Jimmy learns about birds
Our neighbor Jim lives right across the street from us. He’s a rather large man, who recently retired after a long career with a Twin Cities-based aerospace company. He was... Read More
Catbird can hold its own against the parasitic cowbird
I was sitting at my breakfast table recently, thinking about what I should write about for my next Birdman column, when the answer came tapping on my window. There was... Read More
Where’s the red belly on that woodpecker?
The red-bellied woodpecker might be a tough bird for beginning bird watchers to identify. “Where’s the red belly?” they ask. You have to be able to see the down layer.... Read More
A Henslow’s sparrow and a report on those University Grove owls
My son, Drew, and I spent Mother’s Day weekend at St. Paul Audubon’s Warbler Weekend down in Frontenac, Minn. Frontenac State Park is one of our favorite spots. Drew remembered... Read More
Spring means the brief return of yellow-rumped warblers
I’m hoping this column hits the streets at about the same time as its subject, the yellow-rumped warbler. Warblers in general are quite small, four to six inches in... Read More
Great horned owls are usually heard at dusk
It was 3 o’clock in the morning and I heard a soft “Whoo, whoo, whoo.” I gently touched my wife’s leg, waking her, and whispered, “There’s an owl outside.” “Where?”... Read More
