March 26, 2013 in The Daily Republic
LAKE ANDES (AP) Herons, eagles, owls and hawks will be a few of the birds that enthusiasts might be able to catch a glimpse of during the South Dakota Birding Festival in early May.
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December 20, 2012 in Lake County News-Chronicle
The Christmas Bird Count is a program of the National Audubon Society. According to its website, the nationwide count was initiated in 1900 as an alternative to the popular practice of Christmas Side Hunts, during which hunters would form teams and spend the day hunting. At dusk, the team that had slain the most animals would win. Conservationist Frank Chapman proposed the bird census as an alternative, and the practice has been popular ever since. Continue Reading
August 25, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
A flood-control impoundment southeast of here has proven to have a benefit water managers never anticipated. The four-square mile Agassiz Valley Water Resource Management Project also has become a haven for birds and the people who watch them. Continue Reading
July 14, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Ospreys are at an all-time high in the Twin Cities metro area, with just more than 130 known nests in the seven-county region and Wright County. Continue Reading
July 7, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
My column is not to urge that we turn back the clock.
Rather, it is to urge that we look at the natural areas we still have and ask two questions: How can we ensure the survival of the best of what is left? And how can we best manage our grassland, wetland and water resources over the long term? Continue Reading
May 2, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
RURAL EDMUNDS Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge is offering the public an intimate look at local wildlife. Continue Reading
January 10, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
A spotted towhee has been staying in John and Sally Garry’s backyard in Austin since October. Local birders say the spotted or western towhee rarely makes its way east of western Iowa. Continue Reading
October 15, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
Juncos are abundant, and they are fascinating. The last justifies our interest while the first makes our interest easy to indulge. Continue Reading
July 20, 2011 in West Fargo Pioneer
If you hang around the bird-watching hobby long enough there are a number of themes which you will find unavoidable. As much as you want to just sit there with your coffee and watch those feathered beauties outside your kitchen window, you inevitably get sucked into topical areas such as vocalizations, courtship behavior, migration, and taxonomy. Continue Reading
July 18, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
Local birders have several more peregrine falcons to enjoy near the UND water tower. Continue Reading
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