Gregg Severson
Winging it for a Western Meadowlark
April 8 was a big day, but I didn't know it when I woke up! I decided to bike all the way to work, but I did't have any concrete plans...
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Gregg Severson
- Apr 21, 2019
- 3 min
Coasting for a Common Loon
Getting into April, waterfowl were starting to show up in Minnesota. Many lakes were still ice-covered, but some of the smaller ones...
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Gregg Severson
- Apr 20, 2019
- 3 min
Amble for an American Tree Sparrow
One big difference for my birding year this year is that I am not at all focused on county lines. For the previous few years, I have...
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Gregg Severson
- Apr 19, 2019
- 2 min
Climb for a Killdeer
On March 23, birders in Minnesota were anticipating a wave of migrating waterfowl. My friend Pete Nichols noticed that weather...
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Gregg Severson
- Apr 19, 2019
- 1 min
Trot for a Turkey
I have gotten behind on my blog postings!! Expect a steady stream of blog postings over the next few days to get me caught up. On March...
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Gregg Severson
- Mar 17, 2019
- 3 min
Leap for a Long-eared Owl!
Birding is definitely an activity where it pays to have good friends to help you find birds! After I got home from my birding trip on...
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Gregg Severson
- Mar 17, 2019
- 3 min
Swoop to see a Screech Owl
On Friday, Kellie had a number of things to do through the day, and she encouraged me to go birding and then we could meet each other for...
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Gregg Severson
- Mar 11, 2019
- 4 min
Hunt for a Hoary Redpoll (and Commons too)
You may recall in January when I went on a chase after a report of Common Redpolls in my neighborhood. At that time, there were very few...
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Gregg Severson
- Feb 27, 2019
- 1 min
Malady leads to a Merlin
I was sitting at home sick today, and Kellie called me over - a raptor had just nabbed a bird and landed on the ice rink across the...
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Gregg Severson
- Feb 25, 2019
- 2 min
Voyage for a Varied Thrush
If it seems like it has been a long time since I've blogged here, it has. There are a few reasons for this - one is that the winter has...
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Gregg Severson
- Jan 24, 2019
- 3 min
Snowy Owl Scramble
Today I decided that I was going to take another crack at the airport and hope to get a Snowy Owl and possibly some Snow Buntings. I...
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Gregg Severson
- Jan 21, 2019
- 2 min
Carolina Wren Cruise
There has been a long-staying and reliable Carolina Wren frequenting a birders house in St. Paul. It has been on my wants list since the...
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Gregg Severson
- Jan 21, 2019
- 2 min
Redpoll Ramble
Earlier this week, I had a short bit of time and I decided to chase a report of a Common Redpoll right in my neighborhood. The report...
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Gregg Severson
- Jan 14, 2019
- 2 min
Black Duck Run
On Friday, I had some time in the afternoon to get out and go birding. I wanted to try for something uncommon, but I didn't have time or...
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Gregg Severson
- Jan 10, 2019
- 4 min
First days of 2019
The first two days of 2019, I just stayed close to home and did some walking in the neighborhood. It was fun to try to find birds close...
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Gregg Severson
- Jan 1, 2019
- 3 min
2019 Biking Big Half Year - It's On!
I'm excited to announce that in 2019 I'm going to be doing a Green Big (Half) Year - one where I try to see as many bird species as...
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Gregg Severson
- Nov 23, 2018
- 2 min
Attending the Rio Grande Valley Bird Festival
Recently, we had the good fortune to attend the 25th edition of the Rio Grande Valley Bird Festival - one of the largest bird festivals...
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