Bike & Bird – Carlos Avery WMA

Carlos Avery North Loop Parking Lot 9067 - 7801 205th Ave NE, Wyoming, MN, United States

9067-7801 205th Ave NE, Wyoming, MN 55092   Sunday, August 20, 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM   Discover the fun of birding from a bicycle on several miles of level gravel roads that connect varied habitat in this large WMA near Wyoming, MN. Carlos Avery is a prime birding location for Anoka and Chisago counties (top […]

Beginning Birding at Crosby Farm Regional Park

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

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 […]

Bike & Bird along the Mississippi River Levee on the Robert Piram Trail

Sunday, August 27, 8:00 AM t0 12:00 PM Discover the fun of birding from a bicycle along a flat, paved trail along the Mississippi River, from Harriet Island and the Saint Paul Airport past the Pigs Eye Island SNA Heron Rookery to Kaposia Landing (2.6 miles one way), the Rock Island Swing Bridge (7.8 mi, […]

Beginning Birding at Oakdale Nature Center

Oakdale Nature Center 444 Hadley Ave. N., Oakdale, MN, United States

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, […]

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

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 […]

Pilot Knob/Oheyawahe Open Space and Acacia Park Cemetery – Location, location, location!

Pilot Knob 2100 Pilot Knob Rd, Mendota Heights, MN, United States

2100 Pilot Knob Rd., Mendota Heights, MN  55120 Saturday, September 16, 6:00-7:45 PM Lots of history, views and, we hope, birds.  Autumnal falling temperatures with shortening days bring preparations for big changes to the local bird-life web. Sunset 7:22 PM DIRECTIONS     From I-494, take Pilot Knob Rd. exit, then drive north until the road ends. […]

William O’Brien State Park

William O'Brien State Park 16821 O Brien Trail N, Marine on St. Croix, MN, United States

  16821 O’Brien Trail N, Marine on St Croix, MN 55047 Saturday, September 30, 8-10 AM This walk along the St. Croix River will explore the lower part of William O’Brien […]

Sandhill Cranes at Crex Meadows SWA

Crex Meadows SWA 102 E Crex Ave, Grantsburg

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 […]

2023 St. Paul Christmas Bird Count

Saint Paul Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count will take place on Saturday, December 16, 2023. Gregg Severson will organize and compile the count, with help from Kiki Sonnen. Each area in […]

Beginning Birding through the Months at Silverwood Park

Silverwood Regional Park, St Anthony, MN 2500 County Rd E, St Anthony

This is the 1st of a 4-trip Silverwood Park birding experience (February thru May). Attend one or all the trips! Silverwood Park is a beautiful urban park on the shores […]

Beginning Birding through the Months at Silverwood Park

Silverwood Regional Park, St Anthony, MN 2500 County Rd E, St Anthony

This is the 2nd of a 4-trip Silverwood Park birding experience (Feb thru May). Attend one or all of the trips! Silverwood Park is a beautiful urban park on the […]