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ALWAYS IN SEASON: Perky nuthatches represent November
Grand Forks HeraldThe white-breasted nuthatch isn't really a pretty bird, but it is a perky one, and it represents the season quite well.Most people probably have heard white-breasted nuthatches. Their...
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Rare bird spotted in Minnesota, last sighting reported 21 years ago
Grand Forks HeraldDETROIT LAKES, Minn. -- The crowds have been gathering at a rural Becker County farm recently for a rare sight in these parts. A...
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THE TREND: 30 dogs rescued; fatal fireworks accident; UND hockey; rare bird...
Grand Forks HeraldThe Trend is a weekday feature intended to help people find the most essential news of the day.About 30 dogs found in Rolla...
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BRAD DOKKEN: Tiny owls a big hit
Grand Forks HeraldTim Driscoll said he didn't know what to expect this fall when he decided to try banding saw-whet owls at Turtle River State Park, but what he encountered far exceeded...
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ALWAYS IN SEASON: Saw-whet owl drops in at a valley farmstead
Grand Forks HeraldA stranger dropped in at Orvis and June Haugen's place the other day.They're my neighbors near Gilby, N.D.Actually, they didn't see the visitor arrive. They noticed it when...
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BRAD DOKKEN: From Grand Forks to Padre Island
Grand Forks HeraldNo one really knew what to expect when Malala, a female peregrine falcon chick hatched last spring atop the UND water tower, turned up in early August near the new...
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ALWAYS IN SEASON: Hoary redpoll qualifies as Santa Claus bird
Grand Forks HeraldThe hoary redpoll is bird of the week, not because any have appeared, but because some are anticipated.And because there is a plausible, if circuitous, connection between the redpoll...
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ALWAYS IN SEASON: Bird counter hopes to find 'sharpies'
Grand Forks HeraldNot many birds spend the winter in the Red River Valley, and that means birders especially value the ones that do.And the ones that show up only in winter—the...
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WORTH A LOOK: The National Audubon Society's annual Christmas Bird Count
Grand Forks HeraldThe National Audubon Society's annual Christmas Bird Count—the longest-running wildlife census—begins its 116th year beginning Monday and continuing through Jan. 5. During the count,...
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From fishing gear to books, here are 15 gift ideas for the outdoors...
Grand Forks HeraldThe beauty of having an outdoors enthusiast on your Christmas list—whether hunting, fishing, camping or other outdoorsy pastime—is that gift-giving options abound. From fishing gear...
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