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How to identify the three 'house' birds that hang out in Minnesota backyards

Bird bio: House wrens, house sparrows and house finches have all adapted well to living near human dwellings.
July 10, 2025
Photos by Jim Williams
Female (front) and male house finches both sing (and enjoy grape jelly).

Peaceful, private Orono house on Lake Minnetonka’s Maxwell Bay listed at $6.25M

The home has 300 feet of lakeshore and looks out at Noerenberg Memorial Gardens, part of the Three Rivers Parks system.
July 4, 2025

Young cardinals are brown but will molt into red feathers

Why are big flocks of geese flying north in late spring after migration?
July 3, 2025
A bright red male cardinal perches on a white fence with a seed in its beak to feed one of the two brownish young cardinals waiting to be fed. They are mostly brown with hints of rust color on their body.

Mid-century modern home on Lake Minnetonka listed for $3.15M

A couple rebuilt a mid-century Mound home in the same style along the Lake Minnetonka waterfront, which is now on the market for $3.15 million.
June 27, 2025

Endangered herons seek out dangerous predators for nest sites

Chicago zoo’s red wolves provide protection from smaller species that could climb to the heron’s nests.
June 26, 2025
A black-crowned night heron with a dark crown and beak bows its head to preen its chest feathers.

Lake Pepin country house finally fits with historic cottages post remodel

The renovation honors the late-1800s architecture of its neighbors and earned a 2025-26 Home of the Month honor.
June 24, 2025

Luxe renovated Edina house with billiard room and saltwater pool listed at $2.95M

Kyle and Andrea Vorachek are live-in flippers who remodeled the Twin Cities metro home in hopes of making a profit.
June 20, 2025

Canada geese often provide day care for other parents

Plus: Why did the robin try to keep up two nests?
June 19, 2025

Former NHL player’s Minneapolis house with Bde Maka Ska views listed at $5.25M

Former NHL player John Johannson built his 12,000-square-foot home near the Minikahda Club golf course.
June 13, 2025

Eco-friendly house on 30 acres near Marine on St. Croix listed at $1.6M

Screenwriter Shawn Otto and former state auditor Rebecca Otto built the home in the 1990s and have incorporated solar and wind power.
June 6, 2025

What’s that redder-than-red bird?

Scarlet tanagers are most likely to be seen in the north central part of Minnesota.
June 5, 2025
A bright red male tanager with black wings perches in a tree branch.

Luxe Bloomington home with multilevel pool and theater lists at $3.29M

Rick and Kelli Vogelgesang refreshed and renovated the 8,400-square-foot house.
May 31, 2025
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