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Gregg Severson
Apr 22, 20193 min read
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, 20193 min read
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, 20193 min read
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, 20192 min read
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 18, 20191 min read
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, 20193 min read
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, 20193 min read
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, 20194 min read
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, 20191 min read
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 24, 20192 min read
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, 20193 min read
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 20, 20192 min read
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 20, 20192 min read
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 13, 20192 min read
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 9, 20194 min read
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, 20193 min read
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 22, 20182 min read
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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