For about the last 10 days I've been keeping an eye on a nest being
tended by a pair of Osprey
on County Road 45 near Marcell in Itasca County. Today I visited the spot
about 1:00 PM with my 'scope
to see if I could tell whether any eggs had hatched. They hadn't, but i
watched as a passing adult Bald Eagle
showed an interest in the nest. Both adult Ospreys took off after the eagle,
and after a spirited aerial dogfight,
the eagle flew away.
I also saw a Pine Marten crossing Highway 38 a mile or so north of
Marcell.
Peter Dullea
Marcell, MN 56657
KI6PWE
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