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April Activity
New migrants have been showing up each week this month. At the bird feeder, purple finches have arrived and the goldfinches are turning bright yellow…
Apr 24
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Creative nest building
Last week a Robin started building her nest on our copper downspout. This is not the first time this site has been used by a robin but this year’s nest…
Apr 20
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Barred Owl in the Daytime
In winter when food is scarce or now during the nesting season, a Barred Owl will often hunt in the daytime to supplement the nocturnal shifts…
Apr 17
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Got Fur?
For those of us living with pets, this is the beginning period of max shedding. It also is the time for cavity nesting birds such as chickadees to be…
Apr 14
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Birds in the Backyard
A colorful assortment of birds stopped by the feeder today. It started with a tom turkey guarding his small flock of females. The turkeys displaced the…
Apr 5
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March 2024
Time to add more cracked corn
Attract more bird species to your feeders
Mar 30
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A three-day storm event brings in the birds
Today was a cold but calm day after three days of rain, sleet and snow that brought much needed precipitation to Central Minnesota. For only the second…
Mar 28
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Hooded Mergansers
Rivals to Wood Ducks in Beauty
Mar 23
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Spring Changes at the Bird Feeder
The month of March ushers in the return of the spring migrants to the bird feeders. By the middle of the month, red-wing blackbirds become regular daily…
Mar 17
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Odd's N' Ends from the web cams
From the Raptor Resource web cams in Decorah Iowa, there is a bald eagle nest that is on the verge of hatching. Two eggs were laid mid-February and will…
Mar 15
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The native Hackberry Tree
Replacement for Ash trees
Mar 12
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Rivers as staging areas
Parts of the Mississippi and Platte River are key to bird migration
Mar 7
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