The new book "The Breeding Birds of Minnesota" is the first comprehensive guide to the state's 250 species since the 1930s. In 1932, when T.S. Roberts published the first guide to all the birds known ...

Minnesota's extensive library of books about its birds received a substantial addition recently when the University of Minnesota Press published "Birds in Minnesota." This is yet again a revised and ...

As an indicator of overall ecosystem health, declining bird populations almost certainly point to similar losses of biodiversity across our native ecosystems. A new resource provides conservation ...

Create an account or log in to save stories. EMILY BRIGHT: That's what I heard first thing Sunday morning heading into the radio station before dawn, a cacophony of birds in my neighborhood. There are ...

A common eider bird has been spotted near Bemidji. The species visited Duluth in 2014, but it wasn’t previously in the state ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The sounds of spring are singing across trees and lakes. Some birds are returning to Minnesota as others are just passing through. How do birds know when to migrate? And will our ...

Possessing bird feathers could get a person cooped up in prison. The possession of feathers and other parts of native North American birds without a permit is banned by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act ...