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Out & About: Sign-up deadline looms for Kid Fishing event
April 8, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C10 OUTFISH – April 20 is the deadline to sign up kids ages 5-14 for the May 5 Kid Fishing event at Clear Lake. Up to 950 youths will be preassigned …
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Post Falls photographer seizes snowy owl irruption opportunity
January 15, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 Sandy Milliken proved that wildlife photographers are a hungrier version of the common birdwatcher by going the distance to make pictures of snowy owls. Failing to find the snowies reported … 2
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Eagle count at lake swells
December 17, 2011 in Outdoors, City on Page B1 Bald eagles are mobbing Lake Coeur d’Alene in record numbers this week. The annual eagle congregation to feast on spawning kokanee in Wolf Lodge Bay swelled to 259 on Friday, …
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Area bird watchers up for the Christmas Bird Count
December 4, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C14 Inland Northwest birders are among thousands in roughly 2,000 localities across North America and beyond who will be flocking together in the next few weeks for the 112th annual Audubon … 1
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Landers: Bald eagles, kokanee show up in big numbers
December 1, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 Bald eagles and kokanee in North Idaho are bucking the worldwide trend of deficits and declines. Kokanee, those delicious land-locked sockeyes, are spawning in numbers higher than we’ve seen in …
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Eagle numbers down sharply on Lake Cd’A
November 23, 2011 in Outdoors The annual gathering of bald eagles that feast on spawning kokanee at Lake Coeur d’Alene is getting off to a slow start.
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Bird lovers delight in jay’s rare appearance
November 28, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I3 Chuck Murray discovered a strange bird recently in his Bayview backyard. A western scrub jay showed up Oct. 24 and appears to be settling in for a long stay. Nonmigratory, …
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Pheasants fit fine in America
October 24, 2010 in Outdoors on Page C13 The ring-necked pheasant is an import that’s become as American as apple pie. The bird is prized by birdwatchers, landowners and especially by hunters who have built traditions and industries …
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Join the group for grounded experiences with wildlife
May 2, 2010 in Outdoors on Page C10 A full schedule of area events is evolving this month to help people connect with critters and their habitats. Among the highlights: Learn to Bird workshop series, this week: A …
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Eagles fall in love, flirt with disaster
April 18, 2010 in Outdoors on Page C10 The term “falling in love” is especially appropriate for breeding bald eagles. Although most pairs in this region are nesting by now, their passions were revved up during late winter …
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Robins rule in annual North American bird count
April 6, 2010 in Outdoors Nearly 2 million robins ruled the roost in the 2010 Great Backyard Bird Count, outnumbering all other species in the 13th annual tally of North American birds reported by 63,000 …
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Birds staking claims on prime Turnbull territory
March 31, 2010 in Outdoors, City on Page A1 At the edge of Winslow Pond, Mike Rule identified bird chatter rising from one of Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge’s many wetlands. A female mallard quacked garrulously, while red-winged blackbirds vocalized … 3
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Out & About
March 21, 2010 in Outdoors on Page C14 Spring forest burns boosts wildlife OUTFIELD – Many national forests are announcing they will be conducting “controlled burns” in the next few weeks while forests are just dry enough to …
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Swans, herons flock to region
March 13, 2010 in Outdoors Migrating tundra swans are flocking by the thousands to the Colville and Pend Oreille River valleys.
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Out & About
March 7, 2010 in Outdoors on Page C14 Nature lovers flock to bird festivals
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Out & About
February 28, 2010 in Outdoors on Page C12 Sky-high skiers fly at Schweitzer
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Swan brings brood back to Turnbull, quelling fears he was killed
January 26, 2010 in City on Page A1 As he has for possibly more than four decades, the trumpeter swan nicknamed Solo returned Monday to the year’s first big patch of ice-free water at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge. … 2
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Solo the trumpeter swan still alive
January 25, 2010 in News, Outdoors Ending fears that he may have been killed by poachers in Stevens County, the trumpeter swan nicknamed Solo returned Monday to the year’s first big patch of ice-free water at … 3
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Food for naught
December 20, 2009 in Outdoors on Page C11 Lurking in the shade, they grip onto branches of the great maple with their tiny brown talons, staring down upon passersby and sending a hungry vibe. They hunch down, pointing …
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Out & About
October 11, 2009 in Outdoors on Page C16 Fly fishers take on steelhead Lewiston fly-tier Leroy Hyatt and Spokane fishing guide Sean Visintainer will present a free program about steelheading on the Clearwater and Grande Ronde rivers Wednesday, …
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A spouse’s guide to living with a birdwatcher
July 26, 2009 in Outdoors on Page C10 I used to be able to dismiss birdwatching as better left to birds. But my life and my wife have changed. The transformation for her was as easy as joining …
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Live webcams focus on live action of eagles rearing their eaglets
April 8, 2009 in Outdoors Internet surfers around the world are flocking to the Hancock Wildlife Foundation Web site to watch live video of a pair of bald eagles rearing their young in a nest … 7
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Spring in the air, and in your hair
March 29, 2009 in Outdoors on Page C10 Birds, bears, buttercups and ticks – our region’s perennial signs of spring are out and about, along with a lot of people recovering from cabin fever. While fly fishers are …
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Promoting cavities
March 22, 2009 in Outdoors on Page C12 House hunting is entering its seasonal boom in the Inland Northwest, and savvy birding enthusiasts are working to improve the market. As more of the region’s land is developed and …
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Solo’s saga detailed
March 22, 2009 in Outdoors on Page C11 With thousands of tundra swans flooding through the region on their spring migration, a birdwatching spotlight still shines on a single endangered trumpeter swan that’s become an icon at Turnbull …
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Seeds of change
March 15, 2009 in Business, Outdoors on Page E5 OMAHA, Neb. — People who feed birds have been getting their pockets pecked. Birdseed prices have been fluctuating for months, and the cost of a premium seed imported from India …
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Bird counters unite online
February 8, 2009 in Outdoors on Page C9 Your home’s picture window is a front-row seat for The Great Backyard Bird Count, which starts Friday and runs through Monday. The 12th annual event, organized by the Cornell Lab …
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We’re having house sparrows over for dinner
January 31, 2009 in City on Page B1 A bird-related argument is raging at our house – and probably at homes all over the Inland Northwest. One person in our house believes that if she doesn’t keep the …
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Bird-watchers track famous eagle
December 29, 2008 in City on Page A7 KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Jack Noller isn’t the kind of guy who spends his days stalking celebrities. But one sort of fell in his lap when he was photographing bald …
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Rare white chickadee visiting Valley couple’s yard
December 26, 2008 in Outdoors, City on Page A1 Weeks before the region’s first snowfall, Frank and June Potter were enjoying a “white” Christmas in the front yard of their Spokane Valley home. Their feeders and heated water dish …
