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Retired teacher Larry Weber, of Barnum, is the author of “Butterflies of the North Woods" and “Spiders of the North Woods," among other books. Reach him via Katie Rohman at krohman@duluthnews.com.
People gather to watch and photograph a great gray owl in Two Harbors.
Retired teacher Larry Weber, of Barnum, is the author of “Butterflies of the North Woods" and “Spiders of the North Woods," among other books. Reach him via Katie Rohman at krohman@duluthnews.com.
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Per official News Tribune style, it's just "gulls." A local bird expert says that's exactly correct — although some Northland gulls do see saltwater during their lifetimes.

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Early Monday, Annabell Whelan found an injured owl on Highway 61 north of Two Harbors and later found another in the Bayfront Festival Parking lot outside Bentleyville.
Several Twin Ports organizations are collaborating on events that invite all Northlanders to get out and start spotting our feathered neighbors.
The annual BioBlitz event, set for Aug. 24, is free and open to everyone.
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The NLC hoped to receive a $6.5 million bonding bill request from the state, but Minnesota lawmakers failed to pass the projects bill in May of this year.
The National Loon Center will be a facility that will celebrate Minnesota’s outdoor heritage as it educates visitors on the importance of conserving clean lakes and protecting loon habitat.
Data from 30 years shows a mostly stable adult population, but declining loon reproduction in some areas.
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Protected beach areas offer potential plover parents a home as the Great Lakes population slowly grows.
Labs were given 30 days instead of 7 to perform federally mandated tasks on samples of the H5N1 virus, which has been detected among dairy cattle in nine U.S. states since late March
The new book "The Breeding Birds of Minnesota" is the first comprehensive guide to the state's 250 species since the 1930s.
Retired teacher Larry Weber, of Barnum, is the author of “Butterflies of the North Woods" and “Spiders of the North Woods," among other books. Reach him via Katie Rohman at krohman@duluthnews.com.

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