So much for our Spring thaw. At least the new snow hides the
miserable mud pits that developed earlier in the week.
Today at the farm south of Bagley...
FOY Juncos - The lone Junco that has over-wintered with us was joined
by 5 of his brethren. He must be tickled to have some buddies to hang
with.
FOY A. Robins - 5 Robins stormed into the old Lilac hedge like
fighter pilots returning to an aircraft carrier. Beautiful color
against the snow-laden branches.
200+ finches, mostly Redpoll, a few Pine Siskin, increasing numbers
of Purples. American Goldfinch are starting to show a little color.
Not as many Goldfinch present today as earlier in the week.
Red-bellied Woodpecker - all Winter and still with us. He appears to
be looking for love, hope he gets some satisfaction.
The regulars, H, D, and P Woodpeckers, RB and WB Nuthatch, oodles of
BC Chickadees and mobs of Blue Jay.
Three crows chased and mobbed a buteo through/over the woods this
afternoon. The hawk looked only slightly larger than the crows, very
pale underneath, little to no streaking apparent. Short, rounded
tail. Under-tail was light with a darker margin and wing-tips
(underside) were also dark. To early for Broad-winged? It didn't
strike me as a Red-tail, but I know they are notorious for plumage
variation.
Also this week, three Barred Owl hunting in the front yard. One sat
on a stump and gave what sounded like a begging call. Another flew
down from it's hunting perch in a nearby White Pine and landed next
to the begging owl briefly. It then flew in the direction of a third
calling owl. I'm assuming food solicitation is part of mating game.
These owls have been very vocal for the past week.
Kelly Larson
The Bagley Farm -Clearwater
The Bemidji Loft -Beltrami
Minnesota
Eschew Obfuscation!
The middle of Nowhere is Somewhere!
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