Monday, December 31, 2012

New Binoculars!

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In 1974, I got perhaps the best Christmas present ever when my mother- and father-in-law gave me my very first pair of binocular...
Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Standing Up to Fear

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I was born in 1951, and as far back as I can remember, the news was scary. My first encounters with the words “rape,” “murder,...
Friday, December 14, 2012

Gary Ganakas and Mike Robinson!!!!!!!!!

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Oh, man--I am ELATED! My all-time favorite basketball players in the known universe, Gary Ganakas (who led the Big Ten in assists) and ...

"Friendly" chickadees?

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Ever since I started buying mealworms to feed baby songbirds and injured insectivores when I was rehabbing, I’ve been in the h...
Friday, December 7, 2012

Keeping a Field Notebook and Lifelist

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On January first, I want everyone to start keeping a field notebook of the birds they see. Why? Because paying attention to bi...
Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Reviewing the new National Geographic app along with Sibley and Peterson

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This spring I got an iPad, and have tested a lot of birding apps that I spent my own money on. One of the first ones I got was Nat...
Tuesday, November 27, 2012

How the Minnesota DNR's Nongame Wildlife Program Has Betrayed Its Supporters

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Photo by Gwyn Calvetti A lot of people are decrying the Minnesota DNR for opening a season on wolves this year. For a third ...

Down Memory Lane: My Magical Moment with a Pine Grosbeak

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I haven’t been getting all that many birds in my yard so far this season, but on Thanksgiving afternoon, my mother-in-l...
Thursday, November 22, 2012

Black Phoebe

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On Christmas, 1974, my husband’s parents gave me my first field guide and binoculars—the best Christmas present I eve...
Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Brant!

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This morning Shawn Zierman, a Minnesota birder, found a Brant on the ball field at Park Point. He immediately called Sparky St...