Spring, the Singingest Season
Chickadees and cardinals sing lilting songs, but their meaning may be in the ear of the beholder
Entries by simpledesigns
April/May 2010
Carp: Why We Should Care and What to Do About Them | Salamanders, and the Fate of the World’s Biodiversity Hot Spots | New Role for the Saint Paul Audubon Society | Annual Meeting: May 13, 2010 | Saint Paul Audubon’s Spring Warbler Weekend | Urban Birding Festival of the Twin Cities
Urban Eagles
Most bald eagles nest far to the north of the Twin Cities, but a number of these birds raise their young in the metro area.
Eavesdropping Helps Birds Avoid Danger
When chickadees chatter that a predator is near, other birds do well to listen.
February/March 2010
Great Lakes Piping Plovers: Research and Recovery | The River We Have Wrought | What Holly’s Reading | Senator Janet Johnson WMA, North Branch | 2010 Legislature Begins February 4th | Birds — the Canary in the Coal Mine for a Changing Climate
Natty, Noisy Nuthatch
“Yank . . . yank . . .yankyank.”
Disappearing Act
“Where have all the goldfinches gone?” people ask, lamenting the absence of these bright, chipper little birds at feeders and birdbaths now that winter is looming.
December 2009/January 2010
Restoring the Mississippi River for Birds and People | New Website | Annual Fund Drive | Area Happenings
October/November 2009
Do We Walk the Talk? | Treasures of the Lost Gorge | SPAS Butterfly Census | Happenings and Nature Notes | Historic Fledging of Manx Shearwater
Birds Face Migration Gauntlet
Restless birds are casting their eyes on the skies in backyards, parks, fields and woodlands. Millions and millions of them are packing up and flying off to warmer places where they’ll spend the next six months. These include Ruby-throated Hummingbirds and House Wrens as well as Sandhill Cranes and Bald Eagles.
