birding

Sometimes called a “tiger on wings” or “tiger owl,” our most recognized owl of Minnesota’s Northwoods is certainly known by numerous names. Hoot owl (because of its call), cat owl...

For most of this early winter I’ve been content at observing the year ‘round resident blue jays, white-breasted nuthatches, and black-capped chickadees, in addition to the woodpecker trio – downy,...

Beaks or bills, whatever you want to call them, are among the most diverse body parts found on creatures the world over. Designed for procuring food, masticating, and working food...

BEMIDJI – The annual Christmas winter bird counts will be held in the Bemidji area, Lake Bemidji State Park and Walker on Saturday while the bird count at Itasca State...

Countless birdsongs throughout my lifetime have become indelibly etched into my mind from the moment I had first heard it. For example, I was a mere 6 years old when...

As is often told, Benjamin Franklin, whether as a joke or not, proposed that the United States adopt the wild turkey as its national emblem. It was argued that the...

There are two species of wildlife that I consistently associate with wilderness. Within these wild environments, which include northern Minnesota, exist gray wolves — their tracks in the snow revealing...

While exploring a relative’s farm in Polk County, I once climbed into a deer stand overlooking the property’s woodlands, wetlands and croplands. It was a gorgeous October evening as the...

I recently experienced once again the unending pleasure of deer hunting and exploring within the peaks, valleys, draws, drainages, and ridges of the Gore Mountain Range of Routt National Forest...

While exploring a relative’s farm in Polk County, I once climbed into a deer stand overlooking the property’s woodlands, wetlands and croplands. It was a gorgeous October evening as the...

The Harvest Moon has come and gone, but the Hunter’s Moon is yet to come. Leaves have changed colors and have since fallen to the earth, tamaracks are already brilliant...

Often as it is, when we observe wildlife going about their business it’s the “eating business” that we see them doing: squirrels cracking acorn shells, deer grazing on hay fields,...

In early September a friend and I slipped a canoe onto Upper Rice Lake in Clearwater County to harvest wild rice. It was a gorgeous and calm Sunday morning on...

I miss the days when I lived and worked at Wetlands, Pines and Prairie Audubon Sanctuary, now called Audubon Center of the Red River Valley and Omdahl Arboretum. During my...