How to Start Birding

By: Alan Holzer

March 29, 2022

Category: Big Year of Birds

So, you’re thinking about trying to get into birding? Good choice! Why?

About the Author

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Alan Holzer is a naturalist at Mississippi Gateway Regional Park, where he enjoys teaching about the Mississippi River and all of the wildlife that use it. He loves getting people excited about the outdoors and the amazing details of the natural world. He believes that everyone can find something in nature to love.

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Where to Go Birding in Three Rivers (Part 2)

By: Steven Hogg

March 01, 2022

Category: Big Year of Birds

I’m back again with some tips on birding in Three Rivers Park District, this time focusing on parks south of Highway 55. (See this post for information on birding in parks north of Highway 55.) You’ll learn what locations are best and what to look for.

About the Author

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Steven Hogg is the Wildlife Supervisor at Three Rivers Park District and has been working for the Park District for 13 years. After graduating from the University of Alberta with a degree in Environmental and Conservation Biology, he moved to Minnesota to marry his beautiful Minnesota bride. Steven has always had a passion and dedication for wildlife, even when he was young. This passion is what lead him into a career where he strives for the proper orchestration of research, management, and politics to ensure natural resources and wildlife are given a voice. In his spare time, which there is little of with his three kids, Steven likes to farm, hunt, and fish.

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