Red-winged blackbirds flocking back to area

By The Sun Patriot on April 10, 2013 at 11:30 am

By Jim Gilbert A warm March day with south winds brings flocks of male red-winged blackbirds into southern Minnesota. Here …

Nature Notes – Watch for chipmunks, some are already out

By The Sun Patriot on March 29, 2013 at 3:02 pm

By Jim Gilbert This year on March 2, Julie Brophy saw an early chipmunk at their feeding station in Victoria. …

By The Sun Patriot on March 14, 2013 at 1:56 am

By Jim Gilbert These are busy days for Don and Somers at Somerskogen, a sugarbush in Minnetrista, and for Clark …

By The Sun Patriot on February 20, 2013 at 4:10 pm

Nature Notes by Jim Gilbert February is still winter, but change is in the air. Literally in the air, if …

By Paul Downer on February 14, 2013 at 2:06 pm

February is still winter, but change is in the air. Literally in the air, if you listen to black-capped chickadees …

By The Sun Patriot on January 10, 2013 at 8:44 am

Even on cold January mornings we sometimes hear the black-capped chickadees whistling “fee-bee” over and over in our neighborhoods. This …

By The Sun Patriot on December 27, 2012 at 1:13 pm

Nature Notes, by Jim Gilbert If you have the opportunity, take a walk in the woods or in a park, …

By The Sun Patriot on December 13, 2012 at 2:55 pm

Hilks Lake and Goose Lake near the western edge of Waconia, and Swede Lake near Watertown all froze over Nov. …

By Paul Downer on December 13, 2012 at 11:01 am

Hilks Lake and Goose Lake near the western edge of Waconia and Swede Lake near Watertown all froze over Nov. …

By Paul Downer on November 29, 2012 at 11:11 am

November is a good time to begin feeding wild birds. Now is when birds are establishing their feeding patterns for …