[mou] Minneapolis Screech Owls

2008-11-15 Thread Richard Purple
Two screech owls (one of each coloration) have been hanging out day times in a small tree about 100 feet west of the Tower Hill Park on Seymor Ave. Find the droppings on a driveway exit and spend a few minutes looking straight up. They don't appear to be skittish, and hunting must be good for

[mou] Wild Turkey in Minneapolis

2008-04-14 Thread Richard Purple
This afternoon a wild turkey (female, I think) ambled by our bird feeder area, pecked up a bit of seed, took a sip from the water bowl, and then ambled on by. It was the same area as we observed an American Woodcock earlier. Our house is about a mile from the Mississippi River Gorge and I

[mou] Snipe in Minneapolis with Fox Sparrows

2008-04-03 Thread Richard Purple
This afternoon we were startled to see a Woodcock (Snipe) busily working a drainage channel down the hill outside our dining room window in broad daylight and in the middle of Minneapolis (Prospect Park). First time we have seen this bird here. He (she) were in the presence of several Fox