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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...

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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...

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