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Hi All,
I did a long trip on Saturday to see the owls. Since I won't be able to get
back to the area for a while I think this is the last time I might see so many.
It's been great! Thanks to whomever at the Rice Lake Refuge that placed the
wonderful highlighted maps in the door. It was very helpful!!!!!
I saw 40 total GGOs. Most of the areas have already been reported. Here are
a few other spots. In the small town of Cloverdale just west of Hinkley I
found 3. I also found 5 north of the diversion channal off of cty road 22. I
didn't find any on cty road 1 where last weekend there were apparently many.
Also seen.
Three Hawk owls, 1 near Kimberly, 1 in Rice Lake Refuge and one north of Aitkin
on cty road one.
Two Northern Shrikes both near the junction of Aitkin cty road 1 and 3
Two Rough Legged Hawks Aitkin Cty road 1 near Osprey lane. Also saw three
other raptors above the field but they were too high for me to id well.
I gray phase northern Harrier same area
Snow buntings - at Aitkin cty road 22 near cty road 1 and in Pine county
outside of the Bruno Cemetary cty raod 43.
Common redpolls - Palisade, Refuge headquarters and a very docile 100+ flock at
the Cloverdale store in Pine cty.
Best photo op was with the Hawk Owl near Kimberly. At one point it made lunch
of a little vole that was scampering 5 feet from my car. (Good things come to
those who wait). Then after downing the vole, it took up a perch on a power
pole that had a fake great horned owl mounted on it.
I had lunch in the New smoke free internet cafe in Aitkin. A large bowl of
soup and a sandwhich came to $5. I highly recommend the cafe. It's across the
street from the Ben Franklin.
Heidi Ferguson
St. Paul
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<DIV>Hi All, </DIV>
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<DIV>I did a long trip on Saturday to see the owls. Since I won't be able
to get back to the area for a while I think this is the last time I might see
so many. It's been great! Thanks to whomever at the Rice Lake
Refuge that placed the wonderful highlighted maps in the door. It
was very helpful!!!!! </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I saw 40 total GGOs. Most of the areas have already been
reported. Here are a few other spots. In the small town of
Cloverdale just west of Hinkley I found 3. I also found 5 north of the
diversion channal off of cty road 22. I didn't find any on cty road 1
where last weekend there were apparently many. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Also seen. </DIV>
<DIV>Three Hawk owls, 1 near Kimberly, 1 in Rice Lake Refuge and one north of
Aitkin on cty road one. </DIV>
<DIV>Two Northern Shrikes both near the junction of Aitkin cty road 1 and
3</DIV>
<DIV>Two Rough Legged Hawks Aitkin Cty road 1 near Osprey lane. Also saw
three other raptors above the field but they were too high for me to id well.
</DIV>
<DIV>I gray phase northern Harrier same area</DIV>
<DIV>Snow buntings - at Aitkin cty road 22 near cty road 1 and in Pine county
outside of the Bruno Cemetary cty raod 43.</DIV>
<DIV>Common redpolls - Palisade, Refuge headquarters and a very docile
100+ flock at the Cloverdale store in Pine cty. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Best photo op was with the Hawk Owl near Kimberly. At one point it
made lunch of a little vole that was scampering 5 feet from my car. (Good
things come to those who wait). Then after downing the vole, it took up a
perch on a power pole that had a fake great horned owl mounted on it.
</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I had lunch in the New smoke free internet cafe in Aitkin. A large
bowl of soup and a sandwhich came to $5. I highly recommend the
cafe. It's across the street from the Ben Franklin. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Heidi Ferguson</DIV>
<DIV>St. Paul </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><p>
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