I placed a story in local newspapers last week asking readers to report sightings of Snowy Owls in the Red River Valley. Here's an update: At 9am today, Van Hapka reported a female Snowy Owl on 190th Street NW in Warren - 2.5 miles west of the Audubon Center. I photographed that bird... and on the way to see it I spotted 3 Rough-legged Hawks, 2 Bald Eagles, 4 Ravens, a flock of redpolls and 4 Black-billed Magpies. Rex Crapeau reported another at 9:30am at Evans Scrap & Steel on Hwy 32 in Thief River Falls. He reported another - darker Snowy Owl - a mile north of Evans between Hwy 59 and 32. On Friday, a Snowy Owl was reported 8 miles west of TRF in Goodrich on Marshall County Road 219 On Saturday, Shelley Steva spotted a Snowy Owl Saturday on Polk County 20 in Sherack. Rhoda Gust of Roseau reported a Snowy Owl 2 miles northwest of Badger, MN Saturday afternoon. Donna Wensloff reported another on a power pole 8 miles south of Roseau. On Thursday, I spotted a Snowy Owl on Hwy 11 north of Salol (between Roseau and Warroad) and a Goshawk flying over Hwy 11 just north of Badger, MN.* * Duane Potucek reported a Snowy owl 3 miles north and 1 mile west of Radium, MN on Wednesday. Jan Pietruskewski reported a Snowy Owl southwest of Karlstad near Kick'n Up Kountry a Wagon Wheel Ridge - 1160 410th ave and Hwy 11. **Bette Allison reported a dead Snowy Owl on Monday at Roseau County Rd 2 and Hwy 89 near Badger. Angie Owens reported 2 Snowy Owls in Euclid last week. Laura Skornicka spotted one on US 75 between Climax and Crookston, MN last week. Suzy Fiesel reported a snowy near Crary ND last Sunday. Another was reported near Vahallla. -- Heidi Hughes Agassiz Audubon Society 27391 190th Street NW Warren MN 56762 218.745.5663 http://AgassizAudubon.blogspot.com http://OnLakeAgassiz.blogspot.com Visit the Audubon Center of the Red River Valley & Omdahl Arboretum! ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html