Tony and I took a walk down through Red Barn this morning in hopes of finding sign that the woodcock were taking advantage of the strips we had rototilled.  We had 1.25″ of rain yesterday so thought it would be wet enough for the birds to use the strips.  There were a couple of spots […]

It’s always an adventure living in the North Woods.  Today, Tony, Marie, Katie, and I went out to visit the grouse nest we found a couple of weeks ago.  About five miles before we got there a grouse lifted from the road leaving a stream of dust behind like a contrail.  When we pulled up […]

The woodcock that has been singing in the front yard every night that I’ve thought to listen since March is still here.  Last evening I let the dogs out and he was peenting away down near his usual spot except this time he was actually in the garden which is fenced it.  Trip heard, saw, […]