Birds

The habitat diversity at Saint John's allows for a great diversity of wildlife as well.  Water birds, birds of prey, shore birds, warblers, and many other kinds of birds can be found here, including many rare species such as Sandhill Cranes, Red-shouldered Hawks, Cerulean warblers, and others.

Dr. Phil Chu is an ornithologist and a professor in the biology department at CSB/SJU. He is also a shore bird expert and surveyed the wetlands of Saint John's for several years.  Results from his shore bird surveys from the past several years can be found here: 2003  2004  2005  2006

Visit our Saint John's Bird Index page for information on birds in Minnesota and at Saint John's Arboretum.