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Ruby-throated hummingbird ©Jim Williams
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Indigo bunting ©Rick Pertile
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Red-headed woodpecker ©Rebecca Field
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Barn swallows ©Rebecca Field
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Wood Ducks ©Rebecca Field
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Purple martins ©Jim Williams
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Palm warbler ©Rebecca Field
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Ruby-crowned kinglet ©Rebecca Field
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Green heron ©Jim Williams
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Common mergansers ©Jim Williams

  • Minnesota Breeding Bird Atlas



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    Breeding Bird Atlas Takes Flight!
    It is still early in the breeding season for many Minnesota birds and already more than 240 Atlas blocks, from the Canadian border to Iowa and Wisconsin to South Dakota, have been adopted by birders.


  • IBAs - Bald Eagle Monitoring



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    For the 4th consecutive year, Audubon Minnesota worked with the National Park Service to take blood samples from nestling bald eagles for contaminant analysis. Biologists visited 68 territories, banded 93 nestlings, and took samples from 40 birds.


  • IBAs - Peregrine Falcon Monitoring



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    Peregrine falcon nesting and banding of chicks is underway in Minnesota. Audubon Minnesota is working with its partners to monitor and band falcons in the North Shore Peregrine Falcon Eyrie IBA.


  • “Lights Out” Law Protects Migrating Birds



    Saint Paul MN, May 18, 2009 - The Mississippi Flyway just became a little safer for migrating birds as a result of Audubon-supported legislation signed into law by Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty. The “Lights Out” law directs state-owned or state-leased buildings, to turn off their lights after midnight during spring and fall bird migrations to save birds’ lives. It is the first law of its kind in the nation.


  • IBAs - Volunteer



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    Audubon Minnesota is looking for volunteers to help monitor the Twin Cities Mississippi River IBA. This project is a long-term migration and breeding season monitoring program. Results will allow us to track trends in migrating and breeding landbirds in the area.