Seven Mile Creek Park, also known as Nicollet County Park, is one of the best locations for birding in the entire Minnesota River Valley. This is one of the best destinations for such exciting birds as Scarlet Tanagers, Cerulean Warblers, and Pileated Woodpeckers. May is probably the best month to look for migrating birds such as warblers and vireos, but watch for interesting birds and other wildlife throughout the year. The following is a list of birds that have been found at Seven Mile Creek Park prepared by Dr. Merrill Frydendall. Another bird list showing occurrence was created by Larry Filter and the Mankato Bird Club. For more birding information, visit the Minnesota River Valley Birding Trail.
  American White Pelican
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Turkey Vulture
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper’s Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
American Kestrel
Wild Turkey
Killdeer
Spotted Sandpiper
Ring-billed Gull
Mourning Dove
Black-billed Cuckoo
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Eastern Screech Owl
Great Horned Owl
Barred Owl
Common Nighthawk
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Great Crested Flycatcher
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Eastern Wood Peewee
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Acadian Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Kingbird
Blue-headed Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Bank Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
White-breasted Nuthatch
House Wren
Winter Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Eastern bluebird
Veery
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Swainson’s Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Cedar Waxwing
Blue-winged Warbler
Golden-winged Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Palm Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Black-and-White Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Kentucky Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson’s Warbler
Canada Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Eastern Towhee
American Tree Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln’s Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Harris’ Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
American Goldfinch
House Finch
House Sparrow
European Starling

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