[mou] Barred Owl, YB Cuckoo at Crosby Farm Park

[Jesse Ellis]

Hi all-

Sorry this is a little late...  I'm only in town a short while and 
had to subscribe.

On Tuesday May 31 my sister and I found a Barred Owl at Crosby Farm 
Park in Saint Paul.  The bird was at the west end entrance not too 
far from the path that leads toward the lake there, and was both 
calling during daylight (a muted hoo-hoo, very dove-like) and easily 
visible.  It watched us watch it a while before moving away.

On the path that goes around the lake, at a point where a short, wide 
wooden bridge crosses a sort of canal, I heard a Yellow-billed Cuckoo 
go off briefly.  We couldn't find the bird to see if, however.

Jesse
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