We spent three hours -- between noon and 3:00 pm (probably not the optimal time for owl viewing) -- looking for owls in northern Aitkin County on Tuesday (1/25).
We saw a total of 12 Great Gray Owls and 4 Northern Hawk Owls, most of whom were seen from noon to 1:00pm right along Hwy 169 between the town of Aitkin and the junction of CR 18. CR 18 between Hwy 169 and CR 5 was very quiet. We enjoyed frolicking Ravens, but struck out on Boreal Chickadee (at Rabey's Tree Farm) and Sharp-tailed Grouse, but the unusually warm day allowed us to bird the entire time without coats (in January!). Dan & Sandy Thimgan Battle Lake, MN
