Yes, the ownership of that spot is public, Pawnee National Grassland, not private. I have my PNG map in hand and it clearly shows that fact.
David Mendosa Boulder Phone: (303) 499-5544 On Feb 13, 2012, at 7:08 PM, Dave Leatherman wrote: > Thanks to Rachel, Tony, and Cade for getting the word out about the Snowy Owl > today on the Pawnee Grasslands. > > Roughly, the location of the bird is about 5-6 miles northwest of Norma's > Grove (CR100 jct. CR57). Precisely, it is 75 yards east of Weld CR49 about > 0.6 miles north of CR108. If it stays at this location, at the point where > you would park on CR49 to look east, there is a Sprint Fiber Optic Cable post > on the west side of CR49. This 5 foot-tall post is cream-colored with a big > orange sticker that warns about digging on its east side, and it has a black > cap. > > The bird is an immature and appears white-faced with a darker body. It > seemed very alert and initially was flushed from an area about 10 yards from > the road. It flew a short distance straight east and perched on a modest > ridge for the half hour I observed it. I believe the ownership at this point > is Pawnee National Grassland (there are no fences that I remember). Maybe > someone could check this and post the answer (I can't find my PNG map). If > the bird is not seen tomorrow morning in the spot described, a place to > check, if it turns out it is OK to walk off the road, would be a big swale > east of the ridge where it was sitting today. > > Dave Leatherman > Fort Collins -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
