This is a little outdated but I am thrilled to announce that we had nesting kestrels
in a neighbor's tree last summer. It was WAY COOL!!! We couldn't figure out what it
was (maybe a Merlin) but we finally got out a telescope (couldn't do it with binocs)
one day to peg it down - one posed for us perfectly on top of a tree. It's call is
very identifiable too. Does anyone know if they come back to the same sight? I'd
love to see them back!
Liz Greenbaum
Longfellow
"wizardmarks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I've been inundated with crows, moreso than ever. I heard that the owls had
> returned to the suburbs and the crows, their natural prey, moved into town as a
> result. I have no idea whether or not that's true.
> WMarks
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > 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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