Tag: Birding
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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 those gathered some interesting Swift facts, such as that they fly all day until they…
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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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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…
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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…