Ely Field Naturalists

Thanks to all of you for id of the choke cherry phenomenon. Ely field naturalists are such a great

From a Vermont Forest Health fact sheet: Taphrina confusa is an ascomycete gall fungus that typically

Please join the Ely Field Naturalist Summer Nature Series on June 25 at 3 pm. Come learn what loons

Today, June 9 at 2:00 we will meet for a walk from the Ely Community Recreation Center at the west

Did anyone else see tonight's sunset? Looked like flames in the sky. Unfortunately, I didn't

My Merlin app has been identifying both locally but definitely more Veery's around than hermit

June 2026 Hi folks This month we will meet on June 9 th at 4pm at the Ely Community Center to hear

At least one male bobolink has returned to Embarrass. They are usually found at Alan Johnson's

That kid was really good! Mike On 06/04/2026 6:14 AM CDT Lindsey Lang <lindsey...@gmail.com

3:00 to 4:00 pm open discussion at the Naturalist Resource Center, 41 E Chapman Street in Ely. Take

While I was walking my dog (Ruby) past a wooded area in Ely on Monday morning (June 1st), something

Thanks to all of you for the plant id. A friend found it on her property and showed me the picture

Bloodroot. On Mon, Jun 1, 2026 at 6:39 PM Robyn Keyport <robynk...@gmail.com> wrote:

While out looking for Calypso's, with no luck, we found these small orchids in flower. These

With the pleasant spring weather, birds singing, plants progressing and places calling for visits,

My planting has been slower,but I staple wax paper on the tips,and monitor.quick question to the

This female hairy woodpecker, despite its large bill, took fairly dainty bites of suet out of my hand

Way to go Norma, aka The Orchid Lady. From: elyfieldn...@googlegroups.com <

Join us at Vermilion Campus of Minnesota North College, on Thursday, May 28 at 3:00 pm in Classroom

We've previously discussed sleeping birds and other critters so I thought this NYT article would

With winter behind us and midsummer approaching, raptors have fully returned to our northern forests.

Lifer Tennessee Warbler, FOY Red-eyed Vireo, FOY Mourning Warbler. All photographed yesterday (May 25

Nice! I Saw & photographed my foy catbird on May 24 along the Shagawa River east of hwy 88. Larry

Have seen Mourning Warblers the last couple of days as well as Canada. Annette Sent from my iPhone On

For the last four days, we have had a male Rose Breasted Grosbeak singing its beautiful, complex song

Very Nice! On Sun, May 24, 2026 at 8:06 PM chaffinfam4 via Ely Field Naturalists <

Ouch. Can you send a before photo for comparison? Sent from my iPhone On May 23, 2026, at 10:42 PM,

I just had a male scarlet tanager out here at Eagles Nest! On Fri, May 22, 2026 at 7:30 PM sherry

I believe this is a yearling. Mama wasn't very far away. For that matter, neither were Ruby (my