Thrilled that you got him on your count! Lac qui Parle count is tomorrow. Sue
Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 20, 2014, at 10:32 PM, Josh Wallestad <[email protected]> wrote: > > This morning as we gathered for the Willmar CBC, we learned that Andrew > Halbritter had > seen three Snowy Owls on his drive from Madison, MN to Willmar on 12-19-14. > One owl > was at the Lac qui Parle Valley High School, and two different owls (one a > white male, > and one a juvenile/female) were seen together in Chippewa County along MN 40 > right > where MN 29 heads north to Benson. > > Late this afternoon I followed up on Andrew's report, though I did not go as > far as LqPV > HS. I refound the male Snowy perched on a pole top along MN 40/29 at mile > post 16. > This is two miles west of where MN 29 heads north to Benson and about 8 miles > from > where Sue Morton reported a male Snowy on MN 277 at mile marker 8 a few days > ago. > Hwy 40 is very busy, and there is no shoulder. The owl didn't mind the > traffic, though, as > it swooped down to grab a mouse just off the shoulder. It flew to the field > where it > consumed its meal and then flew back to a pole to resume hunting. > > Here's a picture of the owl: > http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20969809 > > The most notable bird in the Willmar CBC is a continuing American Black Duck > in the > Crow River below the dam in New London. Look below the dam or follow Central > Ave > where the river runs along the road. Sightings have been sporadic. It was > first found by > Coralie Jacobson a few weeks ago. > > Josh Wallestad > http://www.aboywhocriedheron.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 > > ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
