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 ...

This story, “Back to the Bogs,” appeared in the June 1972 issue of Outdoor Life. “Do you know the bogs at all, Mr. Riley?” asked a member of the Garryricken Club in Kilkenny as he sent me out on my ...

GRAND FORKS – Grand Forks was good to me on my first day of birding back in town. I went out at first light, and the first bird I heard was a common snipe. This surprised me, initially. I think of ...