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Why is the loon Minnesota’s state bird? It almost didn’t happen.
In 1932, the Minnesota Federation of Women’s Clubs dropped the robin and instead chose the goldfinch as our unofficial state bird, ahead of the blue heron, the veery (a small thrush) and the ...
Outdoors: The most common bird you’ve never heard of
I am always interested in the unsung hero or the rulebreakers of nature. The kind of critter that is common, yet no one seems to pay any attention to them. Or the bird who is so common throughout ...
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Brown: I grew up in a Minnesota bog the size of New York City; I didn’t know it was special.
The Sax-Zim Bog in northern Minnesota is considered to be one of ... It also becomes a mecca for bird watchers in the winter.
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Outdoors: The most common bird you’ve never heard of
In the east they breed from Minnesota to Maine ... So, this spring, stop and take a closer look at any small brown bird. It just might be the most common bird that you have never seen before ...