***CANCELLED ***Bike & Bird the Vadnais-Snail Lakes Regional Park***CANCELLED***

Snail Lake Regional Park, Shoreview, MN 4191 Snail Lake Blvd., Shoreview, MN, United States

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). […]

***CANCELLED***Biking & Birding: Carlos Avery WMA***CANCELLED***

Carlos Avery North Loop Parking Lot 9067 - 7801 205th Ave NE, Wyoming, MN, United States

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 Up – at Springbrook Nature Center

Springbrook Nature Center 100 85th Avenue NE, Fridley, MN, United States

*** 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 […]

Monthly Chapter Meeting | David Heemsbergen, Bird Photographer

Virtual Event Virtual Event

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 […]

Free

Monthly Chapter Meeting | Aaron Morris, UM Cons Bio PhD candidate

Virtual Event Virtual Event

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. […]

Free

Swans & Other Waterfowl of Pool 8 – Brownsville, MN

Brownsville Overlook, Brownsville, MN 13502, 14286 Great River Rd, Brownsville

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 […]

2022 St. Paul Christmas Bird Count

Saint Paul Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count will take place on Saturday, December 17, 2022. Once again, Gregg Severson will organize and compile the count, with help this year from Kiki Sonnen. It will work in the usual way, as follows: Each area in our CBC Circle will be assigned to a leader. Past leaders are […]

Monthly Chapter Meeting | Dr. Jesus Pinto Ledezma UM “Remote sensing of plants and birds”

Aŋpétu Téča Education Center, Roseville, MN 1910 W. County Road B, Rm 207, Roseville, MN, United States

Dr. Jesus N. Pinto-Ledezma will present “Harnessing Bird and Remote Sensing Data to Understand Biodiversity Change Over Space and Time.” Biodiversity is changing due to alterations in climate and human activities at rates only comparable to the fossil record, and understanding the processes that drive and maintain the composition and structure of ecological communities is […]

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Monthly Chapter Meeting | Stephanie Schmidt, International Crane Foundation

Aŋpétu Téča Education Center, Roseville, MN 1910 W. County Road B, Rm 207, Roseville, MN, United States
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

Stephanie Schmidt, International Crane Foundation Presentation Streaming from Baraboo, Wisconsin Join us in-person or via Zoom: us06web.zoom.us/j/86703578381 February 9: “Whooping Cranes in the Eastern Migratory Population.” In the 1940s, Whooping Cranes, once native to Minnesota, faced near extinction as a result of increased threats from habitat loss, hunting, and more. It wasn’t until 2001 that Whooping […]

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Monthly Chapter Meeting | Anthony Hauck, National Audubon Conservation Ranch Program

Aŋpétu Téča Education Center, Roseville, MN 1910 W. County Road B, Rm 207, Roseville, MN, United States
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

Anthony Hauck, National Audubon Conservation Ranch Program “Birds, Beef, and a Better Climate.” Traditional conservation approaches have failed to stem the continued loss of native grasslands and the precipitous decline of grassland birds, now estimated to be a 53% population decline since the first Earth Day. Nearly 70% of grassland species are vulnerable to extinction […]

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Monthly Chapter Meeting | Michael North, DNR Brainerd, “Characteristics of Woodpecker Nest Trees in Minnesota”

Aŋpétu Téča Education Center, Roseville, MN 1910 W. County Road B, Rm 207, Roseville, MN, United States
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

Michael North, DNR Brainerd, “Characteristics of Woodpecker Nest Trees in Minnesota” 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. […]

Free