Three of us had the privilege of spotting a short-eared owl in our neighborhood in Story County, just west of hwy 69 on E-15, which is 110th Street. We spotted it on a fence post next to the road about 4:30 p.m. While my husband and I were checking out birds at Little Wall Lake, our son watched the owl dive low in our pasture after a cat, three different times. When we returned from Little Wall Lake we found the owl in a tall tree on the edge of our grove. When crows flushed it from that tree, it flew a short distance to our cottonwood where I was able to scope it for awhile. What a great sight! Unfortunately, the camera battery died while I was photographing the bird. Rejoicing, Sue in NW Story County
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