On Wednesday I crossed Scott County from north to south and then again from west to east. There was lots of water in the fields and some of the ponds have started to open up. I had expected to see some blackbirds, but found none. The only migrant I saw was a male Eastern Bluebird. I heard nothing from thawing frogs. I expect to hear the chorus frogs soon.
I saw a Crow cross Highway 160 in Edina carrying nesting material. Also found a couple of Red-tailed Hawks in or around their nests in Dakota County. On Tuesday a Peregrine Falcon was calling as it flew through the canyons of downtown St. Paul. Today (Thursday) I found a blackbird, which I assumed was a Red-winged, perched atop a large light tower at Hwy 5 and Prairie Center Drive, just north of Purgatory Creek. Interesting was that it was perched at the top of antenna or whatever the wire is atop the tower. I don't know how it was hanging on up there. Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN [email protected]
