On Monday I saw a Rough-legged Hawk hovering by Mother Lake on the NW corner of the lake (Hwy 62 & Hwy 77). It was instantaneously recognizable as it is the only large raptor that regularly hovers as it hunts. The other raptor that hovers is the Kestrel, which is quite small.
One day visitors in my yard in the last week include a YB Sapsucker, one or two Tufted Titmice and a flock of European Starlings (thankfully a rare visitor). This has been quite a bountiful week on my Peromyscus trap line. Whether I am catching North American Deermice or White-footed Mice in my garage I am not certain. I try to keep the population down in the garage so I am not bothered by them scampering in the attic. I have no idea if it works. The most successful trap in one corner of the garage usually contains only partial remains of the trapped mice. The trapped mice are being eaten in all probability by shrews. I have caught two or three species including Short-tailed, cinereus (masked), and I believe pygmy. Steve Weston On Quigley 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 During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
