Author Archives for Sparky Stensaas

Spring!

April 6, 2017 2:13 am Published by Sparky Stensaas Comments Off

Spring is finally starting to peak through the snow cover and ice in the Sax-Zim Bog! Recently, a spurt of... View Article

Winter Raptors and Citizen Science

March 2, 2017 10:59 pm Published by Sparky Stensaas Comments Off

Winter in the Sax-Zim Bog can offer much for a visitor to see: Dramatic snow covered landscapes, bright winter finches,... View Article

Boreal Wings Gala 2017 Soars!

January 31, 2017 2:50 am Published by Sparky Stensaas Comments Off

A record 120 “bog buddies” attended the 2017 Boreal Wings Gala on January 29th at the brand new Springbrook Nature... View Article

BRRRRdathon 2017 lives up to its slogan as World’s Coldest Birdathon!

January 16, 2017 2:07 am Published by Sparky Stensaas Comments Off

BRRRRdathon: World’s Coldest Birdathon Results Matti Erpestad and Andrew Webster (right) compete in the WinterGreen non-motorized division. Their team name,... View Article

Biodiversity continues to grow: The Sax-Zim Bog at 1,000 species!

December 10, 2016 1:47 am Published by Sparky Stensaas Comments Off

It has finally been done: 1,001 species have now been documented in the Sax-Zim Bog! Back in August, I had... View Article

Big Year Record Breaker Olaf Danielson to speak at 2017 Boreal Wings Gala in Mpls

December 8, 2016 12:44 pm Published by Sparky Stensaas Comments Off

2017 Boreal Wings Gala 2016 Record-setting Big Year birder, Olaf Danielson to speak Silent Auction, Appetizers, Mingling, Olaf’s Big Year... View Article