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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.

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

Nature’s Turncoats

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

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.

Beautiful Springtime Music

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