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
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> 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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