Category: Birdwatch
Bonnie Rae says thank you to friends and neighbors
A celebration of life
Celebration of life for John Karrigan
John R. Karrigan passed away peacefully on Jan. 11, 2019, at the age of 74, after a 10-month battle with metastatic melanoma. Preceded in death by his parents, Ellsworth and Vivien (Rasmussen) Karrigan, of Aberdeen, SD. Survived by his longtime partner, Bonnie Rae; siblings Steve (Lynn) Karrigan and Dave Karrigan,…
POWDERHORN BIRDWATCH: Deep winter sightings of favorite birds
POWDERHORN BIRDWATCH: Familiar visitors tender good cheer and reassurance
BY JOHN KARRIGAN Again this past month I haven’t made it to the park, but I have been entertained by the avian visitors to the backyard: White-breasted Nuthatches, Black-capped Chickadees, Northern Cardinals, American Goldfinches and Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers. A few days ago I spotted several first-of-the-fall-season Dark-eyed Juncos. As…