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 ...

• Beavers begin to mate inside their cozy dens. Coyotes also breed, and black bear cubs are born inside their mother’s hidernaculum. • Great horned owls may begin incubating eggs in recycled crow and ...