Roberts Bird Sanctuary

 
     
 
About
 
 

Ownership

 
 

Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board

 
     
 

Links

 
 

Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board

Minneapolis Chain of Lakes Regional Park

Minneapolis Chain of Lakes IBA

 
     
 

Overview

 
 

 

 
     
 

History

 
 

 

 
     
 

Management

 
 

 

 
     
 

Comments

 
 

 

 
     
 
Location
 
 

Maps

 
 

 

 
         
 

Printable Map(s) with GPS coordinates

 
         
         
 

Size

 
 

31 acres

 
         
 

Parking

 
 

Pay lot
4124 Roseway Road
Minneapolis, MN 55409

N44 55.677, W93 17.775

 
         
 

Hours

 
 

7:30 am-10 pm

Park Hours: 6 am-midnight

 
         
 

Fees

 
 

There is no fee to use the park, but the parking lot is a pay lot.

 
         
 

Driving Directions

  Area and County  
 

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          Hennepin County  
          Metro Area  
     
 
Activities
 
 

Hiking Trails

 
 

Signs in the park ask visitor’s to stay on the trail to protect the plants and birds.

 
     
 

Hunting

 
 

No hunting

 
     
 
Ecology
 
 

Ecological Classification

  Ecological Classification  
  Ecological Province    

Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province

   
  Ecological Section    

Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal

   
  Ecological Subsection    

Big Woods

   
  Land Type Association    

Hopkins Moraine

   
             
 

Native Plant Communities*

   
 

Not mapped (10/11/2021)

   
  * Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources      
         
 

Natural Features

     
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What’s in a Name?

The official name of this park is Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary. The sign at the entrance, the stone memorial, and the Website all use the shortened name Roberts Bird Sanctuary.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Important Bird Area

Roberts Bird Sanctuary is part of Minneapolis Chain of Lakes Regional Park, which is included in the Audubon Society’s Minneapolis Chain of Lakes/Theodore Wirth Park Important Bird Area (IBA).

 

 

 

 

           
 
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Kirk Nelson

 
 

East Entrance

 
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East End Boardwalk

 
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East Entrance Stone Memorial

 
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West Entrance

 
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Trail

 
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Slideshows
 
Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary - Minneapolis, MN
In The Mind Of Nature (Plants)
  Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary - Minneapolis, MN  
Minnesota: Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary
Inthemind Ofnature
  Minnesota: Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary  

 

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Other Videos
 
  In The Mind Of Nature: Roberts Bird Sanctuary, Minneapolis, MN, 6/27/2014
Inthemind Ofnature
 
   
 
About

Jul 15, 2015

This film features sights and sounds of the Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The sanctuary is home to several native plant and animal species, and is under threat due to development. For more on how to help, please visit the Friends of Roberts Bird Sanctuary website:

http://www.friendsofroberts.org/

 
  Roberts Bird Sanctuary - Constance Pepin and Stephen Greenfield - 2021-05-17
Linden Hills History Study Group
 
   
 
About

May 18, 2021

Constance Pepin and Stephen Greenfield, of the Friends of Roberts Bird Sanctuary, discuss the history of this Minneapolis landmark and the wide variety of birds to be seen there.

 
  Vlog #1: Minneapolis Roberts Bird Sanctuary
Ado y Yari
 
   
 
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May 5, 2020

Caminando como esposos al jardin y sanctuario de parajos en Minneapolis Sur, Minnesota. Disfrutando la belleza de la naturaleza.

Google Translate: Walking as spouses to the garden and bird sanctuary in South Minneapolis, Minnesota. Enjoying the beauty of nature.

 
  Roberts Bird Sanctuary and Peace Garden Minneapolis, MN 2012.wmv
Bruce Yngsdal
 
   
 
About

May 19, 2012

A few animals in the Roberts Bird Sanctuary.

 
  Peace Garden - Roberts Bird Sanctuary
Don Shuler
 
   
 
About

Apr 7, 2019

 

 

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Visitor Sightings
 
           
 

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10/27/2019

 
 

The east entrance is right across the road from the Rose Gardens.

https://www.minneapolisparks.org/volunteer_and_give/garden_volunteers/gardens_
_bird_sanctuaries/roberts_bird_sanctuary/

http://www.friendsofroberts.org/

 
           
 
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Birds

 
 

Twelve bird species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen here:

Endangered

Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)

Threatened

Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)

Special Concern

Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens)

American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)

Forster’s Tern (Sterna forsteri)

Franklin’s Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan)

Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina)

Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)

Purple Martin (Progne subis)

Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)

Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)

 
 

eBird Field Checklist

 

 

 

Binoculars


Created: 1/25/2020

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