Springtime in Minnesota brings a flurry of bird migration, with millions of birds like Baltimore Orioles taking flight at ...

VADNAIS HEIGHTS, Minn. -- Winters in Minnesota can be tough on animals, but these days some are more willing to stick around than in the past. These days at Sucker Lake Regional Park in Vadnais ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The birder in your life likely covets "The Breeding Birds of Minnesota: History, Ecology and Conservation," from the University of ...

Minnesotans are encouraged to turn off unnecessary lights Wednesday evening as nearly 43 million migrating birds are expected ...

A Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife biologist collects a dead snow goose on Skagit Bay that perished due to bird flu in December. The disease continued to spread among wild birds across the U ...

Minnesota chose the common loon as its state bird in 1961 because lawmakers and bird experts agreed that no other animal captured the state’s wild, lake-centered identity as clearly as this sleek, red ...

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 ...

MINNEAPOLIS --A year ago, poultry farms across the state were dealing with a bird flu outbreak. More than 100 Minnesota farms were hit by avian influenza, forcing them to euthanize 3½ million birds.

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Get to know the quirky names of Minnesota's birds and how they add humor to your outdoor adventures as warmer weather arrives.

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