I spent much of today visiting various spots in southeast Minnesota, in search of birds and some slightly warmer weather. I saw two Snowy Owls in southwestern Dodge County this afternoon, in the same area where they've been reported previously. Both were sitting out in the fields, and both within about 1/2 mile of the intersection of 690th St and 120th Ave intersection. The heavily marked owl was east of 120th Ave, about 1/2 mile south of 690th St. The very lightly marked owl was north of 690th St, about 1/2 mile east of 120th Ave. They were present around 3:00, and still present at 3:30 when I left. Snowy Owl has been a serious jinx bird for me in Minnesota, so I was thrilled to see two in the span of 10 minutes! Earlier, I found 2-3 Tufted Titmice along Hay Creek Trail south of Red Wing. Near the south end of the road, maybe 1/4 mile from where it meets Hwy 58, there's a feeding station. It's up the slope, right at the driveway for house number 31365 (IIRC). It was being frequented by lots of chickadees and the usual suspects, plus several titmice. I also heard, but didn't see, a Carolina Wren along 4th Street in Hastings. This neighborhood was really birdy, with lots of feeders being visited by a ton of birds. A short ways down the road to the east, there's a pull-off where a number of deer carcasses have been dumped. They were also attracting birds, including a flicker. I was pleased with the diversity of birds for the middle of winter, even with bad luck on waterbirds. The wind and cold were creating lots of steam over the water, making it nearly impossible to see birds except at the edges. Good birding, Matt Dufort Minneapolis ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html