Author Archives: birder

A bunch of pictures have come in during the past few days. They include, curiously enough, pictures from different photographers of red admiral butterflies. Continue reading →

Kind readers recently have submitted bird pictures taken from other states. Continue reading →

They grow them big in Texas, eh? Continue reading →

Diane Spicer took these pictures on Wednesday of a mallard couple taking to a human structure to enjoy the sun on Caribou Lake. Continue reading →

I was pleased over the weekend to see two turkey vultures soaring overhead for the first time this spring. Continue reading →

Bob King, aka Astro Bob, spotted this northern shrike in a large field with a few trees in Lakewood Township just before sunset on Thursday. Continue reading →

Joe Nowak of Cloquet reports that he has been seeing a male and female varied thrush couple feeding in his yard. Continue reading →

If you’ve been following the comments, you’ve seen all sorts of reports about loon and red-winged blackbird sightings, among others, and even at least one hummingbird report. Continue reading →

Jeanette Lang passed along the hummingbird migration link, and it shows an early advance of the hummers that seems astonishing to me. Continue reading →

Seth Spencer sent in a report that might offer some clues for those of us who are duck-challenged. Continue reading →