By Clay Christensen I was walking my pup, Rocky, through the neighborhood the other day when he made a necessary stop. While he was busy, I looked around and saw... Read More

On a recent morning outing with my newly adopted pup, Rocky, I saw Tamara and her dog, Marshall, approaching from down the street. As the two dogs were getting acquainted,... Read More

One of my favorite book references is “Life Histories of North American Birds,” a 21-volume series by ornithologist Arthur Cleveland Bent, published between 1919 and 1968, under the auspices of... Read More

As I get older, I get less and less excited about winter coming. Most of the birds have flown south. They eat bugs and there aren’t many bugs out and... Read More

When I first began bird watching more than 30 years ago, I often walked the three or four blocks to Walsh Pond where Lauderdale borders the Midland Hills Golf Course.... Read More

Here in Minnesota, we have a black bird called the common grackle. But it’s had other names too, some not fit to mention in a family newspaper. It used to... Read More