http://www.jsonline.com/news/state/jan05/292559.asp
Here is a link to an article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, where I am quoted as an Owl specialist. Groan. The reporter asked me if I specialized in owls, I said, these past two months, yes. Funny, huh? There is some good data on WI Owls in the article, he did a good job overall.=20 I got word that the Owls are now very common throughout Southern Pine County, the time has come to look for Owls in Chisago County and maybe as far south as Carlos Avery, Bunker Hills, Rice Creek Park, Carver and Elm Creek Park. It will be interesting to see if the frigid temps push the advance of the birds or slows them. This would be a great service rendered for people to comb the back roads and parks of Central MN to see where these birds are in abundance. I remember the 4 Great Grays we saw in one place many years ago - 1993? Afton? It is perfect weather for road birding, that is for sure. Please get out and check some areas this weekend after 3:30 pm and let us know what is here. Good Birding. Owl specialist (this year only) Mark Alt=20 President,=20 Minnesota Ornithologists Union J. F. Bell Museum of Natural History University of Minnesota 10 Church Street SE Minneapolis, MN 55455-0104 MOU.mn.org [email protected] Cell: 612-803-9085
