Year to year, birders document what they see perching or passing through northeast Minnesota’s Sax-Zim Bog. Now, what’s heard at the popular birding destination might give an even clearer picture of ...

DULUTH — “It’s a magical world back here,” Margie Menzies said on a chilly morning in early September. Like most days, Menzies, the education director for the Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory, has been ...

Cliff Hansen stopped. He looked up at a hole in a dead tree. He listened. He was thrilled. His well-tuned hearing noticed sounds of baby birds. Then an adult downy woodpecker flitted nearby. Great.

The birds are here because of the unique bog habitat — a mix of large tamarack-spruce bogs interspersed with old hayfields, meadows, rivers, lakes and upland aspen and maple that these northern birds ...

The national honor bestowed upon the official state bird of Minnesota earlier this month confirms what Minnesotans already know well — just how special the loon is. The common loon is known for its ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Studies show engaging with birds can improve our mental health. Watching them or listening to their songs can reduce stress, anxiety and depressive symptoms. They're darn good at pest ...

Looking for birding opportunities close to home? Birds with “house” built into their names are, not surprisingly, common urban residents. Three such birds found in Minnesota include the house wren, ...

PALISADE — Forestry for Minnesota Birds, a presentation by Mark Jacobs from the Forest Stewards Guild, highlights Long Lake’s annual Fall Fish Fry Fundraiser on Sept. 13. The event also includes a ...

The two hottest new reality TV stars in Minnesota just made their debut. Those stars? A breeding pair of bald eagles — and their "TV show" is the EagleCam live video feed operated by Minnesota's ...

Stacker compiled a list of the most common birds seen near feeders in Minnesota using data from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Project FeederWatch. Birds are ranked by the percent of sites visited ...