Volunteers : Minnesota Breeding Bird Atlas

Regional Coordinators

Minnesota is a large state with a great diversity of bird habitat. Within the state there are four major ecoregions, each having distinct environmental conditions and natural resource communities: prairie landscapes are characteristic of western Minnesota, aspen parklands are found in the northwestern region, coniferous forests are widespread throughout the north country and, in southeastern Minnesota, deciduous hardwood forests are most common.

To help us effectively organize a survey project of this size with this much landscape variation, it took local knowledge of both birds and their habitat to support effective survey coverage and accurate reporting. The Minnesota Breeding Bird Atlas created 32 administrative regions within the state to help make this happen. Each region had a Regional Coordinator, to provide local leadership for the Atlas. These volunteer Coordinators were essential to the success of the Atlas. Regional Coordinators helped recruit volunteer surveyors, answer surveyor questions related to species identification and data recording, tracked project progress, and reviewed reported observations.

Carol Carter
Ted Dick
Joel Dunnette
Randy Frederickson
Jan Green
Carl Greiner
Lee Grim
Dave Grosshuesch
Christine Herwig
Kate Kelnberger
Ann Kessen
Jim Lind
Suzi Maki
Norma Malinowski
Pete Mattson
Matt Mecklenburg
Warren Nelson
Mike North
Ken and Pam Perry
Lee Pfannmuller
Jeremy Ridlbauer
Bonnie Sample
Joel Schmidt
Beth Siverhus
Sparky Stensaas
Bill Stjern
Bill Tefft
Stacey Trapp
Bill Unzen
John Voz
Steve Weston
Bob Williams

Atlas Participants

The following participants each generously contributed their time and expertise to the success of the atlas.

