Bird Walk

St. Paul Audubon Society joins with Friends of Swede Hollow http://www.friendsofswedehollow.net/    and Friends of the Parks and Trails of St. Paul and Ramsey County https://friendsoftheparks.org/  to offer this opportunity to stroll along a portion of the Bruce Vento Regional Trail  https://www.traillink.com/trail/bruce-vento-regional-trail/  Learn the history of the land, the Trail, and current activities to save this […]

2595 Crosby Farm Rd, St. Paul, MN 55116 Saturday August 26, 8:00 – 10:30 AM St. Paul Audubon is once again partnering with the St. Paul Library to offer a beginning birding field trip. Come and learn about birding, including how to use binoculars and a field guide. Mostly come to have some late summer […]

This family-friendly walk is in one of the most beautiful urban parks in Washington County. We will meet at the Visitors Center, check the bird feeders and walk the winding paved trails. There are usually songbirds along the path, and we will make our way out to a lake where we might see swans, ducks, […]

2301 Lower Afton Rd., Maplewood, MN 55119 Saturday, September 9, 9-11 AM The first hour is an easy one-mile hike to and along the western edge of the grassland the community is trying to preserve. The second hour is a moderate difficulty hike to the northeastern part of the grassland, where we hope to hear and […]

2100 Pilot Knob Rd., Mendota Heights, MN  55120 Saturday, September 16, 6:00-7:45 PM Lots of history, views and, we hope, birds.  Autumnal falling temperatures with shortening days bring preparations for big changes to the local bird-life web. Sunset 7:22 PM DIRECTIONS     From I-494, take Pilot Knob Rd. exit, then drive north until the road ends. […]

  16821 O’Brien Trail N, Marine on St Croix, MN 55047 Saturday, September 30, 8-10 AM This walk along the St. Croix River will explore the lower part of William O’Brien State Park, with the hope of catching some fall migrants along the way. The last part of the walk passes Alice Lake which is usually […]

Saturday, October 7, 9:00 - 11:00 AM This is a BirdUp, Saint Paul Audubon’s new more informal version of birding.  Meet up at the site, and everyone will be responsible for finding and identifying the birds.  SPAS will provide a convener/s who is familiar with the park and knows which areas to visit, and who will make sure […]

This is the 1st of a 4-trip Silverwood Park birding experience (February thru May). Attend one or all the trips! Silverwood Park is a beautiful urban park on the shores of Silver Lake. The variety of habitats in the park--oak forest, marsh, grassland, and lakefront--make it a great birding destination, with over 180 different species […]

This is the 2nd of a 4-trip Silverwood Park birding experience (Feb thru May). Attend one or all of the trips! Silverwood Park is a beautiful urban park on the shores of Silver Lake. The variety of habitats in the park--oak forest, marsh, grassland, and lakefront--make it a great birding destination, with over 180 different […]

This is the 3rd of a 4-trip Silverwood Park birding experience (February thru May). Attend one or all of the trips!   Silverwood Park is a beautiful urban park on the shores of Silver Lake. The variety of habitats in the park--oak forest, marsh, grassland, and lakefront--make it a great birding destination, with over 180 different […]

April 21, 22 OR 23– exact date tbd  7:45-9:15 PM The American Woodcock song and sky dance are remarkably entertaining. They migrate spring and fall using the prime habitats of the St Croix River valley and some breed near Rush City, MN, in a location described as early upland successional forest, which is their favorite. […]