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Rough-legged hawks are unmistakable. They are large hawks, but despite their size, they are capable of hovering.

This year brought especially fine warbler watching weather. Not the heat and wind, but the wet and foggy days, days dominated by low pressure, which means heavier air and more difficult travel conditions for such tiny birds as warblers, most of which are smaller than house sparrows. listen live watch live So, the warblers pause in their northward push to rest and refuel. Sometimes, this causes an astonishing abundance of birds of many different species. These special events are known among birders as “warbler falls” or “fallouts.” Not only warblers are affected by such conditions. Ros...

watch live Red-bellied woodpeckers first showed up in Grand Forks 20 years ago or so, and by now they have become regular, year-round residents. Its appearance at our place, which is northwest of Grand Forks, amounts to a range expansion. This brings to six the number of woodpecker species on our yard list. We’re missing the red-headed woodpecker. Red-headed woodpeckers have caused quite a sensation in East Grand Forks. A pair is nesting very publicly along the Red River Greenway. They are said to be visible from the boardwalk, but I haven’t made my way over to check it out.