A rare sighting for me. My Son and I were going home after a basketball game in Holdingford (Stearns County) and I saw (from passenger seat) a small chunk of ice that looked like it fell off from a car on the side of the road. As we got closer my Son said: "Look at the small owl". He slowed down and we went around it and I noticed it wasn't an ice chunk but it had eyes and feathers. I got a short look and could tell it was a Saw Whet. It must have been real hungry to go after mice on the road. We turned around to get another look but when the headlights were off from it, it flew away. First Saw Whet in Stearns and first ever. There was a farm yard close by with evergreens around it, so, it must be roosting there in order to get birds and mice from the farmyard or passing road. Beyond this, many Eagles moving into North Stearns and Morrison. The Great Horned and Barred Owls are becoming more active and all the other regulars are around. Except, a very low count on Waxwings. Finding many Snow Buntings and a few Longspurs otherwise an average winter.
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