birding

I once followed a set of wolf tracks on a sandbar along the Good News River in southwestern Alaska. I wondered if the wolf was on the hunt or if...

I once followed a set of wolf tracks on a sandbar along the Good News River in southwestern Alaska. I wondered if the wolf was on the hunt or if...

If you pick a species, any species, be it floral or faunal, one can easily become a specialist in the organism or organisms of his or her desire. There are...

I remember on a moonlit December night many years ago, while snowshoeing in the powder snow through a favorite woodland of mine, frequently stopping to rest and listen, the sensation...

The one characteristic that sets birds apart from other critters is their body covering of feathers. Many people might think that laying eggs would be another, but the fact is...

Beside my office building, High upon a metal pole; Sits an apartment house for purple martins, A bird I scarcely know. Indeed, the purple martin is a species of swallow...

It's no secret to most people that house sparrows, sometimes called English sparrows, are a non-native species of bird originally from Europe. House sparrows have thrived in North America ever...

Springtime is one of the best times to observe wildlife, especially birds. Indeed, neo-tropical migrants have been filtering into Minnesota for some time now.

Several weeks ago, a woman from the Detroit Lakes area told me her husband had found tadpoles in a pond.

I saw my first eastern bluebird, a singing male, the second week of March -- a little earlier than usual. The beautiful bird flew from one backyard perch to another,...

I've never observed a mockingbird. Perhaps one day I will. However, I do recall back in 2007 when a friend of mine from rural Bemidji, Sharon Campbell, called to inform...

A while ago I wrote something while thinking something else. I had written about the "whirligig" swimming style of the American avocet. Thankfully, Mr. Bob Bellig from the Bemidji area...

Meteorological spring is upon us, but if one didn't know better, you'd believe it's been spring for weeks. While Old Man Winter will officially be gone March 20, there are...

In a 1979 National Geographic article, author A.C. Fisher Jr. wrote, "In my hand I held the most remarkable of all living things, a creature of astounding abilities that elude...