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    March 28, 2018
    New peregrine in town in Grand Forks
    There's a new female peregrine in town—possibly the second to show up at the UND water tower since Sunday—vying for the affections of Marv the male, but she's not Terminator, the matriarch of local peregrines since 2008 when nesting first was documented in Grand Forks....
    newsMarch 28, 2018 - 5:00pm
    March 18, 2018
    A Great Northern Loon in Wilson Lake, Minn. Photo by Pete Markham via Wikicommons.
    BLANE KLEMEK COLUMN: Diving deep with the 'divers'
    Birds. What amazing and adaptable creatures. From those that soar to the greatest heights to those that grow large yet cannot fly. And from those...
    sportsMarch 18, 2018 - 7:44am
    March 11, 2018
    The mystery continues on the ivory-billed woodpecker
    There are people who believe the existence of animals that never lived. Two such fairytale creatures that readily come to mind are the so-called...
    sportsMarch 11, 2018 - 8:30am
    March 4, 2018
    An American kestrel. (Photo via Wikipedia)
    BLANE KLEMEK COLUMN: Make no mistake, American kestrels are popular raptors
    The American kestrel, sometimes called "sparrow hawk," is not a hawk at all. Certainly the bird's pint-sized frame is small, thus "sparrow,"...
    sports/outdoorsMarch 4, 2018 - 8:29am
    February 25, 2018
    A male ruffed grouse surveys the surroundings from its drumming log in the Red Lake Wildlife Management Area. (Forum News Service file photo)
    BLANE KLEMEK COLUMN: 'Ol' Ruff' sometimes seeks human companionship
    I've been fortunate enough to befriend a few wild animals in my life. Or, more likely, they befriended me. There have been a few raccoons, an...
    sports/outdoorsFebruary 25, 2018 - 8:15am
    February 4, 2018
    BLANE KLEMEK: The American Dipper is no dip of a songbird
    The American dipper is classified as a songbird. A stocky little species at about 7.5 inches long, this short-tailed bird is rather ordinary...
    sports/outdoorsFebruary 4, 2018 - 9:15am
    December 29, 2017
    Minnesota county takes on public lands debate over farm sale
    LITCHFIELD, Minn. — A version of the national debate over public lands has recently played itself out in Meeker County, where conservationists were surprised when the county board initially denied the transfer of land by willing sellers to the state. The Meeker County Board...
    newsDecember 29, 2017 - 6:46pm
    December 7, 2017
    BLANE KLEMEK COLUMN: Fascinating and deadly shrikes of Minnesota
    Sometimes called by their nickname, “butcher bird,” although I’ve never been one to call them that, few birds in Minnesota are as rarely...
    sports/outdoorsDecember 7, 2017 - 8:15am
    November 26, 2017
    Illustration by Mike Jacobsplay button
    ALWAYS IN SEASON/ MIKE JACOBS: Turkey – or dinosaur – for dinner?
    This is Thanksgiving season and so the turkey must be bird of the week. No other bird is so closely associated with any day as the turkey. Nor...
    sports/outdoorsNovember 26, 2017 - 6:03am
    November 8, 2017
    By Bear Golden Retriever via wiki commons
    BLANE KLEMEK COLUMN: Cardinals keep marching north
    There are only a few species of wild birds that garner the attention and admiration as those wild birds colored red or colored blue. Think of...
    sports/outdoorsNovember 8, 2017 - 8:30am
    October 20, 2017
    (Photo: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources)
    BLANE KLEMEK COLUMN: Sandhill cranes possess power, grace and beauty
    In a Cree Indian creation story of how cranes acquired their red crowns and long legs, a rabbit wished to go to the moon and asked many birds...
    sports/outdoorsOctober 20, 2017 - 1:00pm
    October 8, 2017
    Northern flicker drawn by Mike Jacobs.
    ALWAYS IN SEASON/ Mike Jacobs: Inconsistency marks the northern flicker
    If you want to see a flicker, look on the ground and look soon. Flickers are moving south. The flicker is a species of woodpecker, but no matter....
    newsOctober 8, 2017 - 6:14am
    October 6, 2017
    Blane Klemek
    BLANE KLEMEK COLUMN: Close encounters with the outdoors world
    Since the passing of my beloved old Chesapeake Bay retriever Duke, things aren't quite the same around the homefront. In fact, it's downright...
    sports/outdoorsOctober 6, 2017 - 10:15am
    September 22, 2017
    A barred owl. (WikiCommons photo)
    BLANE KLEMEK COLUMN: Making a correct call on the Becida Barred Owl
    Yogi Berra, a Hall of Fame New York Yankees catcher who went on to become a successful manager and coach, was also widely known for his nonsensical...
    sports/outdoorsSeptember 22, 2017 - 6:41am
    September 8, 2017
    BLANE KLEMEK COLUMN: Don't let house cats run wild outdoors
    Found in a 2013 study published in the peer reviewed scientific journal "Nature Communications,"—"Domestic cats kill between 1.4 and 3.7...
    sports/outdoorsSeptember 8, 2017 - 7:30am
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