Thursday, March 28, 2013

Bridget Stutchbury's book, "The Private Lives of Birds"

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I’ve been reading a fascinating book by Bridget Stutchbury, The Private Lives of Birds: A Scientist Reveals the Intricacies of Avian Soc...
Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Mark Dayton, Then and Now

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Loon and human adults and babies require clean water and air.  In the fall of 1982, during Minnesota’s Congress and Senate races, I w...
Monday, March 11, 2013

Book Review: The Unfeathered Bird by Katrina van Grouw

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The saying, “There’s nothing new under the sun” is as applicable in the world of bird books as anywhere else. Innovations are ...
Friday, March 8, 2013

Setting Free the Evening Grosbeak

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Adult male Evening Grosbeak (photo from August 2011) On January 14, someone brought an adult male Evening Grosbeak to the Wildw...
Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Boreal Owl Update

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Boreal Owl During the three decades I’ve lived in Duluth, several winters have been marked by irruptions of northern owls. Whe...
Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Chickadee Day!

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Black-capped Chickadee Every year since 1975, I’ve celebrated March 2 as “Chickadee Day,” marking the anniversary of my seeing the first...
Thursday, February 28, 2013

Birding Alone vs. Birding in Groups and on Tours

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This Black-capped Chickadee peeks into my window to see where I am. I've always enjoyed traveling to new places, and that enjoyment ...

Why I love living in Duluth

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Boreal Owl When Russ finished his Ph.D. and was considering potential jobs, I strongly lobbied for the job offer he got in Duluth. Yes, ...
Friday, February 15, 2013

Boreal Owl update

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Boreal Owl seen on Superb Owl Sunday I recently wrote about a Boreal Owl Russ and I watched on Super Bowl Sunday —or what I ca...

No, birds do not give birth to chicks

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Last time I talked about the oldest known wild bird, a Laysan Albatross nicknamed “Wisdom” who is still, at 62 years of age, ...