Birding Hotspots: Upper Midwest

A list of birding hotspots in the Upper Midwest: Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin. The list comes from National Geographic's Guide to Birding Hot Spots of the United States (2006).

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Table Rock State Park, Missouri

Table Rock State Park, Missouri

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Prairie State Park, Missouri

Prairie State Park, Missouri

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Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge

Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge

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Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area, Missouri

Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area, Missouri

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Shaw Nature Reserve, Missouri

Shaw Nature Reserve, Missouri

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Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden

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Riverlands Environmental Demonstration Area, Missouri

Riverlands Environmental Demonstration Area, Missouri

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Mingo National Wildlife Refuge

Mingo National Wildlife Refuge

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Taberville Prairie Conservation Area, Missouri

Taberville Prairie Conservation Area, Missouri

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Schell-Osage Conservation Area, Missouri

Schell-Osage Conservation Area, Missouri

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Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge

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Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary, Chicago, Illinois

Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary, Chicago, Illinois

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Illinois Beach Nature Preserve (Illinois)

Illinois Beach Nature Preserve (Illinois)

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Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area, Illinois

Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area, Illinois

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Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge

Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge

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Lake Springfield, Illinois

Lake Springfield, Illinois

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Carlyle Lake Wildlife Management Area, Illinois

Carlyle Lake Wildlife Management Area, Illinois

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Shawnee National Forest

Shawnee National Forest

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Union County State Fish and Wildlife Area, Illinois

Union County State Fish and Wildlife Area, Illinois

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Cache River State Natural Area, Illinois

Cache River State Natural Area, Illinois

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Waubonsie State Park, Iowa

Waubonsie State Park, Iowa

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Riverton Wildlife Area, Iowa

Riverton Wildlife Area, Iowa

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Lake Red Rock, Iowa

Lake Red Rock, Iowa

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Lacey-Keosauqua State Park, Iowa

Lacey-Keosauqua State Park, Iowa

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Yellow River State Forest, Iowa

Yellow River State Forest, Iowa

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Effigy Mounds National Monument

Effigy Mounds National Monument

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Lost Island Nature Center, Iowa

Lost Island Nature Center, Iowa

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Saylorville Lake, Iowa

Saylorville Lake, Iowa

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Shimek State Forest, Iowa

Shimek State Forest, Iowa

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Cone Marsh Wildlife Area, Iowa

Cone Marsh Wildlife Area, Iowa

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Gunflint Trail

Gunflint Trail

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Sax-Zim Bog

Sax-Zim Bog

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Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge

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McGregor Marsh Scientific and Natural Area, Minnesota

McGregor Marsh Scientific and Natural Area, Minnesota

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Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge

Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge

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Felton Prairie, Minnesota

Felton Prairie, Minnesota

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Rothsay Wildlife Management Area, Minnesota

Rothsay Wildlife Management Area, Minnesota

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Beaver Creek Valley State Park

Beaver Creek Valley State Park

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Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge

Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge

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Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge

Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge

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