Help bluebirds and other native birds via the Sparrow Swap
Research program uses volunteer citizen scientists to monitor status of invasive house sparrows in North America.
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Contemplating the cost of migration as first signs of nesting season appear
Heading to warmer climes creates massive risks and large rewards for birds of all shapes and sizes, but living in north country year-round is no picnic either.
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A great new year for birdwatchers chasing northern owls
Birders clearly are witnessing an irruption of great gray and boreal owls in places like Minnesota’s Sax Zim Bog this winter.
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Unique bird behavior from winter visitors: redpoll holes
Bird-watchers might see migrants tunneling into local snowbanks to avoid the season’s wind and cold.
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Massive Great Lakes birding irruptions of the redpoll kind
Keep your feeder full, and pick up one or two of these charismatic, hungry species for your birder life-list during the coldest days of winter.
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Watch now for the Townsend’s solitaire in western Great Lakes region
Irrupting owls attract the cameras and headlines, but this Western species has been appearing more frequently during Christmas bird counts in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
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An irruption brewing this winter for snowy owls?
Reports of the birds, and some conflicts between landowners and birdwatchers and photographers, already popping up this early winter.
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Another reason to keep cats indoors: hungry eagles
As bald eagles and other raptors recolonize America’s urban areas, will free-ranging chickens and feral cats more frequently appear on their menu?
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Bird singing not just for spring breeding season anymore
Savvy birdwatchers know that many avian species, from chickadees to robins, will kick in the tunes during the shorter days of fall.
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