Seraphine, you’re on the right track. The Legislature named the common loon as Minnesota’s state bird in 1961 in large part because it’s so distinctive, with its white-spangled black plumage ...

There is a credible report of seven whooping cranes seen April 9 in Polk County, Minnesota. These birds are presumed to be from the wild Texas flock, having been observed near the Platte River in ...

Poultry farmers have increased biosecurity measures and some have even installed bird lasers to keep ducks and geese away.

On Dec. 15, 2018, volunteer Bart Anderson, with the Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter, stepped outside his home to spend his day counting birds. He did so by numbers and species, as hundreds ...