All about those danged grackles!
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
The drumbeat of the woodpeckers
This winter I’ve been trying to learn to identify woodpeckers by their drumming. I’ve been hearing a lot of drumming as I take the dog out for walks in the... Read More
A visit from some winter crows
From my kitchen table, I can look out onto my front yard where we have all of our bird feeders and can see any variety of birds. Besides feeders suspended... Read More
Caution when mobbing
I was out recently on an early morning birding walk with some of my buddies at Lake Elmo Park Reserve. As we hiked across a wooden bridge, we heard a... Read More
Osprey—The Fish Hawk
On a Monday morning in August, I was birding with friends at Grass Lake in Shoreview when we saw some 20 cormorants perched in the branches of a skeletal tree... Read More
The joy of Pine Siskins
I really enjoy seeing at my feeders the Pine Siskins, a delicate little bird, about the same size and shape as an American goldfinch. They’re brown with heavy streaking and... Read More
