Are 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
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
Avian Architects
/in Bird SpotlightRaise the family in a birdhouse or on a branch? Birds have their own ideas about what’s best for their broods.
Call of the Wild
/in Bird SpotlightBird songs are designed to attract a mate or repel a rival, but birds have other things they need to communicate. Pairs need to stay in contact, flocks confer back and forth and a bird that notices a potential attacker will issue a warning. For these and other purposes birds rely on calls—a repertoire of short, unmusical sounds that convey specific information. Unlike a bird’s song, much of which is learned, bird calls are instinctual, an innate means of communicating.