News Blog

August/September 2012

Join us September 13th for our member Meeting featuring Michelle LaRue from the University of Minnesota. Michelle will be presenting a on Emperor Penguins and Antarctica. | A Summer Adventure Off the Rocky Coast of Maine | Emperor Penguins | NABA Butterfly Count | The Sparrows of Fall | Chimney Swift Site

Pair of prothonotary warblers

Songs subside as birds rear their young

Beaks stuffed full of insects to feed their young, most birds have retired their exuberant songs.

Blue Jays hash it out at feeder

Blue Jays Get a Bad Rap

These handsome birds are worth a second look as they barrel through each day without any need for assertiveness training.

Tree Swallow nest

The Incredible Egg

Mother Nature designed an ingenious package for a young bird’s first few weeks of life.

June/July 2012

Summer Butterfly Census | Val Cunningham Receives Award | Five Reasons Why Clean Renewable Energy is Needed | Volunteer at our 9TH Birding Camp! | Rachel Lilly Preserve | Biking & Birding, Elm Creek Park Reserve | Summer Nesters | Long Lake Prairie in Bloom

Male goldfinch feeds young

Nature’s Turncoats

These “wild canaries” are highly social, spending most of their time feeding, flying and even sleeping as a flock.

great horned owl

Night’s silent hunters may live in your ‘hood

Great horned owls begin nesting in late winter, with some even wearing “snow hats” as they sit on their eggs.

White-throated Sparrow

Beautiful Springtime Music

This handsome little sparrow—and its ethereal song—often go unnoticed as it drops in for a visit before heading north.

Red-tailed Hawk

Urban Red-tails

As I drive the freeways here in the metro area, I often see a red-tailed hawk sitting atop a light pole, staring intently at the ground. It sometimes seems like a very casual, over-the-shoulder look. This is a classic sit-and-wait predator.