FLIGHT LINES
Flight Lines: Boreal migrant a treat for area birders 
I wonder just how many residents of the Red River Valley have ever heard of a place called Cape May, New Jersey. Not a lot I’d say. Of those that have, I would venture to guess a good portion consists of bird watchers.
By Keith Corliss , May 25, 2011
Flight Lines: Celebrated songster makes surprise appearance
I remember the occasion vividly but couldn’t recall the date; luckily I kept notes – August 19, 1995. It was back in the days when I was getting around quite a bit as a military aviator.
By Keith Corliss , May 11, 2011
Flight Lines: Are your pets at risk with peregrins?
If one is to believe the premise of a recent letter-to-the-editor in the Forum, there is a direct threat to the lives of pets everywhere in the metro area and it’s coming from the sky. Even more alarming, your babies are at risk. Or so the letter claimed.
By Keith Corliss , April 27, 2011
Flight Lines: A week of wonder as spring migrants invade
Initially, I found it odd that a coworker would call me during evening hours. Odd, that is, until he asked the question.
By Keith Corliss , April 13, 2011
Flight Lines: Funny and unused, archaic collective nouns
A collective noun, as defined by the American Heritage Dictionary, is a word that “denotes a collection of persons or things regarded as a unit.”
By Keith Corliss , March 30, 2011
Flight Lines: With time, everything changes and adapts
Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan first described the native people near the southern tip of South America – an area he named Tierra del Fuego – in 1520 during his historic circumnavigation of the world.
By Keith Corliss , March 16, 2011
Flight Lines: Lonely insect touches lives of many
That we tolerate winters here in the Red River Valley is not in doubt. We may not like it, we may even despise it, but we somehow soldier through until the last of winter’s snows have melted away and we get another go at a brief but glorious summer.
By Keith Corliss , March 02, 2011
Flight Lines: World an ever-changing place, transmigration constant
Since the dawn of time the transmigration of species has been constant. Whether drifting on ocean currents, floating on winds across vast distances, or being assisted by various other means, organisms large and small have found ways to pioneer new areas.
By Keith Corliss , February 16, 2011
Flight Lines: Resisting the rigors of winter; behaviors meant to survive cold
Last weekend, I stumbled upon a curious scene. Sitting on the snow under a spruce tree was a blue jay. It looked cold but comfortable...and it was dead.
By Keith Corliss , February 02, 2011
Flight Lines: Hillsboro woman has a passion for birds
Rosalie Anderson isn’t one to let setbacks quash her desire for more in life.
By Keith Corliss , January 19, 2011
Flight Lines: Rodents beware, rough-legged hawks in area
Mid-winter on the northern Great Plains is a time of trial and forbearance for its scattered inhabitants, both human and animal. Frequent storms, such as last weekend’s whoppers, continually test our collective backbones.
By Keith Corliss , January 05, 2011
Flight Lines: Local bird watchers raise bar with highest-ever count
Now what, Disneyland? It took until the 74th year of the Fargo-Moorhead Christmas Bird Count (CBC), but area observers finally topped the 50-species mark last Saturday.
By Keith Corliss , December 22, 2010
Flight Lines: Ten species to watch for in this decade
As a young child, one of the stranger memories I can recall is seeing a publication in December of every year featuring the predictions of Jeane Dixon, a prominent psychic of the day.
By Keith Corliss , December 08, 2010
Flight Lines: Towhee tests Cass County winter with brief visit
Imagine you are a bird. You’ve spent the spring and summer somewhere up north, raising young while safely avoiding predators and other dangers, but generally enjoying the warmth and nutritional bounty served up by the long, lazy days of sun.
By Keith Corliss , November 24, 2010
Flight Lines: Speed and camouflage, hallmarks of the jack
“These ‘silverbacks’ are the largest jackrabbits in the country,” Carson said as we headed west out of Tucson and into mesquite desert habitat.
By Keith Corliss , November 10, 2010
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