David Adair
Sabin Adams
Michael Ager
Roxie Aho
Pam Albin
Ray Amundson
Bart Anderson
Glen and Ellie Anderson
Jacob Anderson
Renner Anderson
Tom Anderson
Gordon Andersson
Cindy Angerhofer
Sarah Archibald and Kofi Wing
John Arenz
Charles Argue
Melis Arik
Brett Arne
Don Arnosti
Gary Ash
Wiley Askew
Sandy Aubol
Jackie Augustine
Gustave Axelson
Rob Baden
Matt Baer
Jerold Bahls
Wes Bailey
Joshua Bailly
Darrellyn Barrett
Kelly Barrett
Dave Bartkey
Grace Bartlett
Al Batt
Jared Beck
Helen Becker
Karine Becker
Josh Bednar
Elaine Beitelspacher
Tom Bell
Dave Benson
Steve Benson
Dedrick Benz
Frank Berdan
Jean Beyer
Emily Bjerre
Bill Blackbu
Jo and Steve Blanich
Michael Blassey
Milton Blomberg
Suzanne Blue
Rachel Blume
Debby Bocnuk
Karende Boer
Richard Bohannon
Brad Boldaun
Jason Bolish
Brad Bond
Jerry Bonkoski
Lauren Borer
Cheryl Boyes
Annie Bracey
Gary Bradshaw
Nancy Braker
Brandon Breen
John Brenneman
Kenneth Brennen
Denise Bricher
Wayne Brininger
Judd Brink
Ann Brogger
Sandy Brogren
Bill Brown
Steven Brown
Glenn Browne
O. William Bruins
Mary Kay Bryan
Amy Bryant
Carole Brysky
Paul Budde
Holly Burd
Cheryl Burgmeier
Robert Burmaster
Thomas Bursch
Corey Butler
Mike Butterfield
Bob Bystrom
David Cahlander
Lee Carlson
Pete Carlson
Anita Carpenter
Carol Carter
Jeffrey Carter
Adriana Casillas
Katy Cass
Ann Caturia
Neil Chartier
Jessica Chatterton
Robert and Audrey Chonko
Clay Christensen
Sally Christenson
Judy Chucker
Joel Claus
Dick Clayton
Judith Clayton
Laura Coble
Lewis Coffey
Allison Coffman
Jon Cole
Don and Cheryl Collins
Ahndree Conn
Shawn Conrad
Thomas Cooper
Pam Coy
Stuart Crane
Donna Crider
Christina Crowther
Gaea Crozier
Cheryl Culbreth
Val Cunningham
Noel Cutright
John Cyrus
Lisa Czaia
Steven Daigle
Geoff Davidge
Stephanie Davidson
Tim Dawson
Priscilla Dean
Lowell Deede
Nathan Dennis
Marcel Derosier
Wendy DeVault
Pat DeWenter
Nancy Dietz
Maria Digatono
Herb Dingmann
Brian Dirks
Morris Dodge
Rachel Doherty
Dale Doudrick
John Douglas
Jessica Dowler
Diana Doyle
Ryan Drum
Maria and Steve Duane
Matt Dufort
Peter Dullea
Bob Dunlap
Bill and Carol Dunn
Joel Dunnette
Joanna Eckles
Cindy Edwardson
Paul Egeland
Claudia Egelhoff
Kathy Eich
John P. Ellis
Carol Eloranta
Marilyn Emerson
Norm Emerson
Deanne Endrizzi
Lars Erdal
Laura and Tom Erickson
Thomas Ericsson
Ronald A. Erpelding
Matthew Etterson
Andrew Evans
Roger Eberhart
Audrey L. Evers
Steve Falkowski
Bruce Fall
Susan Fall
Sharon Fandel
Kathryn Farion
Greg Feinberg
Lisa Fennie
Ely Field
Kathy Fielden
Barbara Finkelson
Jim Fitzpatrick
Paul Flicek
Andy Forbes
Jason Frank
Jenna Frank
Randy Frederickson
Pamela Freeman
Travis Freiwald
Merrill Frydendall
Cathy Gagliardi
Jim Gallagher
Jim Gay
John Geissler
Bill George
Gloria Gervais
Richard Gibson
Glennie Gilleen
Jenn Gillen
Larry Gillette
Thomas Gilligan
Lynn Glesne
Kevin Gohman
Malcolm Gold
Mackenzie Goldthwait
Diane Granfors
Jan Green
Carl Greiner
Terry Grier
Lee Grim
Dave Grosshuesch
Lissa Grover
Diane Gulbrandson
Paul Gunderson
David Gustafson
Dan and Pam Guynn
Kyle Hafemeister
Roger Haglund
Jennie Hakes
Matti Hakkila
Andrew Halbritter
Joel Halbritter
Eric M. Hall
Kristin Hall
Maya Hamady
Terry Hams
Allen Hansen
Clifford Hansen
Kenneth Hanson
Kimberly Hanson
Jon Harder
Doug Harr
Bettie Harriman
Kenneth A. Harris
Peter Harris
Katherine Haws
Seth Hayden
Jan Hayne
Michelle Hed
Dale Hedlund
Melissa Hein
Brian Heins
Chad Heins
Robert Heise
Ed Heit
Drew Hempel
Mike Hendrickson
Dan Hertel
Anthony Hertzel
Christine Herwig
Jeanine Hess
John Hiebert
Tony Hilmoe
Sauli Hirsimaki
Ashley Hitt
Pete Hoeger
Gerald Hoekstra
Steven Hogg
Bill Hohengarten
Bob Holtz
Natalie Hoogshagen
Rebecca Horton
Steve Houdek
Marshall Howe
Cynthia Huener
Gary Huschle
Ann Hutchinson
Johnnie Hyde
C. J. Jacobsen
Gerald Jacobson
Timothy Jacobson
Gregory Jahner III
Robert Janssen
Vicky Jaskierski
Karen Jenkins
Ronald Johannsen
David Johnson
Douglas Johnson
Jay and Kirsten Johnson
Katy Johnson
Linda Johnson
Paul Johnson
Rex Johnson
Ruth Johnson
Jeanie Joppru
Brian Jungels
Endel Kallas
Laura Kaplan
Sharon Kaufman
Meagan Keefe
Kate Kelnberger
Ann Kessen
Ted Keyel
Memuna Khan
Doug Kibbe
James Kiehne
Don Kienholz
Douglas Kieser
Karla Kinstler Bloem
Mary Klees
David Kleis
Gregg Knutsen
Suzanne Kosko
Michael Koutnik
Jan and Larry Kraemer
Paul Kreiss
Dean Krepela
Sherri Krier
Judy Krish
Susan Kroll
Scott Krych
Margaret Kuchenreuther
Dee Kuder
Ron Laack
Robin La Fortune
Andrea Lambrecht
Barb Lang
