EGRET ISLAND SCIENTIFIC AND NATURAL AREA
A 34 acre island on Pelican Lake with an egret/ heron, one of the largest in Minnesota to protect nesting Herons, Egrets and Cormorants.
BEST TIMES TO VISIT: May through July
BIRDS TO LOOK FOR: Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Black crowned Night Heron, Bald Eagles and many varieties of waterfowl.
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