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GILBY, N.D. — The black-capped chickadee may be the most familiar of our winter birds. Every feeder will have at least one, most likely several, and every wood patch will have a small flock. The ...

DEAR JOAN: A few months ago, we built a nest box for a screech owl as we had heard some in our area. Now, several months later, after mounting the box in a tree and filling it with wood shavings, ...