• Let’s Go Birding Together at Phalen and Round Lakes

    Phalen Lake Boat Ramp 1980 E. Shore Drive, Maplewood, United States

    Saturday, June 27, 9:00 – 11:00 AM St. Paul Bird Alliance joins with Friends of Swede Hollow, Friends of the Parks and Trails of St. Paul, and Ramsey County to offer this opportunity to explore the NW corner of Phalen Park, including Round Lake.  Along the way, we’ll look for both woodland and water birds. Birders […]

  • Annual Butterfly Count Returns – Registration Required

    AHATS Arden Hills Readiness Center, 4761 Hamline Avenue North, just north of Highway 96 4761 Hamline Avenue North, Arden Hills, United States

    Saturday, July 11, 9:45 am - 2:00 PM Saint Paul Bird Alliance’s annual butterfly count will take place on Saturday, July 11, from 9:45 to 2:00 PM at Arden Hills Army Training Site (AHATS). To register, follow this link: AHATS Butterfly Count Registration 2026. Registration will remain open through Wednesday, July 8. A map and […]

  • CANCELED DUE TO HEAT AND SMOKE – Let’s Go Birding Together at Crosby Farm Regional Park

    Crosby Farm Regional Park 2595 Crosby Farm Rd., St. Paul, MN, United States

    CANCELED DUE TO HEAT AND SMOKE Saint Paul Bird Alliance and the St. Paul Public Library invite you to this event. All levels of birding skills are welcome. Loaner binoculars and field guide books will be available for you to use. DIRECTIONS: Traveling south on 35E, take exit 103B for MN5/West 7th Street. Turn right […]

  • Bruce Vento Trail Birding

    Bergeron Pass Marker 1301 Arlington Ave E, St Paul

    1301 Arlington Ave. E   St. Paul, MN 55106  Saint Paul Bird Alliance joins with Friends of Swede Hollow and Friends of the Parks and Trails of St. Paul and Ramsey County to offer this opportunity to stroll along a portion of the Bruce Vento Regional Trail. Learn the history of the land and the Trail, […]

  • Birds and Beers Saint Paul!

    Sweeney's Saloon 96 Dale St N, Saint Paul, MN, United States

    Wednesday, August 19 - 5:30 - 8:30 pm Sweeny's 96 Dale St. St. Paul We'll be looking for YOU! A monthly gathering to meet other birders and talk about birds! Come and share your birding stories and hear what's new.  We gather in the Ashland Room at Sweeney's Saloon to visit over a meal and […]

  • Fall Migrants and Grassland Goldenrod at Battle Creek Park

    Battle Creek Park - South Battle Creek Parking Lot 2301 Lower Afton Rd, Saint Paul, MN, United States

    Saturday, September 5, 9 - 11 am Battle Creek Park The Battle Creek Grassland is a critical nesting area that we have been working to preserve.  It is next to Battle Creek Park, managed by Corrections, with restricted public access.  We will hike on park trails along the western and northern edges of the grassland, where we […]

  • Feather Trails—A Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Birds

    ZOOM Meeting Online

    Feather Trails—A Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Birds Presenter: Sophie A. H. Osborn CLICK HERE to reserve your spot - Cosponsored with Land of Lakes Bird Alliance Birds are visible, vocal sentinels that alert us to environmental harms through their declining numbers or their failure to thrive. In her book Feather Trails—A Journey of Discovery […]

  • Birds and Beers Saint Paul!

    Sweeney's Saloon 96 Dale St N, Saint Paul, MN, United States

    Sweeny's 96 Dale St., Saint Paul A monthly gathering to meet other birders and talk about birds! Come and share your birding stories and hear what's new.  We gather in the Ashland Room at Sweeney's Saloon to visit over a meal and beverages. Photo Credit: Brian-Mumaw  

  • Swede Hollow Park – Birding in the Heart of St. Paul 

    Swede Hollow Park 622 Beaumont Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

    Saturday, September 19 - 9 am - 11 am 622 Beaumont St, St Paul, MN 55130                                                                                Saint Paul Bird Alliance joins with Friends of Swede Hollow, Saint Paul Public Library (Dayton's Bluff location), and Friends of the Parks and Trails of St. Paul and Ramsey County to offer a great birding experience in the heart of […]

  • Green Darner Dragonfly Migration & the Birds Who Love Them

    Pigs Eye Chokan Tanka Park 2165 Pigs Eye Lake Road, St. Paul, United States

    Tuesday, September 22, 12 pm - 2 pm at Pig's Eye Chôkan Tanka Park Did you know these dragonflies migrate South in the Fall just like many of our songbirds do? Come see for yourself on Tuesday, September 22 at Pig's Eye Chôkan Tanka Park. INFORMATION: Dragonfly expert John Arthur, from the Minnesota Dragonfly Society, […]

  • Sea of Grass: The Conquest, Ruin, and Redemption of Nature on the American Prairie

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

    In-Person Event - Co-sponsored with Land of Lakes Bird Alliance The North American prairie is an ecological marvel —a lush carpet of grass that stretches to the horizon and is home to some of the nation’s most iconic creatures: bison, elk, wolves, pronghorn, prairie dogs, and bald eagles. Plants, microbes, and animals together made the […]

  • Sandhill Cranes at Crex Meadows SWA

    Crex Meadows SWA 102 E Crex Ave, Grantsburg

    102 E. Crex Ave., Grantsburg, WI Tuesday, October 20, 4:00 ~ 8:15 PM   Since historic times, Greater Sandhill Cranes have congregated by the thousands every autumn evening in the marshes and ponds now called Crex Meadows SWA, located on the north side of Grantsburg, WI. People likewise gather to witness seemingly never-ending strands and […]

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