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Nearly without fail, rusty blackbirds are found with water nearby. Here one forages along a local shoreline. Keith Corliss

Rusty blackbird, water-loving migrant

Certain groups of birds seem to invite a degree of lumping by the public when it comes to their descriptions. It's not to fault observers necessarily; the birds themselves can...

outdoors Wed, Oct 24, 2012 - 12:00am

Bird watchers gather along the shore of Arrowwood Lake for the annual Big Sit! Keith Corliss

A slower approach to bird-watching

I'm typically not a person to sit still when it comes to being in the out-of-doors. Fly-fishing was a sport which occupied a significant portion of my personal time earlier...

outdoors Wed, Oct 17, 2012 - 12:00am

A migrating Nashville warbler stops in our backyard, drawn to the presence of running water. Keith Corliss

In dry times, try offering water to birds

It's called the "universal solvent," if I can maintain the thin threads of foggy memory from high school science class; so named for its unparalleled ability to dissolve more substances...

outdoors Wed, Sep 26, 2012 - 12:00am

A pair of juvenile buff-breasted sandpipers are seen recently near Fargo, part of a flock of seven birds. Keith Corliss

Arctic-nesting shorebird passes by on its way to Argentina

From a still and benign assemblage of cluttered stones, plants, and grass, a pale form moves haltingly. Soon it becomes apparent to the onlooker that this is some sort of...

outdoors Wed, Sep 12, 2012 - 12:00am

Blane Klemek column: Wild rice is one of Minnesota’s great gifts

By Blane Klemek Twenty-three years ago I canoed the upper Mississippi River for the first time. It was early October on a glorious blue-sky day with brightly colored fall foliage...

news / outdoors Fri, Sep 07, 2012 - 6:17pm

Minnesotans fortunate to have four major biomes

I remember the first time I spent a few days in the beautiful bluff country of southeast Minnesota. It was about nine years ago. I was able to take a...

news / outdoors Fri, Aug 31, 2012 - 5:53pm

A pair of young blue herons climb branches for a better view of their territory in a small pond north of Bemidji. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Young blue herons spotted near Bemidji

A pair of young blue herons climb branches for a better view of their territory in a small pond north of Bemidji. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

news / outdoors Fri, Aug 31, 2012 - 1:56am

Plant, animal invasion bigger than many think

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. – Rare is the Minnesotan who has not seen videos of fish leaping out of water and hitting boaters. Word has spread across the state in the...

news / outdoors Wed, Aug 29, 2012 - 11:50pm

Black rosy finches are one of three rosy finch species nesting above timberline in North America. Here a juvenile (left) begs from an adult on the Beartooth Plateau in Wyoming. Photos by Keith Corliss

Persistence produces two alpine bird species

Several winters ago I found myself in Colorado just a stone's throw from Guanella Pass. This location - aaccording to Holt's A Birder's Guide to Colorado--was the best one in...

outdoors Wed, Aug 29, 2012 - 12:00am

Bemidji State University Outdoor Program Center employees Kristie Sorgenfrei and Mark Morrissey sail on Lake Bemidji Saturday afternoon as part of the Green and White Regatta. The event, which offered people lessons on how to sail, was poorly attended, but it didn’t stop a few boats from getting on the water. Brian Matthews | Bemidji Pioneer

OPC holds Green and White Regatta

Bemidji State University Outdoor Program Center employees Kristie Sorgenfrei and Mark Morrissey sail on Lake Bemidji Saturday afternoon as part of the Green and White Regatta. The event, which offered...

news / outdoors Sat, Aug 25, 2012 - 11:59pm

Planning begins for inaugural Bemidji marathon

BEMIDJI – Organizers of the inaugural Bemidji Blue Ox Marathon have set the time and date for the inaugural race, which will be more than 32 years after the first...

news / outdoors Sat, Aug 25, 2012 - 11:52pm

Blane Klemek column: For birds, flocking serves dual purposes

One of the most interesting aspects of birds is their flocking behavior. Of course it isn’t just birds that flock; other animals also gather together in large numbers. Over the...

news / outdoors Fri, Aug 24, 2012 - 5:34pm

Voyageurs considers campsite reservation system

INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn. (AP) — Officials at Voyageurs National Park are holding public discussions on whether to launch a campsite reservation system and start charging fees for overnight stays. Park...

news / outdoors Fri, Aug 24, 2012 - 12:04pm

Blane Klemek column: ‘They’re there’: Find the ways to tell

Many years ago when I first wet a line in pursuit of stream trout on the Straight River near Park Rapids, I felt doubtful that a fish could be caught,...

news / outdoors Fri, Aug 17, 2012 - 9:59pm

Chippewa bands ask DNR to half wolf hunt

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Chippewa Indian bands in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan are asking the state Department of Natural Resources to halt plans for a wolf hunt in northern Wisconsin...

news / outdoors Wed, Aug 15, 2012 - 9:25am

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