Monday, January 30, 2023

Dawn Comes to Peabody Street

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At this very moment, in the predawn twilight at 7:10 am on January 30, 2023, exactly 25 minutes before sunrise, the temperature is 13 below ...
Friday, January 27, 2023

What to do BEFORE improving backyard habitat: Windows

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One day in the early 1980s when I was out in the backyard with my preschool children, our young golden retriever Bunter brought me a dead Ev...
Wednesday, January 25, 2023

What to do BEFORE improving backyard habitat: Cats

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In the coming weeks, I’m going to produce several “For the Birds” programs and blog posts about improving backyard habitat. But before anyon...
Sunday, January 22, 2023

Mourning Dove!

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This week I heard from Kelli Alseth of Proctor, not too far from Duluth. She's delighted to be hosting a Mourning Dove at her feeding st...
Friday, January 20, 2023

A Million Ways to Bird

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I got my first field guide and pair of binoculars on Christmas 1974 and was thrilled by the very idea of becoming a birdwatcher. The only bi...
Friday, January 13, 2023

Four Ways to Eat a Sunflower Seed

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My little grandson Walter loves watching chickadees fly into his bird feeder, select one sunflower seed, and carry it off to eat in a tree. ...
Monday, January 9, 2023

Strangers in a Strange Land: Adapting to a Novel Environment

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Last week, I saw a video making the rounds on social media in which an adorable 5-month old beaver, at a rehab center since it was rescued a...
Friday, January 6, 2023

First Pileated of 2023

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Every December, I start wondering what bird I will see first on New Year’s Day. I started out January 1, 2023, at 6:45 am, while it was stil...