Way down south along the Mississippi River, great blue herons are on the move. This week they crossed the border into Missouri. By the end of the month, we’ll welcome them back to Minnesota.
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Darks skies, birds fly
Currently, an estimated 41,100 birds are crossing Minnesota every night and this number will climb to 18 million by mid-May.
One important and easy action you can take to protect birds during their spring and fall migration is to turn out the lights.
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Waiting for the birds
While a back-yard bird feeder is a great way to attract and enjoy watching birds in your yard, you can actually do far more for the birds by planting native flowers, shrubs, and trees.
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Gray Skies Got You Down? Turn up the Volume.
The Mississippi River is a flyway for 60% of all the birds in North America and 320 species of birds migrate through the St. Croix River Valley.
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