As an amateur birder, I can atest to the fact that many cardinals winter
over. I saw a robin on Jan. 3, so this was another bird that missed the
bus or something! Today I heard the first redwing blackbird, it's a full
month later than last year. I have also seen lots of cedarwaxwings, but no
bluebirds yet!
Audrey Johnson
10th ward
At 08:02 PM 3/28/01 EST, you wrote:
>
>In a message dated 3/28/01 6:42:39 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
><< When I take my (usually) daily walks in my neighborhood I see many
>wonderful and not-so-wonderful things. The dirty city thread has
>focused on the not-so-wonderful side. Today, I saw the first northern
>cardinal of the spring in Seward. No mating call yet, though, probably
>still too cold. Any other sightings from you other Minneapolitans? >>
>
>Now we're talking Minneapolis Issues!!
>
>We're totally overrun with cardinals in the Bancroft neighborhood, which
have
>been here all winter (so there's no such thing, really, as a "cardinal of
the
>spring.") Rumor has it that, after two extra-long summers, the cardinals had
>more time to nest than usual, so there are a lot of them now. And they are
>singing their courting songs, too, which is good news for those of us who
are
>refusing to go outside or exercise or clean up the yard or do anything
>healthy but are firmly committed to staying indoors and drinking coffee and
>eating cookies until the temperature rises above 40 degrees.
>
>-- Holle Brian
>Bancroft
>(612) 822-6593
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