Warbler Weekend 2022

Hok-Si-La Park, Lake City, MN 2500 U.S. Hwy 61, Lake City

Registration is now closed. Here are the details to date for Warbler Weekend 2022. Registration: Registration for the weekend and reservations for all meals, including requests for gluten-free or vegetarian meals, are required in advance. Watch for further instructions. The registration deadline is April 25. Accommodations: Birders staying overnight need to make their own reservations. […]

Birding at the Arden Hills Army Training Site (AHATS), Arden Hills – REGISTRATION CLOSED

Arden Hills Army Training Site 4761 Hamline Avenue North, Arden Hills, MN, United States

Join us for birding at AHATS. A new hard surface one-mile path around Sunfish Lake is scheduled to be completed just in time for our birding enjoyment. If the path is not ready, we will travel by guided car caravan and practice social distancing at choice stops. The site has lots of prairie and wooded […]

Free

CANCELED | Prairie Tuesday (PT) Summer Walks – #1 Prairie Walk 101

Fish Creek Natural Area 2465-2475 Carver Ave, Maplewood, MN, United States

FISH Creek Prairie Walk  6:30-8:30 has been CANCELLED due to unsafe heat plus humidity weather conditions. PT(#1) Fish Creek Prairie This is the first of three Prairie Tuesday evening walks to highlight numerous bird-native plant interactions. All are easy walks unless noted. Bring your binoculars, a 10-power magnifier (or borrow one from Chase) and consider […]

FREE

Birding Summer Style – #2 Silverwood Park

Silverwood Regional Park, St Anthony, MN 2500 County Road E, St. Anthony, MN, United States

This is the second of three great Birding Summer Style trips offered at a variety of days and times. Why? Summer birding is more relaxed and presents possibilities for observing different behaviors once birds are settled on family territories. Birders have opportunities for lingering identifications with group interaction at a summer-time relaxed pace. The slower […]

Free

Prairie Tuesday (PT) Summer Walks – #2 Mid-Summer Blooming Prairie

Rachel Lilly Preserve 680 MN-62, Mendota Heights, MN, United States

This is the second of three prairie Tuesday evening walks to highlight numerous bird-native plant interactions. All are easy walks unless noted. Bring your binoculars, a 10-power magnifier (or borrow one from Chase) and consider a camera and bug repellent. Wear closed-toe shoes with socks above the ankle. Usually no toilet facilities on site. No […]

Free

Bird & Bike the Vadnais-Snail Lakes Regional Park

Snail Lake Regional Park, Shoreview, MN 4191 Snail Lake Blvd., Shoreview, MN, United States

4191 Snail Lake Blvd., Shoreview, MN 55126 We are reviving birding by bicycle! Discover the fun of birding from a bicycle on more than 5 miles of mostly level, paved, multi-use trails that connect four lakes in Shoreview: Grass, Snail, Sucker, and Vadnais, all of which are prime birding locations for Ramsey County (top 10 […]

Birding Summer Style – #3 Bass Ponds on the Minnesota River

Bass Ponds 2325 E 86th St, Bloomington, MN, United States

This is the last of three great Birding Summer Style trips offered at a variety of days and times. Why? Summer birding is more relaxed and presents possibilities for observing different behaviors once birds are settled on family territories. Birders have opportunities for lingering identifications with group interaction at a summer-time relaxed pace. The slower […]

Free

***CANCELLED ***Prairie Tuesday (PT) Summer Walks – #3 Late Summer Blooming Prairie***CANCELLED***

Valley View Park 5575 Ozark Ave N, Oak Park Heights, MN, United States

This is the third of three Prairie Tuesday evening walks to highlight numerous bird-native plant interactions. All are easy walks unless noted. Bring your binoculars, a 10-power magnifier (or borrow one from Chase) and consider a camera and bug repellent. Wear closed-toe shoes with socks above the ankle. Usually no toilet facilities on site. No […]

Free

Carpenter Nature Center – Wisconsin Campus

Carpenter Nature Center - Wisconsin Campus 279 S. Cove Rd., Hudson, WI, United States

279 S. Cove Rd., Hudson, WI 54016 Sunday, August 14, 8:30 - 11:00 AM We are birding at the newly expanded Wisconsin Campus of the Carpenter Nature Center. The expansion includes a visitor center, paved and mowed trails, and remote teaching areas. CNC staff will provide a brief introduction prior to our group exploring the […]

Bird Up – at Sucker Lake

Sucker Lake Vadnais Heights, MN, United States

Bird Up! - Something New for the Fall This is the debut of Saint Paul Audubon’s new more informal version of birding events.  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 knows which areas to […]

Bird Up – at William O’Brien State Park

William O'Brien State Park 16821 O Brien Trail N, Marine on St. Croix, MN, United States

Bird Up! - Something New for the Fall This fall we are debuting 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 knows which […]

Bird Up – at Springbrook Nature Center

Springbrook Nature Center 100 85th Avenue NE, Fridley, MN, United States

*** 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 […]