Migration is full force, and some spectacular birds have arrived in the past week. One of the most exciting discoveries was of a tiny and unassuming-looking bird. At the last net checked at the end of ...

A: You certainly could have; our state bird spends its winter along the Atlantic coast from North Carolina to Florida and in the Gulf of Mexico, then returns to the state in April, as ice is leaving ...

Sheila Johnston on Upper Gull Lake on June 24. She's long loved photographing loons, but one experience led her to become an advocate for protecting the Minnesota state bird.

Q: A group of eight loons, all appearing to be adults, suddenly showed up in late July at our lake in north central Minnesota. They were swimming in a close-knit group, and we’ve never seen anything ...