# Today in nature I saw **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 20, 2020, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-nature-i-saw/915854 "2020-07-20T18:22:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 63
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2022, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-nature-i-saw/915854/1242 "2022-03-13T23:19:09Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > How cool is that, though? Very cool. A trip to Red Wing, Minnesota is highly recommended at this time of year. There are lots and lots of them in the trees and riding the airflow above the Mississippi as they search for food. I live by the Minnesota river valley and have seen a number of them but Red Wing is loaded. ---
**Author:** ![KRC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/45deac/32.png) [@KRC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KRC)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2022, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-nature-i-saw/915854/1243 "2022-03-13T23:41:32Z")
I saw the first turkey vulture of spring in Albuquerque yesterday. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2022, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-nature-i-saw/915854/1244 "2022-03-14T00:01:52Z")
A domestic cat making away with a bird. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2022, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-nature-i-saw/915854/1245 "2022-03-14T04:33:07Z")
SO romantic! 😍 ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2022, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-nature-i-saw/915854/1246 "2022-03-14T04:44:10Z")
> [@KRC](#): > > I saw the first turkey vulture of spring in Albuquerque yesterday. YES! I always look forward to them, they are the first sign of spring. None here yet, but it’s not really hot enough for them to make it up the mountain. I saw a male Cardinal at the feeder today, happily he flew off to a tree a block away. He’s welcome to dine here, but he needs to do his karoke elsewhere. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2022, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-nature-i-saw/915854/1247 "2022-03-14T13:16:11Z")
In SE Michigan I saw my first pair of black crows on my rear deck today. They are huge! ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2022, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-nature-i-saw/915854/1248 "2022-03-14T20:08:20Z")
The peach and pear trees are starting to bloom and they’re buzzing - literally buzzing - with honeybees. I can hear them from about six feet away. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2022, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-nature-i-saw/915854/1249 "2022-03-14T21:52:26Z")
A bit of ground just revealed itself in our commons area. But with highs in the 50s (F) the rest of the week, we are beginning to expect great things. ---
**Author:** ![zimaane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a3d4f5/32.png) [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2022, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-nature-i-saw/915854/1250 "2022-03-14T22:13:26Z")
> [@romansperson](#): > > A mockingbird has staked out our yard as his territory. Hours of singing have commenced. Hopefully he won’t start doing overnights, which some of them do. Heard the first mockingbird of spring on March 9th too! ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-nature-i-saw/915854/1251 "2022-03-15T00:22:14Z")
> [@romansperson](#): > > mockingbird has staked out our yard as his territory. Hours of singing have commenced. Hopefully he won’t start doing overnights, which some of them do. … that’s one of the few things I miss about Texas: the insomniac mockingbirds, endlessly repeating every sound they’ve ever heard. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2022, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-nature-i-saw/915854/1252 "2022-03-17T16:31:51Z")
There is a wildlife rehabilitation facility where we’ve taken various animals over the years. Recently my gf spoke with people there about doing releases on our property. Someone came out, looked around, spoke with us, etc and we were accepted as a release site. They called yesterday about 6 fox squirrels ready for supported release. They will release them next week, while we will maintain a feeder station to give them some initial help. Looking forward to this. We have grey squirrels, black squirrels (melanistic greys), red squirrels, flying squirrels, and fox squirrels. Soon there will be a bump in the fox squirrel population. ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2022, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-nature-i-saw/915854/1253 "2022-03-17T17:14:41Z")
That’s a great story (or maybe I should say preamble). Updates as available, please! j ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2022, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-nature-i-saw/915854/1254 "2022-03-17T17:23:28Z")
Will do! Looking forward to meeting them. We have a few fox squirrels currently and they’re big! ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2022, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-nature-i-saw/915854/1255 "2022-03-17T18:32:34Z")
Wow! What does it take to be accepted as a release site? ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2022, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-nature-i-saw/915854/1256 "2022-03-17T18:33:51Z")
Sign me up too? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2022, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-nature-i-saw/915854/1257 "2022-03-17T18:54:08Z")
They interviewed my gf (basically a friendly chat) then took a tour of our property. If they’d seen a bunch of outdoor cats that would have been a negative. They liked our pond, as that would allow waterfowl release. They liked that we had feeders and that they were clean. We’ve strategically planted trees all around and that was a plus. The variety of songbirds impressed them. They were here “after work” so turkey and deer were in the meadow. The two women took copious notes, asked loads of questions, and were very pleasant. They shared their findings with the board of directors and called us with their decision a few weeks later. ---
**Author:** ![MikeF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2022, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-nature-i-saw/915854/1258 "2022-03-17T18:58:22Z")
A pair of Osprey sitting on their nest platform. Earliest return by about a week. Spring is here! ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2022, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-nature-i-saw/915854/1259 "2022-03-17T22:58:11Z")
@kayaker, that is awesome news. Keep us updated. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2022, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-nature-i-saw/915854/1260 "2022-03-20T21:16:35Z")
> [@KRC](#): > > I saw the first turkey vulture of spring in Albuquerque yesterday. When I lived in Albuquerque, I would sometimes see a roadrunner running through the apartment parking lot. ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2022, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-nature-i-saw/915854/1261 "2022-03-21T05:03:36Z")
We’ve had a mess of White Crowned Sparrows tanking up on their way to the frozen wastelands of Canada and Alaska where they will nest before migrating south for the winter. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-nature-i-saw/915854.md?page=62) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-nature-i-saw/915854.md?page=64)