I have been working around the yard (in Eagan) evenings after work. The most interesting visitor is the young, somewhat downy Barred Owl that has been hanging around the yard. She is quite comfortable with me and has landed as close as about twenty feet away. Her begging call is similar to the call of a Red-tailed Hawk. Both parents have also been around. Last night they were noisily calling, but most evenings they have been quietly slipping in to feed the babe.
In addition, I discovered that the Phoebes have a nest full of babies right under my porch. They just started begging food yesterday, so I assume they are no more than a couple of days old. I watched as a Woodduck hen entered a nest box for the evening. I assume that she is on a nest. I have not checked the other boxes to see how they fared this season. It has been a wet summer, perfect for a bumper crop of Raspberries. My next door neighbor served me wild mushroom soup made from Chantrelles that he has been collecting in great numbers. Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN swest...@comcast.net ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
