The sun was shining Saturday morning, for the first time in several days. When I stepped outside, I heard tundra swans and common snipe. These are two of the signature sounds of spring on the northern ...

Here at Magpie Ridge west of Gilby, N.D., where I watch most of my birds and where no magpie has been seen for many months: Here the bird of the week is Wilson's snipe. This would not be the case for ...