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Milder winters, shrinking habitats and new migratory patterns have changed the birds of the city.

Friday, March 17, 2023 at 9:30am Eastern

Bob and Donna McFarland have handed out 177 nest boxes for the colorful species.

Bald eagles in northwestern Washington state have now become a blessing to dairy farmers, curbing pests and eliminating animal carcasses from their farms as they seek out new foods as climate change has modified their normal diet of salmon carcasses, according to a new study.

I’m ready.

Jean Edith “JET” Thurmer entered this world on September 19, 1927, born to Mae and Fred W. Thurmer in Seattle, WA. In 1930, she relocated to North St. Paul where she would graduate from high school. She then resided in Oakdale until relocating to Willmar at the close of 2016. Jean departed this life on “Pi Day,” 3-14-23 at Bethesda.

As spring arrives and winter fades our skies are abuzz with the sweet sound of chirping birds, as they embark on their spring migration.

Thursday, March 16, 2023 at 9:30am Eastern

A recent study on social bird behavior has found that more sociality in birds may confer to reduced competition in interactions between and among bird species. The findings, published on March 1 in The Proceedings of the Royal Society B, utilized data from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. 

One of the integral aspects of a nature center is its station of bird feeders that attract the fa