1. Snowy Owl The beautiful snowy owl is 20 to 27 inches long, has a rounded head without any ear tufts and has big, yellow eyes. The adult male is almost pure-white, while the female has scattered bits of brown in its plumage and immatures birds are heavily marked with brown. Like most owls, the …
Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve in Duluth P.O. Box 3006 Duluth, MN 55803 (218) 428-6209 Hawk Ridge is likely Minnesota’s most famous birding site and for good reason. Some of Minnesota’s best-watched birds fly over Hawk Ridge. The National Audubon Society has named Hawk Ridge an Important Birding Area. On September 15, 2003, 102,329 raptors were …
Welcome indeed! Whether you are a beginning birder or an avid bird watcher, Minnesota is a great place to wander and wonder. It is an enchanting place-the North Star State. Vast boreal forests, expansive prairies, remote bogs and wetlands, and woodlands galore all add up to some great birding. Minnesota is one of the larger …
