All, =09On=20Saturday=20I=20visited=20Rice=20Lake=20NWR=20and=20the=20now=20fam= ous=20"Owl=20Field". In=20addition=20to=20the=2021=20GGO=20I=20saw=20along=20Cty=20Road=204=20I= =20wanted=20to=20report=20a=20few others=20birds=20that=20haven't=20previously=20been=20mentioned.=20=20Just= =20north=20of=20Cty=20Road 4=20along=20busy=20Hwy=2065=20I=20saw=20a=20northern=20Shrike.=20=20Within= =20the=20refuge=20itself=20I=20was lucky=20enough=20to=20see=20a=20NHO=20make=20a=20kill.=20According=20to=20= a=20local=20birder=20they=20have seen=20this=20NHO=20almost=20daily=20in=20the=20area.=20=20=20 =09After=20leaving=20owl=20field=20at=20about=205:30=20I=20headed=20east=20= along=20Hwy=2027 between=20Hwy=2065=20and=20Moose=20lake.=20=20Along=20this=20stretch=20I=20= saw=208=20GGOs.=20=20Five=20of which=20were=20in=20Carlton=20Cty.=20=20I=20was=20sure=20there=20were=20mo= re=20down=20some=20of=20the=20side roads=20but=20I=20didn't=20have=20the=20daylight=20left=20to=20wander=20ar= ound.=20=20My=20favorite=20owl was=20one=20sitting=20on=20a=20small=20pine=20tree=20within=20a=20well=20m= anicured=20lawn.=20=20It=20was quite=20the=20yard=20ornament.=20=20I=20didn't=20see=20any=20owls=20after=20= passing=20over=20the Kettle=20River.=20
=09P.S.=20I=20talked=20to=20a=20birder=20who=20had=20meet=20birding=20grou= ps=20from=205 different=20states=20that=20included=20Kansas,=20New=20Jersey,=20and=20Flo= rida.=20=20=20 Heidi=20Ferguson=20 St.=20Paul=20 ______________________________________________________________________ This=20e-mail=20has=20been=20scanned=20by=20MCI=20Managed=20Email=20Conten= t=20Service,=20using=20Skeptic=99=20technology=20powered=20by=20MessageLab= s.=20For=20more=20information=20on=20MCI's=20Managed=20Email=20Content=20S= ervice,=20visit=20http://www.mci.com. ______________________________________________________________________
