Category: Events
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Intro to Birding class at Avon Hills Folk School
led by Jim Millard from CMAS with assistance from: Herb Dingmann, Jean Johnson, Kyle Woitalla on 25 April, 16 / 23 / 30 May, 2026 Spring migration brings the largest variety of breeding plumage birds. As we move into late spring / early summer, migrants have moved on and resident breeding populations have paired off…
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Tamarack Bog Tour
We have a treasure in our area: The St. Wendel Tamarack Bog Scientific and Natural Area. Mike Lee from the DNR’s Minnesota Biological Survey led a group from CMAS and Wild Ones to observe some of those treasures. Slogging through a bog with many downed trees and plenty of mud is no easy task, but…
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Chimney Swift Monitoring
The Chimney Swift monitoring is in progress. If you are interested in participating, meet in the Subway parking lot in Cold Spring on the first or third Tuesday of the month at 30 minutes to sundown through August. We will have a Swift Sit for a larger group on Thursday, August 13th (see calendar). Photo credit: Dori…
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Annual Picnic
At the annual picnic at the Peck farm we enjoyed beautiful weather and wonderful conversations as well as food! This was a joint picnic for CMAS and the St. Cloud Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. Children tried out the rope swing in the hayloft and throwing tennis balls down the granary shoot. John took a group for…
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Great Backyard Bird Count
Saturday, February 14th was a lovely day for a bird outing, and 13 people participated in CMAS’s group for the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC). We were one of 425 community bird events worldwide as of Sunday at 10:00 am. We met at the Beaver Island Trail, where there is a chance to see waterfowl…
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Christmas Bird Count 2025
The 126th Christmas Bird Count has now completed. The St. Cloud-Collegeville CBC was held on December 20, 2025 with 17 participants in 10 observing parties plus three feeder watchers. A total of 44 species and 3700 birds were tallied on count day, with an additional two species observed during count week. The composite species list…
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2025 Sherburne County Parks Bird Walk Series
Sherburne County Parks is offering some great opportunities for bird walks. Here is their release: Join us for the 2025 Sherburne County Parks Bird Walk Series! We are offering a walk each week on Thursday morning from 7:30 – 9:30! This series will feature a different park each week through August 7th. Summer Park interns,…
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Kids to Parks – Bird Walks
CMAS was a proud participant in the Kids to Parks event held May 17th at Quarry Park in Waite Park. The program was sponsored by Stearns County Parks. The many activities included two live birds presentations – including a Peregrine Falcon and an American Kestrel – followed up by bird walks for kids and their…
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Bird Outing
Date: Sunday, May 4 at 9:00 A.M.Location: Albany Wastewater Treatment Ponds Join fellow birdwatchers as we search for shorebirds and other migrants at the Albany Wastewater Treatment Ponds (Pools). Plan on meeting at the ponds at 9:00 A.M. Besides shorebirds, we should expect to find a plethora of waterfowl, gulls, and waterbirds. We may also…
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Woodcock Outing
Join fellow nature lovers in an outing to San Prairie Wildife Management Area the evening of Friday, April 18th. Plan on meeting at 6:30 PM at the kiosk near Hwy 10. We will walk to the observation deck overlooking the marsh. On the way to the marsh we can look for early spring migrants like…