Wendy Langley
Carly Lapin
Jill Larsen
Cheryl Larson
Chris Larson
Katherine Lasee
Tony Lau
Linda Laumb
Steven Lawrenz
Susan Leaf
Mary Lee
Michael Lee
Mike Lehrke
Jolene Leland
Bruce Lenning
Gene Letty
Steve Lewis
Harriet Liedtke
Susan Light
Madeleine Linck
Jim Lind
Jason Linkert
Kelly Linton
Susan Lippolt
Perry Loegering
Dodie Logue
Scott Loss
Ellen Lowery
Bryan Lueth
Wade Lund
Jennifer Lust
Larry Lyrenmann
Toni Lyrenmann
Mike Magnuson
Thomas Maiello
Mike Majeski
Suzie Maki
Sarah Malick
Norma Malinowski
Thomas Malone
Craig Mandel
Jim Manolis
William Marengo
Lorrene Maroney
Guy Marshall
Mark Martell
Mark Martin
Becky Marty
Peter Mattson
Jim Mattsson
Laura May
Joseph McCartin
Joan McKearnan
Gretchen Mehmel
Andrew Mehus
Kenmund Mehus
Scott Mehus
Nicole Menard
Tammy Mercer
Bob Merrill
Cody Messerschmidt
Tyler Messerschmidt
Scott Meyer
Mike Meyman
Nathan Mielke
Gabe Miller
Mary Miller
Molly Miller
Richard Miller
Tony Mitzel
Cory Mlodik
Kirk Mona
Stephen and Patricia Monson Geerts
Kent Montgomery
Andres Morantes
Matt Morin
Steve Mortensen
Susan Morton
Michael Moul
Thomas Mowbray
Mary Munn
Bruce Munson
Carmelita Nelson
Colleen Nelson
Dave Nelson
Deborah Nelson
Warren Nelson
Peter Nichols
Gerald Niemi
Collin Nienhaus
Kathy Nordgaard
Mike North
Jonathan Norum
Timothy Notch
Rochelle Nygaard
Andrew Nyhus
John O’Reilly
Donna Oglesby
Bridget Olson
Earl Orf
Don Orke
Alan Orr
Joan Osgood
Nancy Osvold
Nick Palaia
Barbara Pardo
Andy Paulios
Rebecca Pearson
Larry Pedersen
Bill Penning
Ethan Perry
Ken and Pam Perry
Kurt Peters
Bailey Petersen
Anna Peterson
Jim Peterson
Lori Petrauski
Lee Pfannmuller
Dick Phillips
Matthew Pierce
Jeanne Pietig
Rick Pike
Bill Pinegar
Susan Plankis
Ryan Plantz
Jenni Poliseno
Julia Ponder
Nate Popkin
Adele Porter
Katie Pratt
Tom Prestby
Jerry Pruett
Catherine Rackliffe
Keith Raitz
Don Rakstad
Rachel Ramadhyani
Ron and Maureen Refsnider
Lisa Reid
Chris Reimer
Margaret Rheude
Brenna Richards
Jeremy Ridlbauer
Kim and Cindy Risen
Kathy Rivers
William Robb
Peg Robertsen
Bob Roederer
Deb Rogers
Mariah Rogers
Gary T. Ronning
Connie Rose
Kristi Rosenquist
Amber Roth
Joe Rudich
Ken Rueter
Carl Runke
Lorna Rupp
Ann Russ
Bob Russell
James F. Ryan
Bonnie Sample
Dave Sample
Mary Savina
Dan Schad
Eileen Schantz-Hansen
Kim Schaubschlager
Jenny Schaust
Matthew Schaut
Karen Schik
John Schladweiler
Aanan Schlief
Allison Schmidt
Joel Schmidt
Mike Schrage
Robert Schroeder
Roger Schroeder
Jon Schubbe
Jen Schultz
Bill Schuna
Carl Schwartz
Peter Scofield
Dorene Scriven
Blaine Seeliger
Gary Seim
Andrew Sell
Julian Sellers
Stewart Shaw
Mary Shedd
Anna Side
Robert Sime
Tad Simons
Casey Simonson
Larry Sirvio
Beth Siverhus
Neil Skoog
Bridget Skrukrud
Bruce Smisek
Daniel Smith
Drew Smith
Kathleen Smith
Kevin Smith
Riley Smith
Paul Smithson
Jennifer Sobiech-Pariseau
Kenton Spading
Richard Specht
Cari Sprague
Paul Spreitzer
Siah St. Clair
Wally Stadick
Colleen Staeger
Alisha Stalker
James Standefer
Michael Steffes
Cheryl Steinmueller
Sparky Stensaas
Pamela Stevenson
Sid Stivland
Bill Stjern
David Stocke
Nancy Stokes
Ashley Storms
Arthur Straub
Ben Stubbs
Steve Stucker
Paul Suchanek
Sue Suchy
Superior National Forest Staff
Scott Swanson
Michael Sweet
Lisa Swelland
Mark Tacke
Dan Tallman
Jeanne Tanamachi
Stephanie Tangen
John Tautin
David Taylor
Terry Taylor
Bill Tefft
Kyle Te Poel
Susan Tertell
Adam Thompson
Molly Thompson
Rolf Thompson
Gary Tischer
Matt Toenies
Adam Tome’
Cindy Torkelson
Howard Towle
Stacey Trapp
Renee Tressler
Cathy Troendle
Tom Tustison
Bill Unzen
Carol Urness
Sara Vacek
Ken Vail
Aurial Van Der Laar
Luke Vaneps
Amber Beth Van Ningen
Diane Vejtruba
Jean Vertefeuille-Cutler
Jeff Vetsch
Jennifer Vieth
John Voz
Donald Vrchota
Lance Vrieze
Linda Wadsworth
Brenda Wagner
Mark Wagner
Beth Walters
Lucas Wandrie
Helen Wang
Bob and Amy Wangerin
Susan Wasson
Debbie Waters
Suzanne Weber
Leif Wedul
Garrett Wee
Howard Weinberg
Denis Weis
Jan Welsh
Rick West
Steve Weston
Mary Westra
Linda Whyte
Jane Wickland
Ben Wieland
Terry Wiens
Dennis Wiesenborn
Fern Wilcox
Wildlife Staff of Three Rivers Park District
Larry Wilebski
Krista Wilkowske
Tom Will
Bob Williams
Donna Williams
Jim Williams
Steve Wilson
Suzanne Winckler
Lucas Windingstad
Ron Windingstad
Sylvia Winkelman
Daniel Wohlfert
Kevin Woizeschke
Chris Wood
Christina Wood
Quentin Yoerger
Jeff Zajac
John Zakelj
Mark Zembryki
Jean Zettervall
Nancy Zimmerman
Rhonda Zimmerman
Roy Zimmerman
Ed Zlonis
Sally Zodrow

Photographers

Photographers who contributed images of birds and habitats for use in the species accounts are credited below their photographs and the photos are copyright protected. A complete list of all the photographers is provided under Project Personnel.

During the course of the atlas, volunteers also posted images of birds they observed while they were conducting atlas field work on the website mnbba.org. We would like to thank the following individuals for those contributions.

Terence Brashear
David Brislance
Carole Brysky
David Cahlander
Shawn Conrad
John Cyrus
Bob Dunlap
Dianne Endrizzi
Dan Guynn, Jr.
Eric Hall
Katie Haws
Mike Hendrickson
Jeanine Hess
Marshall Howe
Linda Johnson
Jan Kraemer
Larry Kraemer
Dee Kuder
Robin LaFortune
Jim Lind
Ellen Lowery
Tammy Mercer
Wayne Michalski
Teri Miller
Cody Neu
Peter Nichols
Andrew Nyhus
Ronald Refsnider
John Schladweiler
Larry Sirvio
Beth Siverhus
Siah St. Clair
Johnnie Stowers
Ben Stubbs
Renee Tressler
Ben Wieland
Larry Wilebski
Ben Wilson
Shawn Zierman

The Minnesota Breeding Bird Atlas has worked hard to acknowledge all the individuals who contributed to the success of the atlas. We take full responsibility for any errors of omission and offer our apologies.