For the past several years a pair of common ravens have nested on our property near Cook, MN. On Feb 15 I first noticed one of them carrying a small branch into the black spruce/ tamarack swamp where they have nested in the past. All nests have been in mature black spruce trees and that is where this years nest site is as well. I cannot not say for sure that it has been the same pair of ravens over the years . The different nests have been close to one another. One nest was used for 3 years before it started to fall apart. The past two years each new nest has collapsed. Last year the nestlings were fully feathered and able to hop from branch to branch in the nest tree when the side of the nest let loose. It wasn’t long before the two nestlings were able to fly and leave the nest area. The year before there had been a big wind that caused the nest to fall when nestlings were still young. After the storm I went to check on them and found some remains of one of the nestlings. The flight feathers were just beginning to emerge from the shafts. I hope they are able to build a nest that will last the full nesting season this year.
We have a pair of Canada Jays that frequent our feeders. So far they have both been visiting almost every day. I wonder if they have started their nest yet. Juliann Grahn Cook MN ---- General information and guidelines for posting: https://moumn.org/listservice.html Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
