch 25-Dec-1905
7.  Brown Creeper 25-Dec-1905
8.  American Robin 25-Dec-1905
9.  American Goldfinch 25-Dec-1905
10.  Northern Bobwhite 25-Dec-1906
11.  Horned Lark 25-Dec-1906
12.  Cedar Waxwing 25-Dec-1906
13.  American Tree Sparrow 25-Dec-1906
14.  Dark-eyed Junco 25-Dec-1906
15.  Snow Bunting 25-Dec-1906
16.  Pine Grosbeak 25-Dec-1906
17.  Common Redpoll 25-Dec-1906
18.  Purple Finch 25-Dec-1907
19.  Barred Owl 25-Dec-1908
20.  American Crow 25-Dec-1909
21.  Greater Prairie-chicken 17-Dec-1910
22.  Red-breasted Merganser 25-Dec-1912
23.  Eastern Screech-Owl 25-Dec-1912
24.  Fox Sparrow 25-Dec-1913
25.  Harris's Sparrow 25-Dec-1913
26.  Red Crossbill 25-Dec-1913
27.  White-winged Crossbill 25-Dec-1913
28.  Northern Flicker 28-Dec-1913
29.  Red-winged Blackbird 28-Dec-1913
30.  Ruffed Grouse 24-Dec-1914
31.  Pileated Woodpecker 24-Dec-1914
32.  Evening Grosbeak 24-Dec-1914
33.  Boreal Chickadee 27-Dec-1915
34.  Lapland Longspur 27-Dec-1915
35.  Mallard 24-Dec-1916
36.  Red-breasted Nuthatch 24-Dec-1916
37.  Great Horned Owl 25-Dec-1917
38.  Wilson's Snipe 28-Dec-1917
39.  Mourning Dove 25-Dec-1918
40.  Red-bellied Woodpecker 26-Dec-1919
41.  Common Goldeneye 25-Dec-1921
42.  Golden-crowned Kinglet 25-Dec-1921
43.  Bohemian Waxwing 25-Dec-1921
44.  House Sparrow 26-Dec-1921
45.  Sharp-shinned Hawk 22-Dec-1923
46.  Northern Goshawk 22-Dec-1923
47.  Ring-billed Gull 22-Dec-1923
48.  Red-headed Woodpecker 24-Dec-1923
49.  Northern Cardinal 24-Dec-1923
50.  Ring-necked Pheasant 25-Dec-1925
51.  Snowy Owl 27-Dec-1926
52.  Barn Owl 22-Dec-1929
53.  American Kestrel 24-Dec-1929
54.  Rough-legged Hawk 26-Dec-1929
55.  White-throated Sparrow 26-Dec-1929
56.  Lesser Scaup 21-Dec-1930
57.  Common Merganser 21-Dec-1930
58.  Red-tailed Hawk 26-Dec-1930
59.  Sharp-tailed Grouse 22-Dec-1931
60.  Belted Kingfisher 24-Dec-1931
61.  Song Sparrow 24-Dec-1931
62.  Rusty Blackbird 24-Dec-1931
63.  Northern Harrier 25-Dec-1931
64.  Swamp Sparrow 25-Dec-1932
65.  Brewer's Blackbird 25-Dec-1932
66.  Common Grackle 25-Dec-1932
67.  European Starling 26-Dec-1932
68.  Pine Siskin 26-Dec-1932
69.  American Black Duck 25-Dec-1933
70.  Tufted Titmouse 23-Dec-1934
71.  Winter Wren 23-Dec-1934
72.  American Coot 25-Dec-1934
73.  Common Yellowthroat 25-Dec-1934
74.  Yellow-headed Blackbird 25-Dec-1934
75.  Ring-necked Duck 22-Dec-1935
76.  Gray Partridge 22-Dec-1935
77.  Ruby-crowned Kinglet 22-Dec-1935
78.  Vesper Sparrow 22-Dec-1935
79.  White-winged Scoter 22-Dec-1938
80.  Common Loon 22-Dec-1938
81.  Herring Gull 22-Dec-1938
82.  Glaucous Gull 22-Dec-1938
83.  Gadwall 17-Dec-1939
84.  Hooded Merganser 17-Dec-1939
85.  Double-crested Cormorant 17-Dec-1939
86.  Canvasback 23-Dec-1939
87.  Great Blue Heron 23-Dec-1939
88.  Eastern Phoebe 23-Dec-1939
89.  Gray Jay 23-Dec-1939
90.  Wood Duck 24-Dec-1939
91.  Brown Thrasher 24-Dec-1939
92.  Northern Shoveler 29-Dec-1940
93.  Pied-billed Grebe 29-Dec-1940
94.  Rock Pigeon 21-Dec-1941
95.  Brown-headed Cowbird 21-Dec-1941
96.  Cooper's Hawk 22-Dec-1941
97.  Black-backed Woodpecker 22-Dec-1941
98.  Northern Pintail 25-Dec-1941
99.  Green-winged Teal 28-Dec-1941
100.  Red-shouldered Hawk 28-Dec-1941
101.  Spruce Grouse 22-Dec-1943
102.  Short-eared Owl 22-Dec-1943
103.  Common Raven 22-Dec-1943
104.  Northern Saw-whet Owl 27-Dec-1944
105.  American Wigeon 28-Dec-1944
106.  Long-eared Owl 28-Dec-1944
