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linda whyte <[log in to unmask]>
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Is it also possible, since there's reference to nesting, that he has
mistaken some Barred Owls for  "snow owls"? Some Barreds are very pale in
color.
Linda


On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 5:38 PM, Gail Wieberdink <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> The only things we've seen in that vicinity are red-tailed hawks and
> pigeons.  We have never seen nor heard about a snowy owl in Roseville.
> There is the pair of nesting Bald Eagles at 36 and 61, maybe he meant
> those?
> (We live near Dale and Country Road C so are in that area a lot.)
>
> Gail
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Holly
> Peirson
> Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2014 5:02 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [mou-net] Snowy Owl "story" overheard
>
> Tuesday, on a trip to Costco in Maplewood, I overheard the gas attendant
> say
> that there were 2 "snow owls nesting" near Dale and Hwy 36.
>
> I was cold and it was windy and he was already 3 cars back, so I didn't ask
> more about his 'story.'
>
>
> I know they are summer nesters, and all about the irruption this year. I
> also know they are usually loners when coming south.
>
> But: Are there any snowy owls near that intersection in Roseville, or
> nearby?
>
> Holly Peirson
> Columbus, SE Anoka Co.
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