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I ran out to Swift County tonight to see the Burrowing Owl. Thanks to
Randy Frederickson for posting excellent directions. As he mentioned,
there is a metal post on each side of the burrow. As soon as I could
see the posts, I stopped and took a look with my glasses. The owl was
perched on top of the far post, so I pulled over and used the scope from
that point, roughly the north edge of the gravel pit to your right. The
owl seemed unconcerned about me, but did fly into the field to the east
when a pickup came by from the north. After a few minutes it returned
to the far post. It actually spent about half of the twenty minutes I
was there on that far post, which it seems to have taken a liking to.
It also allows for some nice looks at the Owl for birders.
There was also an Upland Sandpiper in the area, which was perched atop a
high-line pole across from the Burrowing Owl when I left.
On the return trip home, I stopped at a marsh along the south side Hwy
12 about 1.5 miles east of Danvers which had a number of shorebirds.
Railroad tracks blocked my view of the near shore and it was getting
late, but I did see:
50-60 Yellowlegs (I didn't check, but probably both species)
1 Semipalmated Plover
5-6 Pectoral Sandpipers
6-8 Dunlin
2 Dowitchers (not sure which species)
1 Wilson's Phalarope
lots of peeps (Least?)
Herb Dingmann
St. Cloud
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I ran out to =
</span></font><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Swift</span></font></st1:Pla=
ceName><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> =
</span></font><st1:PlaceType><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>County</span></font></st1:Pl=
aceType></st1:place><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> tonight to see
the Burrowing Owl.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Thanks =
to Randy
Frederickson for posting excellent directions.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>As he mentioned, there is a =
metal post
on each side of the burrow.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> =
</span>As soon
as I could see the posts, I stopped and took a look with my glasses. =
<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>The owl was perched on top of =
the far
post, so I pulled over and used the scope from that point, roughly the =
north
edge of the gravel pit to your right. <span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>The owl seemed unconcerned about =
me, but
did fly into the field to the east when a pickup came by from the north. =
<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>After a few minutes it returned =
to the
far post.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>It actually =
spent about
half of the twenty minutes I was there on that far post, which it seems =
to have
taken a liking to.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>It also =
allows
for some nice looks at the Owl for birders.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>There was also an Upland Sandpiper in the area, which =
was
perched atop a high-line pole across from the Burrowing Owl when I =
left.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>On the return trip home, I stopped at a marsh along =
the
south side Hwy 12 about 1.5 miles east of =
</span></font><st1:City><st1:place><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Danvers</span></font></st1:p=
lace></st1:City><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> which had a
number of shorebirds. <span =
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Railroad
tracks blocked my view of the near shore and it was getting late, but I =
did
see:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>50-60 Yellowlegs (I didn’t check, but probably =
both
species)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>1 <span class=3DSpellE>Semipalmated</span> =
Plover<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>5-6 Pectoral Sandpipers<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>6-8 <span =
class=3DGramE>Dunlin</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>2 <span class=3DSpellE>Dowitchers</span> (not sure =
which
species)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>1 <span class=3DGramE>Wilson’s =
Phalarope</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DGramE><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>lots</span></font></span><fo=
nt
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> of peeps
(Least?)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><st1:PersonName><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Herb =
Dingmann</span></font></st1:PersonName><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p=
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face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>St. =
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