107.  Golden Eagle 29-Dec-1946
108.  Eastern Bluebird 26-Dec-1947
109.  Spotted Towhee 26-Dec-1947
110.  Bald Eagle 28-Dec-1947
111.  Bufflehead 31-Dec-1949
112.  Black-billed Magpie 31-Dec-1949
113.  Killdeer 21-Dec-1952
114.  Gray Catbird 01-Jan-1953
115.  Northern Mockingbird 01-Jan-1953
116.  American White Pelican 25-Dec-1953
117.  Western Meadowlark 25-Dec-1953
118.  Canada Goose 26-Dec-1953
119.  Carolina Wren 26-Dec-1953
120.  Ruddy Duck 28-Dec-1953
121.  Long-tailed Duck 29-Dec-1953
122.  Varied Thrush 03-Jan-1954
123.  Tundra Swan 26-Dec-1954
124.  Great Gray Owl 02-Jan-1955
125.  Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 28-Dec-1957
126.  Hoary Redpoll 28-Dec-1957
127.  Boreal Owl 29-Dec-1957
128.  Snow Goose 31-Dec-1957
129.  Horned Grebe 28-Dec-1958
130.  Iceland Gull 28-Dec-1958
131.  Mute Swan 27-Dec-1959
132.  Greater Scaup 02-Jan-1960
133.  Merlin 02-Jan-1960
134.  Northern Hawk Owl 02-Jan-1960
135.  Field Sparrow 02-Jan-1960
136.  Harlequin Duck 30-Dec-1961
137.  Virginia Rail 30-Dec-1961
138.  Peregrine Falcon 28-Dec-1963
139.  American Three-toed Woodpecker 28-Dec-1963
140.  White-crowned Sparrow 22-Dec-1969
141.  Ross's Goose 02-Jan-1983
142.  Barrow's Goldeneye 01-Jan-1966
143.  Redhead 25-Dec-1966
144.  Green-tailed Towhee 25-Dec-1966
145.  Baltimore Oriole 25-Dec-1966
146.  Townsend's Solitaire 28-Dec-1974
147.  Wild Turkey 25-Dec-1967
148.  Yellow-rumped Warbler 25-Dec-1967
149.  Red-necked Grebe 27-Dec-1969
150.  Black-crowned Night-Heron 26-Dec-1970
151.  Loggerhead Shrike 19-Dec-1971
152.  Greater White-fronted Goose 01-Jan-1980
153.  Blue-winged Teal 16-Dec-1972
154.  Hermit Thrush 17-Dec-1972
155.  Clark's Nutcracker 30-Dec-1972
156.  Chipping Sparrow 15-Dec-1973
157.  Western Grebe 22-Dec-1973
158.  American Bittern 22-Dec-1973
159.  Gyrfalcon 29-Dec-1973
160.  Swainson's Thrush 29-Dec-1973
161.  Prairie Falcon 14-Dec-1974
162.  Pectoral Sandpiper 14-Dec-1974
163.  Lewis's Woodpecker 28-Dec-1974
164.  Rose-breasted Grosbeak 27-Dec-1975
165.  Lark Bunting 19-Dec-1976
166.  Thayer's Gull 20-Dec-1980
167.  Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch 03-Jan-1981
168.  Lincoln's Sparrow 19-Dec-1981
169.  Great Black-backed Gull 18-Dec-1982
170.  Mountain Bluebird 18-Dec-1982
171.  California Gull 15-Dec-1984
172.  Clay-colored Sparrow 15-Dec-1984
173.  Pine Warbler 22-Dec-1985
174.  House Finch 21-Dec-1986
175.  Sandhill Crane 19-Dec-1987
176.  Sedge Wren 19-Dec-1987
177.  Tennessee Warbler 19-Dec-1987
178.  Eastern Towhee 20-Dec-1987
179.  Brambling 18-Dec-1988
180.  Golden-crowned Sparrow 16-Dec-1989
181.  Surf Scoter 19-Dec-1992
182.  Turkey Vulture 19-Dec-1992
183.  House Wren 18-Dec-1993
184.  Ovenbird 18-Dec-1993
185.  Lark Sparrow 17-Dec-1994
186.  Glaucous-winged Gull 16-Dec-1995
187.  Savannah Sparrow 16-Dec-1995
188.  Trumpeter Swan 20-Dec-1997
189.  Marsh Wren 20-Dec-1997
190.  Eurasian Collared-Dove 19-Dec-1998
191.  Lesser Black-backed Gull 18-Dec-1999
192.  Cape May Warbler 18-Dec-1999
193.  Sora 02-Jan-2000
194.  Dunlin 15-Dec-2001
195.  Anna's Hummingbird 15-Dec-2001
196.  Great Egret 17-Dec-2002
197.  Franklin's Gull 28-Dec-2002
198.  Band-tailed Pigeon 28-Dec-2002
199.  Cackling Goose 16-Dec-2004
200.  Green Heron 18-Dec-2004
201.  Black-legged Kittiwake 17-Dec-2005
202.  Slaty-backed Gull 16-Dec-2006
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