*** Bird Ups – Something new for the fall*** Fall 2023 marks the debut of Saint Paul Audubon’s new more informal version of birding events, Bird Ups. Meet up at the site, and everyone will be responsible for finding and identifying the birds. SPAS will provide a convener who is familiar with the park and […]
The Saint Paul Audubon Society board meetings are held at 4 pm on the first Monday of every month, through June. If Monday is a holiday, the meeting is on […]
David Heemsbergen presents “Lessons Learned in Two Parts: Photography and Habitat Establishment.” Part one will be a discussion of how preparation, practice, and patience can make taking photographs more enjoyable, and how it is not necessary to be in an exotic location to capture images that tell a story you will want to share with […]
Monthly chapter meetings are held the second Thursday of the month, September-May, at 7:00 p.m. They are open and free of charge to everyone. They include time to socialize and brief chapter announcements, followed by featured presentations each month on a range of topics. An option for viewing the presentations remotely will also be provided. […]
Swans galore are the norm just south of Brownsville, MN. Fall migration offers birders an opportunity to decide: trumpeter or tundra swan? Swans and dabbling ducks can be seen from one overlook, then less than one mile south is a deep water overlook with diving waterfowl. This is a staging area for one species and […]
Speaker Series – Dr. Tom Gable – Wolf Researcher December 8 – Monthly Chapter Meeting In-Person @ 7:00 p.m. Featuring Tom Gamble, Lead researcher for the Voyageurs Wolf Project Join us In Person The December chapter meeting will take place in-person in Room 207 of the new Aŋpétu Téča Education Center in Roseville, 1910 County […]
Saint Paul Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count will take place on Saturday, December 17, 2022. Once again, Gregg Severson will organize and compile the count, with help this year from Kiki Sonnen. It will work in the usual way, as follows: Each area in our CBC Circle will be assigned to a leader. Past leaders are […]
Dr. Jesus N. Pinto-Ledezma will present “Harnessing Bird and Remote Sensing Data to Understand Biodiversity Change Over Space and Time.” Biodiversity is changing due to alterations in climate and human activities at rates only comparable to the fossil record, and understanding the processes that drive and maintain the composition and structure of ecological communities is […]
Stephanie Schmidt, International Crane Foundation Presentation Streaming from Baraboo, Wisconsin Join us in-person or via Zoom: us06web.zoom.us/j/86703578381 February 9: “Whooping Cranes in the Eastern Migratory Population.” In the 1940s, Whooping Cranes, once native to Minnesota, faced near extinction as a result of increased threats from habitat loss, hunting, and more. It wasn’t until 2001 that Whooping […]
Anthony Hauck, National Audubon Conservation Ranch Program “Birds, Beef, and a Better Climate.” Traditional conservation approaches have failed to stem the continued loss of native grasslands and the precipitous decline of grassland birds, now estimated to be a 53% population decline since the first Earth Day. Nearly 70% of grassland species are vulnerable to extinction […]
Michael North, DNR Brainerd, “Characteristics of Woodpecker Nest Trees in Minnesota” Monthly chapter meetings are held the second Thursday of the month, September-May, at 7:00 p.m. They are open and free of charge to everyone. They include time to socialize and brief chapter announcements, followed by featured presentations each month on a range of topics. […]
Heather Holm, Pollinator Conservationist and Author, “Restoring Ecosystem Functionality and Biodiversity” Monthly chapter meetings are held the second Thursday of the month, September-May, at 7:00 p.m. They are open and free of charge to everyone. They include time to socialize and brief chapter announcements, followed by featured presentations each month on a range of topics. […]
