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
Bird Man of Lauderdale
Chance finds signs of spring [Editor’s note: This column was originally scheduled to run in the May Bugle but had to be held due to space constraints.] My early morning... Read More
Birdman of Lauderdale
Birdman of Lauderdale Winter birds of Breck Woods By Clay Christensen Breck Woods is in the Lauderdale Nature Area, near the western edge of the village, just south of Larpenteur... Read More
Birds on a Winter’s Night
When I was in high school, I was in a VFW-sponsored marching band. We played parades and festivals all over the state and were loaded into a school bus to... Read More
