it's getting warmer

West Bank turkey

It is finally getting back to more normal temperatures in Minneapolis. The turkey was out again on the West Bank of Minneapolis. She is becoming a regular fixture. People are photographing and looking for her. More Yellow Rumped Warbles (YRW) are out. I saw lots of YRWs on the West Bank and in the backyard. There were a lot of YRWs in the backyard "hawking" for insects. There was one Chipping Sparrow. The resident male Cardinal was hanging out in the Elm tree checking out the Blue Jays. There were about five Blue Jays in the yard pecking away at the corn suet.


"Sam" the crow stopped by earlier to yell at Misha, who was to close to the bird feeder. We named the crow "Sam" because we don't know if it's male or female. This crow has a small white mark on its right wing. If you get to know crows you can tell them apart. Sam has been hanging out harassing the squirrels and the orange kitten. Sam has a thing for suet and likes to hide the suet in the shrubs.

Sam the crow