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Why is the loon Minnesota’s state bird? It almost didn’t happen.
In 1932, the Minnesota Federation of Women’s Clubs dropped the robin and instead chose the goldfinch as our unofficial state bird, ahead of the blue heron, the veery (a small thrush) and the ...
Minnesota poultry farmers learning from bird flu studies involving ducks and geese
Poultry farmers have increased biosecurity measures and some have even installed bird lasers to keep ducks and geese away.
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As climate changes, so does geography for Minnesota’s birds
On Dec. 15, 2018, volunteer Bart Anderson, with the Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter, stepped outside his home to spend his day counting birds. He did so by numbers and species, as hundreds ...