[mou] About the metro

[Steve Weston]

A couple of days ago I passed a probable Rough-legged Hawk along I-35e about 
a mile south of I-35 split near Forest Lake.  The hawk was right next to the 
road perched on the twigs of a very small tree.

I received more reports of other birders finding the dark eagle by Black 
Dog.  I still haven't had a definitive ID.  The lack of comments by 
experienced birders, leads me to suspect that it might have just been an 
immature Bald Eagle.

There is a family of what looks like Trumpeter Swans on the north side of 
I-494 bridge.  Hopefully they will stay through the CBC count.

I am still finding smashed Possums,  most recently in Eagan and Apple 
Valley.  This isn't as significant as finding them in wild areas away from 
the civilization where they can provide the important service of guiding 
lost hikers back to the nearest road (where they can fulfill their destiny).

Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN
sweston2@comcast.net