Last Monday evening, 28 June, a Great Gray Owl and Yellow Rails were
relocated in Aitkin Co. The Great Gray was hunting just before sunset
along the snowmobile trail/2-track road about 3/4 mile S of CR 18,
where there were earlier sightings this month. This trail/road (which
we walked; it might be passable in a regular passenger car) is
opposite Pietz's Rd or 320th Place, which is 2 mi W of CR 5 or 4 mi E
of US Hwy 169.
At 11:00-11:30 pm, Yellow Rails were heard in the McGregor Marsh along
the E side of MN Hwy 65, 0.8 mi S of MN Hwy 210. One individual was
calling continually and could easy be heard from the road; 1 or 2
others farther from the road could also be heard intermittently.
Because there is a deep, water-filled ditch along the highway, seeing
these rails would involve at least a 1/2-mile round-trip hike in the
marsh from the Soo Line ATV Trail, which crosses Hwy 65 a mile S of
Hwy 210. Earlier in June there were apparently more rails calling in
this area, some of them closer to the ATV trail.
We also listened for Whip-poor-wills NE of Palisade along CR 10 and
280th Ave, where some had been reported recently, but none were heard.
Kim R Eckert
MBWbirds.com
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