Late yesterday afternoon, I followed the commotion sounds of the local crows and found a Great Horned owl in the MAC near my home. I had to go off the path and got fairly close before crunching dry brush, and scaring them all off. It was interesting to observe those dang crows-boy they have guts! One was sharing the branch with the owl and continuously pecked at the poor guy. Besides the 'ole "patience of a priest", I am now adding to my repertoire, "patience of an owl".
Other observations yesterday: Northern Flicker (1) Yellow Rumped warblers (10+) Blue-Winged teal (3) Juncos (few) And bathing in the pond: Goldfinches Red Winged blackbirds pair of House Finches to my surprise, a M Hairy Woodpecker was IN the mud, checking it out! Happy birding! Mary Hall [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Hennepin Co. ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
