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Home & Garden
What’s a woodpecker doing on a prairie?
Look for round knobs on tall plant stems for signs that birds have been visiting.
December 12, 2024
Home & Garden
Do cardinals speak ‘robin’? Do chickadees talk to finches?
Readers’ questions answered about Minnesota birds.
December 5, 2024
Home & Garden
Do hummingbirds have a gratitude gene?
Reader wonders if they were witnessing a farewell lap.
November 14, 2024
The Latest
Robins get a ‘jump’ on invasive worms
Also: Reader questions about suburban swans, nectar thieves and “blue vultures.”
October 31, 2024
Home & Garden
‘Potato chip bird’ eats only seeds
The fall season is nirvana for these peppy little birds.
October 17, 2024
Home & Garden
Why do some birds spend the winter in Minnesota?
While many birds head south, even as far as South America, some birds stick around, and some northern birds move in to replace our "summer" birds.
October 3, 2024
Home & Garden
Danger lurks for young birds as hawk snags unwary flicker from nest
Broad-wings more often focus on catching rodents.
September 12, 2024
Home & Garden
This bird has one of the prettiest and longest songs, with a catchy way to remember it.
Unusual mnemonic device used to recognize its call, one of the longest bird songs.
September 5, 2024
Home & Garden
‘Potato chip bird’ eats only seeds
The fall season is nirvana for these peppy little birds.
October 17, 2024
Home & Garden
Why do some birds spend the winter in Minnesota?
While many birds head south, even as far as South America, some birds stick around, and some northern birds move in to replace our "summer" birds.
October 3, 2024
Home & Garden
Danger lurks for young birds as hawk snags unwary flicker from nest
Broad-wings more often focus on catching rodents.
September 12, 2024
Home & Garden
This bird has one of the prettiest and longest songs, with a catchy way to remember it.
Unusual mnemonic device used to recognize its call, one of the longest bird songs.
September 5, 2024