A migratory diver of the loon family, the common loon (Gavia immer) has been important to people living in the Great Lakes region for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. A migratory diver of the ...

Minnesota’s state bird is everywhere: There are loons on license plates and library cards, at lottery counters, and now even on the official state seal. Fireplace mantels across the state sport carved ...

Coupled with the regular assortment of blue jays, white-breasted nuthatches and black-capped chickadees, pine grosbeaks add ...

MINNESOTA, USA — "Imagine now, a clear summer evening in the north woods. Above you, the bands of the Milky Way framed by the dark spindly boughs of spruce and fir. And cutting though the stillness ...

A: You certainly could have; our state bird spends its winter along the Atlantic coast from North Carolina to Florida and in the Gulf of Mexico, then returns to the state in April, as ice is leaving ...

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 ...

Discover how tiny black-capped chickadees outsmart brutal Minnesota winters with hidden food stashes, hypothermia tricks and ...

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.

Nearly half of North America's birds are at risk of disappearing. But in one Minnesota town, artists are painting a different picture. In the heart of Hopkins, vibrant feathers and bold colors fill ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Leaving certain flowers standing through the winter is one of the best things Minnesota gardeners can do to support overwintering birds. The seed heads provide critical food, ...