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The great horned owl is one of many Minnesota winter birds that birders seek. Photo by Andy Reago and Chrissy McClarren / Wikimedia Commons

Minnesota Birding by Season: Winter

Winter Birds of Minnesota (December, January, February) Winter is a time when a functioning furnace becomes a true friend. A time when the Weather Channel personalities become your closest personal friends. It’s a time when many of the state’s saner residents flee to warmer climes like Texas, Arizona, and Florida. They do this so they …

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Sandhill Cranes. Photo by Duane McDowell

Minnesota Birding by Season: Fall

Fall Birds of Minnesota (September, October, November) Life could never be long enough to hold all the Minnesota fall days that the reasonable person would hope to enjoy. Fall migration means the disappearance of some nesting birds headed south to warmer climes. It also signals the arrival of some northern species-birds that nest in the …

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Evening Grosbeak (Photo: Wikimedia Creative Commons)

Minnesota Birding by Season: Summer

Summer Birds of Minnesota (June, July, August) The definition of a summer in Minnesota could be: too hot, too wet, too dry, too cold, too buggy, too short. “There ain’t no cure for the summertime blues.” This line from the song “Summertime Blues” written by Minnesota native Eddie Cochran proved two things.  The use of the …

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