Swans galore are the norm just south of Brownsville, MN. Fall migration offers birders an opportunity to decide: trumpeter or tundra swan? Swans and dabbling ducks can be seen from one overlook, then less than one mile south is a deep water overlook with diving waterfowl. This is a staging area for one species and […]
Warbler Weekend 2023 is coming up and here is everything you need to know. Registration: Registration for the weekend and reservations for all meals, including requests for gluten-free or vegetarian meals, are required in advance. Registration deadline has been extended to April 25th. Registration is now closed. Accommodations: Birders staying overnight need to make their […]
15501 Murphy Lake Blvd, Savage, MN Thursday, May 18, 7-10 AM One of the best birding areas in Twin Cities Metro! Focus is on songs/calls of nesting birds in a hardwood forest as well as spring migrants. Hooded warbler is a target species. DIRECTIONS Take 35E or W to Co 42, go west ~ 2 […]
May 23: Silverwood Regional Park, 2500 Cty Rd. E, St. Anthony, MN 55421 Passerine migrants, wetlands. DIRECTIONS From 35W, take Cty Rd D/37th Ave. west, turn north (rt) onto Silver Lake, or, from I-694, take Silver Lake exit, go south. Finally, go west on Cty Rd E for ~1,000 ft, entrance on left. Meet at […]
Saturday, June 10, 7:30-10 AM June begins summer when territories generally are all set and families are busily growing. In contrast to migration style bird watching, we move to different habitats where the breeding territories are located. A walk on the hard surfaced one-mile path around Sunfish Lake will be followed by birding in a […]
Summer birding presents possibilities for observing different behaviors once birds have settled on family territories. Birders have opportunities for lingering identifications with group interaction at a summer-time relaxed pace. The slower pace is also ideal for beginning birders to learn and experience the basics to locate, describe and identify birds. DIRECTIONS 2500 County Rd E, […]
Langton Lake Park, 1950 County Rd. C2 W, Roseville, MN 55113 Join us for a stroll at Langton Lake Park to observe and identify birds and trees, and consider their interactions. DIRECTIONS Meet at the parking lot on County Road C2 at the west side of the lake. INFORMATION Bring binoculars, bird guide, and a […]
Join us for a visit to this unique urban farm site to observe and identify birds and trees, and to consider their interactions. You’ll learn some basic tree identification tips, the importance of our urban tree canopy and what Frogtown Green is doing to add trees to their neighborhood. DIRECTIONS Meet at the parking lot […]
St. Paul Audubon Society joins with Friends of Swede Hollow http://www.friendsofswedehollow.net/ and Friends of the Parks and Trails of St. Paul and Ramsey County https://friendsoftheparks.org/ to offer this opportunity to stroll along a portion of the Bruce Vento Regional Trail https://www.traillink.com/trail/bruce-vento-regional-trail/ Learn the history of the land, the Trail, and current activities to save this […]
2595 Crosby Farm Rd, St. Paul, MN 55116 Saturday August 26, 8:00 – 10:30 AM St. Paul Audubon is once again partnering with the St. Paul Library to offer a beginning birding field trip. Come and learn about birding, including how to use binoculars and a field guide. Mostly come to have some late summer […]
This family-friendly walk is in one of the most beautiful urban parks in Washington County. We will meet at the Visitors Center, check the bird feeders and walk the winding paved trails. There are usually songbirds along the path, and we will make our way out to a lake where we might see swans, ducks, […]
2301 Lower Afton Rd., Maplewood, MN 55119 Saturday, September 9, 9-11 AM The first hour is an easy one-mile hike to and along the western edge of the grassland the community is trying to preserve. The second hour is a moderate difficulty hike to the northeastern part of the grassland, where we hope to hear and […]
