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American Robin

Spring is Robin Season

Spring moves toward us at its own plodding pace, “migrating” northward about 15 miles a day, a measure of the rate at which frost leaves the soil.

April/May 2011

“Minnesota State Parks” with Chris Niskanen (April 2011) | “Birds in Flight” by Carrol Henderson (May 2011) | Audubon Volunteers | 2011-2012 Nominating Committee Slate | 2011-2012 Proposed Budget | Spring Outings | Urban Bird Festival | Book Review: The Crossley ID Guide

Horned lark

Horned Larks Coming Through

My wife and I saw our first horned larks in Wabasha County, in southeastern Minnesota, in March 1988. As best we can recall, we were spending the weekend at a bed and breakfast and took an afternoon to drive around the county looking for birds. Neither of us remembers where we stayed, but we both remember the horned larks. What gorgeous birds!

Red-tailed hawk

Highway Hawks

Freeways are corridor cafes for red-tailed hawks as they perch patiently and wait for a roadside meal.

February/March 2011

Sand Country Wildlife, a film by Walter Breckenbridge (February 2010) | Two Centuries of Human Impact on the Upper Mississippi, Daniel Engstrom (March 2010) | 2011 Spring Warbler Weekend Information | Bald Eagle Winter Antics – February Field Trip | 2011 Beginning Bird ID Course | Great Backyard Bird Count | Wild Ones “Design with Nature” Conference | The 67th St. Paul (north) CBC Wrap-up | plus lots more

Barred Owl in Winter

Winter Nights Challenge Birds’ Survival

Nighttime Sleeping Spots

Downy woodpecker

Making Woodland Music

Downy woodpeckers can be heard near and far as they smack their beaks on resonant surfaces to warn or invite.

December 2010/January 2011

Golden Eagle Festival in Mongolia – December 2010 Chapter Meeting | Parrots @ the Minnesota Zoo and in the Wild | SPAS Annual Fund Drive | 2010 Christmas Bird Count | Golden Eagle Survey | Great Backyard Bird Count | Book Reviews

Junco

The Snowbirds are Flooding In

For many of us, these small, dark sparrows seem to tow winter in their wake.