This morning, as I left home for work at Pet Expo, I noticed a large bird cross over the road (CTY 10 mile west of Beauford). I assumed an eagle, as they are becoming almost common around that area, and as I caught up to it guessed it was an immature eagle. However, as I passed it and took another look, saw a beautiful Osprey. Not a common bird around us at any time, a bit late here I would guess. While I have been on the lookout for a Snowy, I have not been successful. However,customer from Minnesota Lake reported having one fly by twice while he was in a duck blind on the north side of the lake late last week. This would be the year to see one here, I would guess. The camera will be with me at all times! Customers report varying numbers of birds at their feeders, particularly Cardinals and Goldfinches lots or few. We still have a first year Harris Sparrow daily, but no Pine Siskins or Red Polls. A report from the National Sunflower Assoc. states that the BOSS crop is expected to be down 24% with both acreage and yield lower. Not good news. John Nelson Good Thunder MN ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html