Spent a portion of the afternoon in Aitkin County. Highlights included a Northern Hawk Owl along CR 5 (about a mile south of Palisade) and a Snowy Owl on 450th. Other birds included Snow Buntings, Gray Jays, Pine Grosbeaks, Pine Siskins, Common Ravens, single Bald Eagle and more common species.
Have not seen a Great Gray in Aitkin all winter (and somehow missed Warren Nelson's magpies yesterday). Good birding to all! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties
