Volunteers

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.