Walk With a Naturalist
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A songbird with attitude
This time of year, few things will scatter the chickadees at the feeder like the sudden arrival of a Northern Shrike. We’ve had one of them appear several times this winter near our house, and … more
By Marshall Helmberger | 1/22/10 | 942 views
A family of spruce grouse
It’s that time of the year again when young birds are filling the woods, including a family of spruce grouse I ran into recently during my latest foray into the Lost Lake Swamp. I spend a fair … more
By Marshall Helmberger | 8/9/09 | 1811 views
Exploring the boreal forest
The woods that grace the rolling, lake-strewn land here are known as the boreal forest. It is a forest type that covers vast areas of Canada and Alaska— as well as Siberia and northern Europe— … more
7/24/09 | 789 views
Warblers a major attraction for birders
To the average nature lover, bird life in the summer Lake Country typically means bald eagles, pelicans, and loons. But to true birding aficionados, the roughly two dozen species of new world … more
7/24/09 | 1199 views | 1 comment
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