Caspian Tern: A Good Omen

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Caspian tern by Arthur Morris/Birds As Art . Yesterday about 15 of us were sitting around a set of tables in the Hotel Lakeside, discussing ...

Giant Things of North Dakota

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The massive bovine form of New Salem Sue can be seen from a long distance away. She's called Salem Sue and she lives in—towers over, rea...

Mystery Duck in ND: The Final Chapter

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Our mystery duck preening. We finally re-found the weird-looking scaup on an adjoining part of the lake where we'd originally spotted it...

Mystery Duck in ND: Part 2

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A clear side view of the mystery duck, showing the red-orange spot on the bill. And now back to our mystery duck in North Dakota.... We watc...

Mystery Duck in North Dakota

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Along North Dakota's State Route 36, headed west from Pingree, ND, the slightly rolling landscape gently lifts itself onto the coteau, w...

Dude Looks Like a Lady

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Is this a he or a she? For many bird species, females get the short end of the stick when it comes to bright plumage, singing ability, and, ...

Long Days, Great Light

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Morning sun on barn and meadows near Belt, MT. We've recently returned from a week apiece in North Dakota and Montana. In addition to ad...

Speechless, but Hungry

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While navigating the busy streets of a fair midwestern town earlier this month, we drove past this sign outside a fast-food restaurant. I ha...

Cliff Swallows on Actual Cliffs

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One of the lifer sightings for me during the Montana portion of our trip west, was the sight of cliff swallows nesting on actual cliffs. Whe...

A Pilgrimage to Steele, ND

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When you are driving west on I-94 through the heart of North Dakota, it's hard to miss the World's Largest Sandhill Crane which liv...

Yard Bird in Jamestown, ND

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This western kingbird was a part of the landscape at our cabin in North Dakota. It's really great to be in a new place for several days—...

My Newest Giant Friend

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If you ever find yourself lost on the prairie, there's one giant clue to tell you that you're in Jamestown, North Dakota (aka Buffal...

The Hope-to See List: Part 2

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Among the other things and sites I'm hoping we'll see this coming week in North Dakota are the rails that nest on the potholes, inc...

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