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Minnesotawinter wildlife

Where is migrating and wintering wildlife in season in Minnesota now?

No official report has come in for winter wildlife yet this season.

Checked Sep 30.

Your guide to Minnesota

Every place on this page
Map: approximate positions; state lines US Census.

Plan from a town

Frost dates and what's in season nearby

Each place's usual timing in Minnesota

In each source's own words: a usual peak where one is named, otherwise the place's season
  • Each place's usual timing from its own source: a peak only where the source names one (not a forecast)

Places by state

Minnesota

Official reports

Dated and linked
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Questions people ask

Where can I see winter wildlife in Minnesota?

We track 5 places: Litchfield Wetland District, Minnesota Valley Refuge (its season: December - March), Rice Lake Refuge, Rydell Refuge and Sherburne Refuge.

How do you track winter wildlife?

Each place moves through 4 stages: Birds arriving, Numbers building, Peak numbers and Birds departing. Every stage we show comes from a dated report with its source, and every forecast lists its sources.