“The Breeding Birds of Minnesota” is the first comprehensive guide to the state’s 250 species since the 1930s.

How many bird species nest in Minnesota? The new book "The Breeding Birds of Minnesota" is the first comprehensive guide to the state's 250 species since the 1930s.

Minnesota's birds are illustrated, of course, in the many guides to identification of North America's avifauna. Those books put a name to an image.

Birds with “house” built into their names are, not surprisingly, common urban residents. Three such birds found in Minnesota include the house wren, house finch and house sparrow. Here’s a quick bio ...

Minnesota's nonnative birds range from rare to pesky Minnesota classifies, and in some cases regulates, introduced bird species.

Spotify Minnesota’s state bird is everywhere: There are loons on license plates and library cards, at lottery counters, and ...

Different species of birds have different ways of navigating. But all migrating birds, over time, develop a mental map, allowing them to follow waterways and landmarks.

On Dec. 15, 2018, volunteer Bart Anderson, with the Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter, stepped outside his home to spend his day counting birds. He did so by numbers and species, as hundreds ...

Listed as a species in greatest conservation need by the Minnesota DNR, bobolinks have declined by an estimated 60 percent since 1970 according to the bird study.

In Minnesota, there are over 250 species of birds nesting alongside the locals. Fortunately, you don't need to travel to some exotic place to catch a glimpse of some rare and beautiful types of birds.

Here and in coastal areas, threats like climate change and habitat loss can impact birds and insects that move through Minnesota.

The 2025 State of the Birds report reveals one-third of U.S. bird species are at risk due to declining populations and habitat loss.