Lake of the Woods

Minnesota eBird July Spotlight Images

Minnesota eBird spotlight images are rotated monthly. Among the images selected for July is a photograph of a Rock Wren, on a rock, in Rock County. Found by Emily Patterson in Touch the Sky Prairie National Wildlife Refuge on June 10, this bird was the county’s third record. The previous two Rock County records for Rock Wren were from nearby Blue Mounds State Park in 1979 and 2006.

July Spotlight Images










About Spotlight Images

Each month 10 images are selected from those submitted with Minnesota checklists during the prior month. Photographs are chosen based on a combination of factors including the subject, image quality and composition, as well as an aspect ratio and subject placement compatible with the spotlight format. Selected images are limited to one per photographer per month.  The spotlight image on the Minnesota eBird home page randomly rotates every 15 minutes.