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Kids to Parks ’26
We had a beautiful day for Stearns County’s Kids to Parks Day at Quarry Park on May 16th. CMAS had a table with information about our organization, a bird coloring table and Nature Bingo Game for kids, and led bird walks for kids and their adults after the two raptor presentations. Jackie Fallon from the…
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Annual Meeting-Fundraiser-Tribute
It was wonderful to see so many people show up on May 11th at our Pizza Ranch Fundraiser to help us honor two icons of Central Minnesota Audubon Society (CMAS), and central Minnesota conservation in general: John and Linda Peck. Thanks to all who expressed their heartfelt appreciation to Linda and John, and helped us…
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Phenology with John Latimer
It was a delight to hear NPR Northern Community Radio Staff Phenologist John Latimer share his observations of the timings of natural events over the past 40 years. He spoke at the third annual joint meeting of CMAS, MN Master Naturalists, St. Cloud Flower and Garden Club, Wild Ones and Stearns County Horticultural Society on…
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Chimney Swift Night Out
A group of 10 birders participated in the annual Chimney Swift Sit, or Swift Night Out, in Cold Spring on August 7th, 2025. We were rewarded with a cooperative group of swifts that utilize the chimney on the Wenner Hardware building as a communal roost. The first bird dropped into the chimney at 8:52 pm…