Watch for Handsome, Hungry Winter Finches
Crossbills, redpolls and grosbeaks, beautiful birds from the far North, are heading south to find enough food to eat.
Birds Triumph Over the Cold
A backyard scene: winds howl, clouds scud, snow accumulates but even in this maelstrom, dark little juncos hop under feeders, flashy red cardinals scratch under a pine tree, a natty nuthatch spirals down a tree trunk and big blue jays muscle in for a meal.
December 2012/January 2013
In Defense of Crows with Clay Christiansen – December 13th General Meeting | “Today’s Office” with Sharon Stitler – January 10th General Meeting | 2012 Christmas Bird Count is Coming December 15th | SPAS Annual Fund Drive | SPAS Nominating Committee announces 2013-2014 Board | Kestrel Nesting Sites | The Fledging Birders’ Institute | Book Review: Adventures with Hip Hop Parrots, Cantankerous Cassowaries, Crabby Crows, Peripatetic Pigeons, Hens, Hawks, and Hummingbirds | The GBBC is Going Global!
Downies, the Pocket-Sized Woodpeckers
As the season changes, our ‘old reliables’ are moving back to center stage in backyards and at bird feeders.
Birds Eating Weirdly
Birds don’t always order off the regular menu, including a robin who makes his own jelly worms to orioles dining on corn on the cob.
October/November 2012
Join us Thursday, Oct 11th for Bees: What do They do for Us, and What Can We do for Them? With Elaine Evans, Entomologist, University of Minnesota, October 11, 2012 | Recent Changes in Minnesota Bird Life with Bob Janssen, ‘The Birdman of Minnesota’, Nov 8, 2012 | Audubon Minnesota’s Annual Bird Conservation Celebration, October 20th | The Christmas Bird Count is coming… And this year its FREE! | BOOK REVIEW: Hawk Ridge: Minnesota’s Birds of Prey
Cranes families are on the move
Standing in a large wooden viewing box in the pitch dark on early April morning, a group of us waited for thousands of sandhill cranes to awaken.
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
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 Get a Bad Rap
These handsome birds are worth a second look as they barrel through each day without any need for assertiveness training.
