BIRDING

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Flight Lines: Night stalker among the natural beauties

It began with a fellow named Joe who wondered, along with some of his neighbors in Petersburg, N. D., whether the owls they were seeing every night in town were something special. A decent photograph of the birds he took recently was e-mailed to the N.D. Game and Fish Department. Turns out, the birds were special. They were barn owls (Tyto alba).

By Keith Corliss , September 01, 2010

Flight Lines: Night stalker among the natural beauties

Flight Lines: Night stalker among the natural beauties It began with a fellow named Joe who wondered, along with some of his neighbors in Petersburg, N. D., whether the owls they were seeing every night in town were something special.

By Keith Corliss , September 01, 2010

ALWAYS IN SEASON: Why do most birds form flocks?

ALWAYS IN SEASON: Why do most birds form flocks? Flocks offer birds significant benefits, much the same as cities offer humans. In human society, we call this economics. For birds, it’s a matter of survival.

By Mike Jacobs , August 29, 2010

Blane Klemek column: Muskrats have unique adaptations

The two summers I spent wading in wetlands throughout North Dakota’s prairie potholes were two of the most interesting and rewarding summers of my life.

By Blane Klemek , August 29, 2010

Old-fashioned tweet can net you a bird pet for $1

BRAINERD, Minn. (AP) — Tweeting the old-fashioned way can net you a steep discount on a fine feathered pet.

By Associated Press , August 27, 2010

Wannabe Birder blog: Birds do the darndest things

You think it's the tire of your farm tractor. A bird thinks: What a great place to build a nest!

By John Lundy , August 24, 2010

Blane Klemek column: Ospreys are well adapted to Minnesota lake country

My office building is in Bemidji, adjacent to Bemidji State University and the university’s baseball and recreation fields.

By Blane Klemek , August 22, 2010

Flight Lines: In pursuit of passion, the chase isn’t always easy

Flight Lines: In pursuit of passion, the chase isn’t always easy If Macklin Smith made the pilgrimage to the Black Hills of South Dakota you know it’s something special. Really special.

By Keith Corliss , August 18, 2010

Giving bluebirds a helping hand

Careful opening of a hinged door on one of Justin Hoff’s bluebird boxes reveals a tiny, almost transparent newly hatched baby Mountain bluebird, covered in frilly, fluffy fuzz. Since 1987, Hoff, a rural Richardton resident, has constructed and maintained numerous bluebird boxes on lands in and surrounding Schnell Recreation Area, and as of last week, more than 4,000 bluebirds have fledged, or left the nest since he began his venture.

By Lisa Anne Call , August 17, 2010

Elusive cuckoo is heard but not seen

Have you ever seen or heard a cuckoo bird? Chances are good that you haven’t. In fact, many people don’t even realize that Minnesota is home to the black-billed cuckoo. To some folks, the closest they’ve ever come to a cuckoo is perhaps the annoying little bird that vocalizes the hours and half-hours from the antique German cuckoo clocks.

August 16, 2010

Wannabe Birder blog: Hummers by the half-dozen

Six hummingbirds feed frenetically on Madeline Island.

By John Lundy , August 16, 2010

Hawks gain abundance as summer wanes

Hawks gain abundance as summer wanes Cooper’s hawks have become regular nesters here. This is part of a trend that’s been reported across the Plains states. Raptors have moved to town.

By Mike Jacobs , August 15, 2010

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