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    August 20, 2017
    The red-tailed hawk is a bird of open country. It is a “sit-and-wait” predator, set to pounce on passing prey, mostly ground lovers such as small mammals, snakes, grassland birds and even insects. Illustration by Mike Jacobs
    ALWAYS IN SEASON/ MIKE JACOBS: To ID hawks, eliminate the red-tail
    The red-tailed hawk is easily the most common raptor in this part of the world, and it is most conspicuous in late August, as young-of-the year...
    NewsAugust 20, 2017 - 6:00am
    August 18, 2017
    A rose-breasted grosbeak. (Wikipedia)
    BLANE KLEMEK COLUMN: Grosbeaks: Distinctive, colorful, musical and social
    While driving to work one recent morning as I listened to Minnesota Public Radio, sipping my coffee, and traveling along on the Great River Road...
    outdoorsAugust 18, 2017 - 4:31am
    August 13, 2017
    ALWAYS IN SEASON/ Mike Jacobs: Hummingbirds appear in the garden
    GRAND FORKS — Last week, I kept company with hummingbirds. It was accidental, really. The hummingbirds happened to be where I was —...
    August 13, 2017 - 7:15am
    August 11, 2017
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    BLANE KLEMEK COLUMN: Blue jays are true Minnesotans all year long
    There are a handful of wild birds that make their year-round home right here in marvelous Minnesota. Birds that show up in the springtime and...
    outdoorsAugust 11, 2017 - 9:53am
    August 4, 2017
    Eastern Bluebird. (Wikimedia Commons)
    BLANE KLEMEK COLUMN: The beloved bluebirds of Minnesota
    The little shallow lake that borders my property, Assawa Lake, is quite low this summer. Rainfall has been sparse and the wetlands and waterways...
    outdoorsAugust 4, 2017 - 8:02am
    July 28, 2017
    A brown thrasher in Minnesota. (WikiCommons photo)
    BLANE KLEMEK COLUMN: The brown thrasher is rich with song
    While picking blueberries recently at a favorite spot of mine not far from Itasca State Park, I was thrilled to observe a family of one of my...
    outdoorsJuly 28, 2017 - 8:15am
    July 21, 2017
    Gray jay or a Canada jay. (WikiCommons)
    BLANE KLEMEK COLUMN: Smart and friendly: Meet the gray jays
    Few birds are considered as intelligent as members of the crow family are, otherwise known as, collectively, corvids. Among the most intelligent...
    outdoorsJuly 21, 2017 - 7:55am
    July 9, 2017
    Upland sandpiper. Illustration by Mike Jacobs.
    Always in Season: Sandpiper whistle attracts attention
    The upland sandpiper is different from other birds in several respects. To begin with, it has two common names. For the last 30 years or so,...
    sportsJuly 9, 2017 - 1:20pm
    July 2, 2017
    Always in season/ Mike Jacobs: Wrens work their way into folklore
    The other day, I got a package from Babe Belzer of Cando, N.D. Inside was a book she had written. The book's heroine is a wren named Winifred...
    NewsJuly 2, 2017 - 7:57am
    June 29, 2017
    A female American Redstart. Photo by Mike's Birds via Wikimedia Commons.
    BLANE KLEMEK COLUMN: American redstarts are definitely upstarts
    On a recent avian adventure to the beautiful Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, along with a bonus day-trip to Isle Royale aboard...
    outdoorsJune 29, 2017 - 8:00pm
    June 25, 2017
    Always in Season: Barn swallows are a love-hate species
    The barn swallow is a pretty little bird. It also can be an aggressive little pest. Therefore, human beings, and this individual human, tend...
    sportsJune 25, 2017 - 4:55pm
    June 23, 2017
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    BLANE KLEMEK COLUMN: 'Gully'-gee, there's a lot of gulls out there
    Every once in awhile, I need to think about whether or not there exists a Minnesota wild bird or critter I haven't written about at least once....
    outdoorsJune 23, 2017 - 7:00am
    June 18, 2017
    ALWAYS IN SEASON: A wily heron moves north to nest
    GRAND FORKS — A green heron nest has been found in Grand Forks. This is noteworthy because it continues a streak of infrequent but regular...
    sportsJune 18, 2017 - 9:20am
    June 12, 2017
    Erika Kolbow, left, of Turtle River State Park and licensed bander and raptor expert Tim Driscoll of Grand Forks handle peregrine falcon chicks during Monday afternoon's banding event below the University of North Dakota water tower. Kolbow and Driscoll banded the three chicks -- two males and one female -- and climbers then returned the young peregrines to their nest box atop the UND water tower. Brad Dokken / Forum News Service
    Three chicks and a band draw a large crowd in Grand Forks
    GRAND FORKS—It was a falcon frenzy Monday afternoon as an estimated 150 people showed up to watch peregrine chicks being banded below the...
    NewsJune 12, 2017 - 6:08pm
    June 9, 2017
    BLANE KLEMEK COLUMN: Black-billed cuckoos love the caterpillar cuisine
    While recently hiking on my favorite of Lake Bemidji State Park's many scenic trails high above and overlooking beautiful Lake Bemidji, I stopped...
    outdoorsJune 9, 2017 - 6:00am
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