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Esther Gesick, Nadilia Gomez and I conducted our weekend owl survey in
Aitkin County. Here are some observations:
Great Gray Owls:
We saw a total of 31 owls for the weekend in Aitkin County. This is about
the same as our survey from January. Our survey area west of Hill City along
state highway 200 and nearby back roads only yielded 4 Great Grays this
morning. In January this route yielded 17.
Our other survey area, a loop around Rice Lake NWR, yielded 11 Great Grays
Saturday evening. In December and January's survey, this route yielded zero
Great Grays.
Other Great Grays were seen mainly along county road 5 south of the town of
Palisade and a couple along state highway 65 between county road 2 and state
highway 18. One was also present about 1.8 miles west of the Rice Lake NWR
headquarters building.
Northern Hawk Owls:
Four were seen:
One was at the usual location of US 169 & county road 18. This bird has been
present since early December. We watched it catch a mouse and, literally,
tear it to pieces in order to eat it.
Another along county road 5 about 1.5 miles north of the town of Kimberly
perched on the top of a very tall power transmission pole
Just north of the intersection of county road 5 and 350th Avenue. The
Delorme gives this intersection a town name of Rossburg.
In Kanabec county, in the northwest corner of the intersection of Kanabec
county roads 3 and 20.
Regards.
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<P ALIGN=3DLEFT><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Esther Gesick, Nadilia Gomez and I</FONT></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">conducted our weekend</FONT></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"> owl survey in Aitkin County. Here are some =
observations:</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=3DLEFT><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Great =
Gray Owls:</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=3DLEFT><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">We =
saw a total of 31 owls for the weekend in Aitkin County. This is about =
the same as our survey from January. Our survey area west of Hill City =
along state highway 200 and nearby back roads only yielded 4 Great Grays =
this morning. In January this route yielded 17.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=3DLEFT><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Our =
other survey area, a loop around Rice Lake NWR, yielded 11 Great Grays =
Saturday evening. In December and January’s survey, this route =
yielded zero Great Grays.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=3DLEFT><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Other =
Great Grays were seen mainly along county road 5 south of the town of =
Palisade and a couple along state highway 65 between county road 2 and =
state highway 18. One was also present about 1.8 miles west of the Rice =
Lake NWR headquarters building.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=3DLEFT><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Northern Hawk Owls:</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=3DLEFT><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Four =
were seen:</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=3DLEFT><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">One =
was at the usual location of US 169 & county road 18. This bird has =
been present since early December. We watched it catch a mouse and, =
literally, tear it to pieces in order to eat it.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=3DLEFT><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Another along county road 5 about 1.5 miles north of the =
town of Kimberly perched on the top of a very tall power transmission =
pole</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=3DLEFT><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Just =
north of the intersection of county road 5 and 350</FONT></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><SUP><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">th</FONT></SUP></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> Avenue. The Delorme gives =
this intersection a town name of Rossburg.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=3DLEFT><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">In =
Kanabec county, in the northwest corner of the intersection of Kanabec =
county roads 3 and 20.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=3DLEFT><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Regards…</FONT></SPAN></P>
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