[mou] Around the metro

[Steve Weston]

Yesterday (Wednesday) when I headed out to try and find the Catbird reported 
by Jim Ryan (I was not successful)  I found a Northern Shrike near Old 
Crystal Bay Road and Deer Run Trail in Orono.  Today, I observed another 
Northern Shrike land on the grain elevator in Farmington.

Also today I observed a falcon fly over the old model T factory (the Ford 
Building) near the Target Center.  It was most likely a Peregrine, although 
it looked small and its call was higher pitched than my tape.  I have seen a 
Merlin in this area, but not this year.

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