Myre-Big Island State Park

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County

Freeborn

  Freeborn County
GPS

N43 38.217
W93 18.538

 
Size

2,028 acres

 
Habitat

Oak savanna, northern hardwood forest, prairie grassland, wetland

Hiking Trails

16 miles

8¼ miles interpretive trail

A ½ mile handicapped accessible trail leads from the picnic area to the campgrounds.

The paved Blazing Star State Trail, still under development, passes through the park.


Links

Minnesota DNR


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Birds

A printed bird list is available at the park office.

Minnesota DNR Bird Checklist This is a PDF File. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to read it.

 
 

American black duck (Anas rubripes)

American coot (Fulica americana)

American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)

American goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)

American robin (Turdus migratorius)

American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)

blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata)

blue-winged teal (Anas discors)

bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)

brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater)

bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)

Canada goose (Branta canadensis)

common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)

double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)

downy woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)

eastern kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)

eastern meadowlark (Sturnella magna)

European starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

field sparrow (Spizella pusilla)

gray catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)

great blue heron (Ardea herodias)

great egret (Ardea alba)

green heron (Butorides virescens)

green-winged teal (Anas crecca)

mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

lesser scaup (Aythya affinis)

long-billed dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)

northern shoveler (Anas clypeata)

red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)

red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)

ring-necked duck (Aythya collaris)

ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)

song sparrow (Melospiza melodia)

tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)

tundra swan (Cygnus columbianus)

white-breasted nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)

wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

wood duck (Aix sponsa)

yellow-rumped warbler (Dendroica coronata)

 

 

 

American robin

 

 

 

 

 

brown-headed cowbird

 

 

 

 

 

double-crested cormorant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

great egret

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

white-breasted nuthatch

     

Mammals

Along with those listed below, northern raccoon (Procyon lotor), red fox (Vulpes vulpes), gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus), and Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) are some of the mammals that can be found here.

 
 

American beaver (Castor canadensis)

eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)

whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

eastern gray squirrel
     

Plants

A printed plant list is available at the park office.

 
 

American basswood (Tilia americana)

American elm (Ulmus americana)

black cherry (Prunus serotina var. serotina)

bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)

boxelder (Acer negundo)

broad-leaved cattail (Typha latifolia)

bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa)

common blue violet (Viola sororia)

common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale)

common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)

common motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca)

common mullein (Verbascum thapsus)

cut-leaved toothwort (Cardamine concatenata)

downy yellow violet (Viola pubescens var. pubescens)

Dutchman’s breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)

eastern false rue anemone (Enemion biternatum)

eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana)

field horsetail (Equisetum arvense)

golden alexanders (Zizia aurea)

gray dogwood (Cornus racemosa)

ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea)

Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum)

Morrow’s Honneysuckle

nannyberry (Viburnum lentago)

northern pin oak (Quercus ellipsoidalis)

Norway spruce (Picea abies)

plains cottonwood (Populus deltoides ssp. molinifera)

Queen Anne’s lace (Daucus carota ssp. carota)

silver maple (Acer saccharinum)

smooth Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum)

smooth sumac (Rhus glabra)

smooth yellow violet (Viola pubescens var. scabriuscula)

starry false Solomon’s seal

stinging nettle (Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis)

sugar maple (Acer saccharum var. saccharum)

Tartarian honeysuckle (Lonicera tatarica)

Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)

Virginia spring beauty (Claytonia virginica var. virginica)

Virginia waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum var. virginianum)

white trout lily (Erythronium albidum)

wild blue phlox (Phlox divaricata ssp. laphamii)

wild geranium (Geranium maculatum)

wild grape (Vitis riparia)

wood anemone (Anemone quinquefolia var. bifolia)

black cherry

 

 

 

 

 

bloodroot

 

 

 

 

 

Dutchman’s breeches

 

 

 

 

 

eastern false rue anemone

 

 

 

 

 

gray dogwood

 

 

 

 

 

Queen Anne’s lace

 

 

 

 

 

Tartarian honeysuckle

 

 

 

 

 

Virginia spring beauty

 

 

 

 

 

wild geranium

 

     

Reptiles

Western painted turtle (Chrysemys picta bellii) can be seen in this park.

 
  common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina var. serpentina) common snapping turtle
     

Visits

03/29/2000

04/22/2000

08/31/2000

05/24/2009

   
       
               

 

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