Current News
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In spite of rain almost till opening time, the Buffalo Outdoor Fair was a great success, with many families in attendance and a huge variety of activities for the children. We estimate about 100 children came to our booth and…
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Cultural Astronomy
Jessica Heim covered a lot of ground during her presentation on September 16th. After an overview of cultural astronomy – how people relate to the cosmos – she gave us up-to-date information on light pollution, dark skies, satellite constellations, and…
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Donors June-August
Thank you to our generous donors for the months of June, July and August: Sherry Kutter, Christin Hegle, Jill Wiser, Ann Bajari, Nicki Blake-Bradley and Jean Johnson. We appreciate your support!
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Successful Swift Sit
Thanks to all 16 observers who came out for the Swift Sit last Thursday, August 13th. This included Monica Bryand of the Urban Bird Collective, one of the coordinators of the Chimney Swift Roost Monitoring Project in Minnesota. She told…
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Community Science Opportunities
CMAS is participating in the Chimney Swift Roost Monitoring Project, a joint effort of the MN DNR, the Urban Bird Collective, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Community volunteers observe and report on chimney swift roost locations and roost…
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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…
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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…
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Grebe Outing
May 27th was a beautiful day to be out on Lake Osakis with Let’s Go Fishing of Alexandria to hopefully observe the Western Grebe’s mating dance. We filled two big pontoon boats. Even though it was toward the end of…
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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…
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Donors March-May
Thank you to our generous donors for the months of March, April and May: Karl Krueger, Elaine and Stephen Thrune, Duane and Loyola Gaida, John and Linda Peck, Maleeka A. Teye, Mark Conway, Michael Wossner, and Charlotte Stephens. We appreciate…