Classifieds

West Fargo Pioneer

Weather Forecast

Close

birds

Storms temporarily rearrange bird life

Following Sunday’s snow-and-wind wallop I had plenty of time for coffee and breakfast. Despite having spent the better part of Monday morning clearing my driveway and sidewalks, the street in...

outdoors / flight lines Tue, Feb 12, 2013 - 11:44am

Several species of hard-to-find northern birds have already made an appearance this season such as these bohemian waxwings, close relatives of our more common cedar waxwings. Keith Corliss

Northern birds being seen with regularity

Early November, the time of year when things in the world of birding are waning considerably. Nothing is nesting, very few birds are singing, and the diversity of species has...

outdoors Wed, Nov 07, 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

Greater yellowlegs are not well studied on their nesting grounds due to the habitat the birds prefer.

Bias difficult trait to overcome in approach to outdoors

There is a reasonable and valid explanation why Lady Justice is often depicted wearing a blindfold in addition to hefting the scales of justice and brandishing a sword. It's to...

flight lines / outdoors Thu, Oct 01, 2009 - 12:00am