Hi All, For those of you keeping tabs on owls down here in Iowa this winter, a Northern Hawk Owl was found by Paul Hertzel last evening (14th) and continues to be seen today (15th) in Worth County, roughly 10 miles from the Minnesota border in the town of Manly. It has been seen by at least 5 observers. The latest update (3 PM; 15 Feb 2005) is posted below.
If this record is accepted, this will be only the 2nd confirmed record for the state of Iowa. The previous record occured at Waterloo in Black Hawk county from Dec 1984 - Feb 1985. Danny Akers Garnavillo, Clayton Co., Iowa [email protected] [email protected] >From: [email protected] >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: "IA-BIRD" <[email protected]> >Subject: [ia-bird] Re: FW: Re: Northern Hawk Owl update-3:00pm >Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 16:10:33 EST > >The Northern Hawk Owl is still hunting from small trees that run parallel >to >the railroad tracks. Which is still in the area that Sharon mentioned. > >If you are driving east on Hwy. 9 cross the RR tracks then turn south on >Broadway. Drive to Church Street and Broadway, then look west. > >This is the third location the Owl has been found, so if you make the trip >north, don't be discouraged. This Owl owns the town! > >Good Owling! > >Carolyn Fischer >Mason City >423-9909 >420-4963 _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/
