Diane and I spotted another Snowy Owl in Benton County at a location that I don't believe had been reported yet. This one is further east of the area where most of the birds are being reported this winter. It was a couple of power poles south of CR22 (165th St) on CR60 (75th Ave NE). This is just a mile south of the Morrison border and 4 miles east of MN25 (about 14mi east of Royalton).
We also came across a convention of mature Bald Eagles along Nature Road in Morrison County along a stretch of road from 1 to 2 miles west of MN25. We counted, at a minimum, at least 100 eagles decorating most every taller tree in the area (around 3pm today). Most of the birds were in Morrison County but quite a few were a half mile further south into Benton County. We did not see any of the eagles feeding on anything while we were there. They were all just hanging out together in the trees. It was impressive to say the least. Bob Ekblad Olmsted County in SE Minnesota http://www.Birding-Minnesota.com ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
