This morning I heard a trill song added to the morning chorus, which now includes Chickadee, WB Nuthatch, E. Phoebe, Canada Goose, Hairy Woodpecker. It did not sound like our resident Chipping Sparrow. I suspect it was a young Junco practicing. It wasn't steady like either song should be.
Since this weekend, I am hearing Chorus Frogs at just about every stand of cattails. They sound like running your finger along the teeth of a comb. I would expect Leopard Frogs are singing also, but I haven't heard them. I always find them in my yard, but I have heard them only once or twice on my lake. Spring Peepers are probably calling also, but I only come across them around Frontenac on my frog and toad route. I always look at roadkill as I drive by. Besides the usual raccoons easily seen this time of year, I am starting to see mink in the gutters. They are easy to recognize by their color (dark brown) and size (about a foot to a foot and half). They are almost always near wetlands. Usually they aren't lying so you can see their white chin. -- Steve Weston On Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN [email protected] ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
