Central Minnesota Audubon Chapter

08/24/2026

Join us on Sept 19th at Sturges Park in Buffalo . Central Minnesota Audubon Chapter will have a table with games for children and information about our chapter activities.

08/17/2026

The CMAS Swift Sit on Thursday night was well attended by both observers with sixteen present and by the Chimney Swifts that presented a great show with teasing sweeps and swirls before at least 123 birds entered the chimney. A Special Thanks to Monica Bryand of the Urban Bird Collective for coming a distance to attend our event.

07/30/2026

Why should you create a soft landing under your yard trees? Find out below:

That patch of turfgrass under your tree could be feeding caterpillars and birds instead. Learn how to plant a soft landing — native plants that give caterpillars a place to complete their life cycle.

07/20/2026

Read your Summer Green-Backed Gazette on line:

07/13/2026

“Grasslands are among America’s largest natural habitats, supporting wildlife, food systems, and communities across the country, but too few Americans realize how important they are,” said Martha Kauffman, vice president of WWF’s Great Plains Program.

https://www.audubon.org/news/half-of-americans-have-little-no-knowledge-of-grasslands-countrys-largest-natural-habitat?

A new survey finds that, after learning more, 68% of respondents now consider grasslands a critical ecosystem

07/10/2026

We had an excellent turn-out for our spring bird walks at the Avon Hills Folk School this year; see the post on the CMAS website here:

Intro to Birding class at Avon Hills Folk School Posted on: Jul 2, 2026 — by Cranston Snord in Community Events, Events

06/28/2026

It is always good to see these reminders!

At some point, nearly everyone who spends time outdoors finds a baby bird—one that is unable to fly well and seems lost or abandoned. Your first impulse may be to help the young bird, but in the great majority of cases the young bird doesn't need help. In fact, intervening often makes the situatio...

06/24/2026

St Wendel Tamarac Bog SNA tour was led by Mike Lee on Saturday Jun 20th .It was physically challenging but worth all the effort. We learned how to bog-walk. The showy Lady Slippers and the Pitcher Plants were beautiful as were the rare sedges and mosses.

06/19/2026

Banding 20 day old kestrel chicks on Jun 13th with Dick Doll. The last photo is the chicks at 2 days old taken on May 25th.