When T.S. Roberts wrote the last really big Minnesota bird book in 1932, “Birds of Minnesota,” ravens were dwindling, bald eagles were scarce and most everyone assumed the giant subspecies of resident ...

The new book "The Breeding Birds of Minnesota" is the first comprehensive guide to the state's 250 species since the 1930s. In 1932, when T.S. Roberts published the first guide to all the birds known ...

Northland birding guide Judd Brink, in center standing on the grass, uses binoculars to watch an uncommon northern hawk owl in the Sax-Zim Bog north of Duluth on Monday as two of his birding clients ...

Minnesota chose the common loon as its state bird in 1961 because lawmakers and bird experts agreed that no other animal ...

Birding checklists and guide books often categorize birds based on the frequency with which they are seen. In Minnesota, a master checklist is kept by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU), ...

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. A migratory diver of the loon family, the common loon (Gavia immer) has been ...

Rain was just letting up as folks started arriving at Roberts Bird Sanctuary in southwest Minneapolis. Groups meet there most weekend mornings in the spring to see and hear migrating warblers, ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Studies show engaging with birds can improve our mental health. Watching them or listening to their songs can reduce stress, anxiety and depressive symptoms. They're darn good at pest ...