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Limiting the impacts of sapsuckers

Challenges facing the home landscaper are many -- what to plant, where to plant, how to plant, when to plant. Once in place, there is the ongoing task of maintaining...

outdoors / flight lines Fri, Jun 14, 2013 - 10:58am

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

The idyllic winter scene at the Audubon Center of the Red River Valley near Warren, Minn. where a rare owl appeared last week. Keith Corliss

A swing and a miss in northwestern Minnesota

I would sincerely love to relay how fellow West Fargo birder, Dean Riemer and I drove two hours to a wooded tract in northwestern Minnesota last Sunday and relocated a...

outdoors / flight lines Tue, Jan 29, 2013 - 12:06pm

A screen capture from the ABA.org website showing a recent blog entry describing the extremely rare appearance of a red-flanked bluetail in British Columbia over the weekend.

Birds on the Internet: Sifting the best websites for bird information

If we were to conduct a poll asking people what their favorite literary genre is, we'd get answers all over the chart from science fiction to European history. There's a...

outdoors Wed, Jan 16, 2013 - 12:00am

This winter might very well be remembered for the irruption of two northern species, red crossbills and pine grosbeaks (pictured). Keith Corliss

Birding year in review: A look back at the notable sightings of 2012

Everyone seems to relish in the annual practice of reviewing the previous 12 months when late December rolls around. It's a nearly sacred rite in some media circles. In the...

outdoors Wed, Jan 02, 2013 - 12:00am

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

Mourning cloaks tough out the winter

April 17 of this year started quite well for me. I had found a parking spot at the Forum lot. That, in itself, was an accomplishment. But while striding across...

Thu, May 29, 2008 - 12:00am