This is the last of three great Birding Summer Style trips offered at a variety of days and times. Why? Summer birding is more relaxed and presents possibilities for observing different behaviors once birds are settled on family territories. Birders have opportunities for lingering identifications with group interaction at a summer-time relaxed pace. The slower […]
This is the third of three Prairie Tuesday evening walks to highlight numerous bird-native plant interactions. All are easy walks unless noted. Bring your binoculars, a 10-power magnifier (or borrow one from Chase) and consider a camera and bug repellent. Wear closed-toe shoes with socks above the ankle. Usually no toilet facilities on site. No […]
279 S. Cove Rd., Hudson, WI 54016 Sunday, August 14, 8:30 - 11:00 AM We are birding at the newly expanded Wisconsin Campus of the Carpenter Nature Center. The expansion includes a visitor center, paved and mowed trails, and remote teaching areas. CNC staff will provide a brief introduction prior to our group exploring the […]
Bird Up! - Something New for the Fall This is the debut of Saint Paul Audubon’s new more informal version of birding events. Meet up at the site, and everyone will be responsible for finding and identifying the birds. SPAS will provide a convener who is familiar with the park and knows which areas to […]
Jennifer Vieth Jennifer Vieth, executive director of the Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center, will tell us about designing and opening the brand-new Al & Laurie Hein Visitor Center, named after the original donors of the first 98 acres of Carpenter’s current 300-acre Wisconsin Campus. Carpenter Nature Center is 725 acres total on the Minnesota […]
Bird Up! - Something New for the Fall This fall we are debuting Saint Paul Audubon’s new more informal version of birding events, Bird Ups. Meet up at the site, and everyone will be responsible for finding and identifying the birds. SPAS will provide a convener who is familiar with the park and knows which […]
4191 Snail Lake Blvd., Shoreview, MN 55126 Saturday, September 24, 8:00 AM to Noon Discover the fun of birding from a bicycle on several miles of mostly level, paved, multi-use trails that connect two lakes in Shoreview: Grass, and Snail, both of which are prime birding locations for Ramsey County (top 10 hotspots on eBird). […]
Carlos Avery WMA - North Loop Parking Area 9067-7801 205th Ave NE, Wyoming, MN 55092 Saturday October 1, 8:30 AM to 12:30pm. Discover the fun of birding from a bicycle on several miles of level gravel roads that connect varied habitat in this large WMA near Wyoming, MN. Carlos Avery is a prime birding […]
*** Bird Ups – Something new for the fall*** Fall 2023 marks the debut of Saint Paul Audubon’s new more informal version of birding events, Bird Ups. Meet up at the site, and everyone will be responsible for finding and identifying the birds. SPAS will provide a convener who is familiar with the park and […]
David Heemsbergen presents “Lessons Learned in Two Parts: Photography and Habitat Establishment.” Part one will be a discussion of how preparation, practice, and patience can make taking photographs more enjoyable, and how it is not necessary to be in an exotic location to capture images that tell a story you will want to share with […]
Monthly chapter meetings are held the second Thursday of the month, September-May, at 7:00 p.m. They are open and free of charge to everyone. They include time to socialize and brief chapter announcements, followed by featured presentations each month on a range of topics. An option for viewing the presentations remotely will also be provided. […]
Swans galore are the norm just south of Brownsville, MN. Fall migration offers birders an opportunity to decide: trumpeter or tundra swan? Swans and dabbling ducks can be seen from one overlook, then less than one mile south is a deep water overlook with diving waterfowl. This is a staging area for one species and […]
