A skittish adult Snowy Owl found in same location around 4:30 pm today, presumably the same bird as sighted on 2 February. > Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 19:24:06 -0600 > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [mou-net] Steele Co. 2 Snowy Owls, 1 Dodge Co. > To: [log in to unmask] > > Myself and 3 other birders from Rochester and Faribault flound 3 Snowy Owls > in the previously reported Steele Co. location south of NE 50th St off NE > 84th Ave. The Steele SWCD wetland restoration project offers good owl > habitat. It is locally known as the Kraay marsh. > > Two of the owls were in Steele Co. One owl was atop a steel fence post > along a drainage ditch east of 84th and the second was in the short grass > west of 84th Ave. This owl then flew and sat on the raised bucket arm of > a backhoe. The third owl was found about a mile east (Dodge Co.) on NE > 50th.(which becomes 555th St.in Dodge Co.) > > Many thanks to the team effort in locating three birds. > > Ken Vail > Owatonna > > ---- > 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