10,000 Birds
MAY 21, 2012
The spill that keeps on giving – now petroleum compounds and the chemicals used to clean up the oil from BP’s massive spill two years ago in the Gulf of Mexico are showing up in eggs of breeding birds in Minnesota.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 2, 2013
Here’s hoping that they find the food they need and survive the winter to return north to breed. Here in New York State Snowy Owls have been reported in more than ten counties, with most of those counties having birds being seen in multiple locations.
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10,000 Birds
MAY 17, 2015
The mystery bird looked something like a male Blackpoll Warbler in alternate (breeding) plumage, but it was yellow and black instead of black and white. The Minnesota observers note that “there have been occasional sightings of warblers with plumage combinations such as a black cap and yellow underparts suggestive of a hybrid Blackpoll.”)
10,000 Birds
JULY 30, 2015
Nest at Blue Mounds State Park, Minnesota. Another cool fact was learning that the Barn Swallows has started to breed in South America since the 80s. This is quite a remarkable fact if one thinks that this is the only (and first to do this) migratory bird to change its breeding and migratory habits. Photo Alfredo Begazo.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 24, 2014
Though hardly common, Great Gray sightings are a yearly occurrence in Western Montana, and it is one of the twelve species of owl known to breed in the state. As a result, its territory in the Rocky Mountains extends far south of the bulk of its range.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 8, 2017
The potholes and associated grasslands create North America’s most productive habitat for breeding waterfowl, making it an area of global significance for Mallards , Northern Pintails , Blue-winged Teals , Gadwalls , Northern Shovelers , and others. Established in 1962, Fergus Falls WMD is located in western central Minnesota.
Critter News
SEPTEMBER 14, 2010
Scott DeMuth, a sociology graduate student at the University of Minnesota charged last year with felony conspiracy under the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act agreed yesterday to a plea bargain. Instead, DeMuth will plead guilty to conspiring to damage a Minnesota company that breeds ferrets. From the Science Insider.
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