Land of Lakes Bird Alliance

10/01/2025

✨Enter to win a bird prize✨
Have you seen the amazing new bird murals around Hopkins?! These are the newest addition to the Audubon Mural Project, a national project bringing awareness to threatened migratory birds. All of the birds in these murals spend part of the year in Minnesota or Hennepin County.

By visiting these new murals, you have the chance to win fun bird prizes including:
🦆Birding binoculars
🦆Hopkins Bird Mural book bag and sticker with the Backyard Birds Chronicles book
🦆$40 gift card for bird friendly chocolate
🦆$50 gift card for All Seasons Wild Bird Store in Minnetonka
🦆Little Birdie Buddies of MN book and puzzle

All you have to do is take a selfie in front of one of the murals and post it with the hashtag:

For more on these murals and the amazing nerdy birdy artists behind them, check out the Think Hopkins instagram and pages!

Drawing closes on 10/14

09/27/2025

Stop by our tent at the Hopkins Farmers market today! The first 15 people to stop by get a free tote! Come learn about the new Audubon bird murals in downtown Hopkins and bird friendly coffee and chocolate!

05/17/2025

3 spots just opened up for our Powderhorn Park birding trip tomorrow: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/birdwatching-for-beginners-tickets-1312216798769?aff=oddtdtcreator

All are welcome, no experience birding required. Binoculars provided!

This outing is appropriate for people new to birding or with limited experience, although all birders are welcome.

01/15/2025

We invite you to a day of community, care, and renewal in nature this Sunday in partnership with .paulbirds,
As we head into 2924, being part of a strong community can help us navigate what’s ahead. The outdoors and experiencing nature are powerful catalysts for building such community; we are all stronger together. Refresh yourself through a guided bird walk or gentle snowshoe walk, then relax inside with some cozy games, art, and treats. All are welcome to this free event; link and registration in bio. 📸

10/28/2024

To cap off Week, LLBA recognizes our Birdability Captain, Mark Paller. Mark is instrumental in helping our organization connect people to birds, regardless of their abilities. He organizes and leads accessible outings, sharing his extensive bird knowledge with beginners and experts alike. Mark advises our Outreach & Education and EDIB+ Committees on how to incorporate accessibility and inclusivity into all of our programming. He says:

"Birding is fascinating and can be as challenging or relaxing as you want it to be. Being outdoors is calming and healing. I value the opportunity to introduce others to those joys. I became a local Birdability® Captain to organize outings for others with mobility challenges and other disabilities and to exchange ideas with Birdability Captains across the country doing similar work.”
📸 and Mark Paller

10/28/2024

Join us for a spooky event on Tuesday, October 29 at our monthly public program, "Ghost BIrds: the history, practice and meaning of extinct bird sound recording" with Hannah Hunter, PhD.

Ever since Cornell University ornithologists captured the first ever sound recordings of wild birds almost 100 years ago, bird sound recordists have tried to capture as many recordings, of as many species, in as many places as possible. Where were these recordings captured, by whom, and why? What

10/05/2024

Looks the migratory birds were taking advantage of the tail wind a few days ago!

09/27/2024

Here’s a good reason to take the weekend off from yard work! Birds, mammals and insects depend on the dried plant matter for survival. While you’re leaving the leaves go ahead and save the stalks while you’re at it!

09/19/2024

It’s a big night for migration in our region tonight! Lots of birds will be in the skies over your offices, homes, and favorite stores. Please remember to turn off all unnecessary lighting and close your curtains!

09/17/2024

The Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund is constitutionally dedicated funding for protecting MN's natural resources and the environment for current and future generations. All funding is secured through lottery proceeds and is in no way a tax. Since 1991, 1 BILLION has been raised. The measure is up for vote again this November. PLEASE REMEMBER A NON VOTE IS COUNTED AS A NO VOTE. So if you want to ensure this fund continues, please be sure to enter a YES vote.