The red-bellied woodpecker was first confirmed in extreme southeastern Minnesota in the late 1800s. By the 1930s, bird surveys found them as far north as Red Wing, and the Twin Cities by the 1970s.

A peculiar, brilliantly, bright red bird caught the eye of Steve Roberts ... there were a couple of Vermilion Flycatchers in Minnesota, bird-lovers began flocking to the Roberts farm.

Like many other birds, cardinals are homesteaders and their songs tell other red birds ... eagles are becoming such a familiar sight, and Minnesota has the distinction of hosting the most ...

One of the most widespread and numerous of Minnesota birds, red-wings winter in southern states, sometimes gathering in large flocks along with grackles and cowbirds. But with the first hint of ...

Still, birds did keep dying from bird flu in Minnesota over the winter, including four crows found dead in the Twin Cities in January. In March, a red-tailed hawk in Wright County was confirmed ...

Red-bellied woodpecker ... "We've lost some species, we've seen some news species. ... I think, overall, Minnesota birds are doing pretty well." For the birds The website at mnbirdatlas.org ...