by Sue Leaf | Sep 13, 2024 | Birds, Environment
Thirteen years ago, a violent storm with a massive tornado tore through North Minneapolis, leaving a swath of destruction in its wake. Numerous people lost trees, had their roofs removed, or their homes destroyed. Walls were reduced to matchsticks. Among the...
by Sue Leaf | Jul 7, 2024 | Birds, Environment
Three hundred miles northwest of Chisago County, a birding opportunity beckons. Each spring, the great migration of waterfowl and shorebirds passes over the Dakotas, with weary birds dropping into marshes to rest and refuel while in transit to summer nesting grounds....
by Michelle Terrell | Jul 7, 2024 | Birds, Environment
Thunderstorms rumbled just before dawn on Saturday, May 18, but the rain had passed by 7:30 am when birders gathered at Wild River State Park for our chapter’s annual Dayle and Bonnie DeClercq Memorial Bird Walk. The morning’s rain put a damper on the number of...
by Sue Leaf | Apr 30, 2024 | Birds, Environment
The last sloppy snowstorm of the past winter fell in late March and brought with it an unusual visitor to our yard: an American Woodcock. Woodcocks are the oddest-looking birds, with a rather dumpy body, a long dagger of a bill, and big, dark eyes set far back in it...
by Sue Leaf | Apr 30, 2024 | Birds, Book Review
Paying attention to Minnesota’s birds is an outdoor activity enjoyed by many people. Residents across North America cherish the continent’s birdlife and have tried to formally tally it in various locations. Although Minnesota has been a vanguard in many types of...
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