Birding Areas of the Falkland Islands, with Michael Prokosch, retired research chemist, 3M – December 8, 2011 | Wild Turkeys in the Twin Cities, with Karl Tinsley, U of Minnesota, Conservation Biology Program, PhD Candidate – January 12, 2012 | Forming a New SPAS Speakers’ Bureau | 2011 Annual Fund Drive | Annual MOU Paper Session – Saturday, December 3 | St. Paul Christmas Bird Count – Saturday, December 17 | Great Backyard Bird Count – February 17-20, 2012 | Autumn Reports – Chimney Swift counts and Prairie reclamation | Book Review – 12 Owls by Laura Erickson
December 2011/January 2012
/in CardinalBirding Areas of the Falkland Islands, with Michael Prokosch, retired research chemist, 3M – December 8, 2011 | Wild Turkeys in the Twin Cities, with Karl Tinsley, U of Minnesota, Conservation Biology Program, PhD Candidate – January 12, 2012 | Forming a New SPAS Speakers’ Bureau | 2011 Annual Fund Drive | Annual MOU Paper Session – Saturday, December 3 | St. Paul Christmas Bird Count – Saturday, December 17 | Great Backyard Bird Count – February 17-20, 2012 | Autumn Reports – Chimney Swift counts and Prairie reclamation | Book Review – 12 Owls by Laura Erickson
Perky and popular
/in Bird SpotlightWould chickadees be on most people’s “favorite bird” lists if they were half as bouncy and endearing?
October/November 2011
/in CardinalAre Minnesota Moose Another Victim of Climate Change?, With Mark S. Lenarz, Research Biologist, Minnesota DNR – October 13, 2011 | Purple Martins in Minnesota: bring back our backyard Friends, With Kelly Applegate, Wildlife Biologist and Director, Purple Martin Working Group – November 10, 2011 | The Great Audubon “Fall Classic” Get-together – Saturday, November 12 | Hawks in the Galapagos – Friday, October 21 | Help Restore Two Sites – October 8 and 15
The Miracle Called Migration
/in Bird SpotlightMost of our summertime birds will soon be gone, winging their way southward in an awe-inspiring annual ritual.
“Dog days” are prime time for birds
/in Bird SpotlightLate summer is a time for birds to kick back a bit and catch their breath before it’s time to start preparing for winter.
August/September 2011
/in CardinalJoin Tara Harris, Director of Conservation at the Minnesota Zoo, on Thursday, September 8th for her presentation on Namibia’s critically endangered black rhino and the vulnerable Hartmann’s mountain zebra | Audubon Minnesota’s third Annual Chimney Swift Sit | A Note from Our New President | Monthly Morning Walks | Spoonbilled Sandpiper in Danger
Feathery Foster Care
/in Bird SpotlightSome bird behavior is driven by instinct, some is learned through experience, and some just seems plain quirky.
A loud call and a flash of blue
/in Bird SpotlightIt’s sometimes easier to hear kingfishers than see them, but it’s well worth a search to discover these handsome fishing birds.
Spring’s Cold Brought Bright Birds to Feeders
/in Bird SpotlightA colorful array of migrants—brilliant orange orioles, vivid blue buntings, black-white-and-pink grosbeaks—livened up our springtime backyards.
June/July 2011
/in CardinalSummer Butterfly Census | SPAS “Go Paperless” Campaign | Annual Fund Donors | Conversation News