American Woodcock (Scolopax minor)

The last sloppy snowstorm of the past winter fell in late March and brought with it an unusual visitor to our yard: an American Woodcock. Woodcocks are the oddest-looking birds, with a rather dumpy body, a long dagger of a bill, and big, dark eyes set far back in it...

Joe & Nick’s Adventure

My son Nick and I heartily recommend the birding adventures we experienced in Belize and Guatemala on a recent March trip.  The nonstop flight from Minneapolis to Belize City was scheduled for an easy four-hour flight.  However, on the flight there we had a 150-mph...

Lindstrom Farm Goes Solar

When dairyman Al Abrahamson of rural Lindstrom first read about grant funding available to rural communities to ease their transition to renewable energy, his interest was piqued. He went on-line to learn more. It turns out, the grant money was part of the Rural...