Weekends at Wolf Ridge: Migration Stories

Minnesota has about 444 different species of birds, and almost 90% of them migrate! In this workshop we will dive into bird migration literally and figuratively! Why do birds travel such distances? What are the things a bird must know to migrate? Does the whole population go at once? Do they travel in family groups? How do you learn the routes? It’s a complicated business, and each bird species has its own fascinating story of how they get it done.

Weather conditions permitting, we will spend a few hours in the morning on Saturday and Sunday doing some migration bird banding at Sugarloaf Cove and Wolf Ridge to see first hand what bird species are moving through at that point in the fall migration- where are they coming from and where are they headed?! Fall migration is one long parade of bird species moving through. We will explore to see where we are in the parade and learn about the order of the movement. Can you identify confusing fall plumage warblers? Join us to find out and learn the basics of fall bird in the hand identification.

You may also like the following events from Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center:

• This month, 26th September, 03:00 pm, Fall Colors at the MAC Lodge in Finland

Also check out other Workshops in Finland.