‘Just short of insanity’
‘Thrillusionist’ David DaVinci returns to the Panida By Reader Staff Sandpoint’s own globetrotting magician, David DaVinci, will once again wow audiences Friday, Dec. 19 with a 7 p.m. show full of stunts, magic and...
Tagged: birds
Mad about Science: Strange birds
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Birds are fairly odd creatures, but among the odd are the oddest — strange and wacky evolutions that perfectly suit their ecological niche while appearing alien and unusual to...
Mad about Science: Swainson’s thrush
By Brenden Bobby Reader Staff June in Idaho means different things to different people; for some it’s a great time to drop the boat in the water, crack a cold beer on the lakeside...
Idaho’s unofficial state bird
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Most people probably already know that the turkey is a uniquely North American bird — a fact primarily responsible for its central role in the also uniquely North American...
Mad About Science: Baby chicks
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist It’s a bit of an annual tradition this time of year for me to write about baby chicks. If you’re tired of seeing me write about these adorable little...
Mad About Science: Baby chicks
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist It’s February, which can mean one of two things: It’s cold enough to freeze your hand to your car door and make you call in sick to work, or...
Mad About Science: Black-capped chickadees
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist In the heart of an inescapable and brutal winter, a faint glimmer of hope rings out amid the rime-encrusted bramble — faint, but unmistakable. Your heart flutters, your spirit...
Christmas Bird Count, 120 years in the making
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Prior to the turn of the 20thcentury, a holiday tradition known as the Christmas “Side Hunt” was popular among hunters. Participants would choose sides and go afield with their...
A different take on the Fourth of July
By Jan Sarchio Reader Contributor I can’t be certain about the numbers. It is my gut, more than my calculator, that knows that the trees sing less, that the skies aren’t peppered with as...
