UTQIAĠVIK— A flock of brants took off from the surface of the Arctic Ocean in Utqiaġvik, and Eben Hopson named them without blinking. “There’s the way they fly. There’s their wing shape,” Hopson said.

The Rebecca Circle at Grace Lutheran Church of Lily Lake is planning a special salad and dessert luncheon on Saturday, June 14. There will be a “Birding Adventure” presentation with wildlife ...