Stacker compiled a list of the most common birds seen near feeders in Minnesota using data from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Project FeederWatch. Birds are ranked by the percent of sites visited ...

The University of Minnesota Extension is excited for another year of the Wildlife Webinar Series this spring. This year’s series will explore birds of Minnesota and habitat considerations.

Avian influenza has now killed more than 10 million birds in Minnesota since 2022, as farmers and state officials continue to deal with a disease that just won’t stop. The virus, highly pathogenic ...

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 ...

Check out these fun, educational and free opportunities to get outdoors in our area's state parks, wildlife refuges and more.

Longer days are the catalyst that brings about hormonal changes, which alter avian behavior and physiology that stir migratory birds into long-distance flights to northern nesting grounds.

Minnesota winters can push both people and wildlife to their limits. The cold settles in deeply, snow piles up for months at a time, and the world outside can feel frozen in place. Yet in the middle ...

Robins, cedar waxwings and other birds in Gilbert, Minnesota, are flying into windshields, bumping into trees and looking mighty disoriented. Get up-to-the-minute ...

Achieving takeoff requires a clear aquatic runway measuring nearly 1 football field in length. The 12-pound weight and specific foot placement make terrestrial movement almost impossible.