[mou] RE: [mnbird] Siskins on the march

[Bernard P. Friel]

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on 11/30/04 6:37 PM, Andrew Longtin at along...@worldnet.att.net wrote:

I had 11 for my PFW count this passed weekend, along with 1 Common Redpoll..
 
   So far this year..
http://home.att.net/~alongtin/Bird_Pictures/PFW_Summary_2004_2005.htm
 
Andrew
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   http://biosci.cbs.umn.edu/~mou/
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   http://birds.cornell.edu/pfw/

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From: mou-net-ad...@cbs.umn.edu [mailto:mou-net-ad...@cbs.umn.edu] On Behalf
Of Alt, Mark
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 7:05 AM
To: mnb...@lists.mnbird.net
Cc: mou-...@cbs.umn.edu
Subject: [mou] RE: [mnbird] Siskins on the march

I spoke with my good friend Bob Duncan who serves as the regional editor for
American Birds for the South, and he tells me that they are seeing Siskins
as far south as Alabama last week.

 
Mark Alt 
Manager of Project Management
Supply Chain Transformation Office
Best Buy Co., Inc. 
mark@bestbuy.com
(w) 612-291-6717 
(Cell) 612-803-9085



From: mnbird-ad...@lists.mnbird.net [mailto:mnbird-ad...@lists.mnbird.net]
On Behalf Of Markael Luterra
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 10:21 PM
To: MnBird
Subject: [mnbird] Siskins on the march
 

Six PINE SISKINS stopped briefly at our feeder on Saturday. First time in at
least eight years that we have seen them here. It seems that owls are not
the only boreal birds irrupting southward this winter. Nine squirrels of
three species (red, gray, fox) are outcompeting our juncos for ground
feeding space. 

 

Mark Luterra 

Renville County 

Minnesota River Valley
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20-30 pine siskins arrived here in Mendota Heights late today. First I've
seen in 2 or 3 years.
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Bernard P. Friel
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Re: [mou] RE: [mnbird] Siskins on the march


on 11/30/04 6:37 PM, Andrew Longtin at along...@worldnet.att.net wrote:

I had 11 for my PFW count =
this passed weekend, along with 1 Common Redpoll..
 
    So far this year.. =
 http://home.att.net/~alongtin/Bird_Pictures/PFW_Summary_2004_2005.htm<=
BR>
 
Andrew
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Andrew Longtin
Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota
Minnesota Ornithologists Union Member
    http://biosci.cbs.umn.edu/~mou/
Cornell Lab Member (PFW)
    http://birds.cornell.edu/pfw/

along...@worldnet.att.net
See My WEB pages at: http://home.att.net/~alongtin/Index.htm

NO SPAM NEEDED HERE PLEASE!
 


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@cbs.umn.edu] On Behalf Of Alt, Mark
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 7:05 AM
To: mnb...@lists.mnbird.net
Cc: mou-...@cbs.umn.edu
Subject: [mou] RE: [mnbird] Siskins on the march

I spoke with my good friend Bob Duncan wh=
o serves as the regional editor for American Birds for the South, and he tel=
ls me that they are seeing Siskins as far south as Alabama last week.=
 

 
Mark Alt 
Manager of Project Management 
Supply Chain Transformation Office 
Best Buy Co., Inc. 
mark@bestbuy.com 
(w) 612-291-6717 
(Cell) 612-803-9085 

From: mnbird-ad...@lists.mnbird.net [mailto:mn=
bird-ad...@lists.mnbird.net] On Behalf Of Markael Luterra
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 10:21 PM
To: MnBird
Subject: [mnbird] Siskins on the march
 

Six PINE SISKINS stopped briefly at our feeder on Saturday. =
First time in at least eight years that we have seen them here. It seems tha=
t owls are not the only boreal birds irrupting southward this winter. Nine s=
quirrels of three species (red, gray, fox) are outcompeting our juncos for g=
round feeding space. 

 

Mark Luterra 

Renville County 

Minnesota River Valley
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lists.mnbird.net http://www.mnbird.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mnbird 

20-30 pine siskins arrived here in Mendota Heights late today. First I've s=
een in 2 or 3 years.
-- 
Bernard P. Friel
Web Page - http://www.wampy.com




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[mou] RE: [mnbird] Siskins on the march

[Andrew Longtin]

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I had 11 for my PFW count this passed weekend, along with 1 Common Redpoll..
 
So far this year..
http://home.att.net/~alongtin/Bird_Pictures/PFW_Summary_2004_2005.htm
 
Andrew
---
Andrew Longtin
Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota
Minnesota Ornithologists Union Member
http://biosci.cbs.umn.edu/~mou/
Cornell Lab Member (PFW)
http://birds.cornell.edu/pfw/

along...@worldnet.att.net
See My WEB pages at: http://home.att.net/~alongtin/Index.htm

NO SPAM NEEDED HERE PLEASE!
 

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Of Alt, Mark
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Subject: [mou] RE: [mnbird] Siskins on the march



I spoke with my good friend Bob Duncan who serves as the regional editor for
American Birds for the South, and he tells me that they are seeing Siskins
as far south as Alabama last week.

 

Mark Alt 
Manager of Project Management 
Supply Chain Transformation Office 
Best Buy Co., Inc. 
mark@bestbuy.com 
(w) 612-291-6717 
(Cell) 612-803-9085 

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From: mnbird-ad...@lists.mnbird.net [mailto:mnbird-ad...@lists.mnbird.net]
On Behalf Of Markael Luterra
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 10:21 PM
To: MnBird
Subject: [mnbird] Siskins on the march

 

Six PINE SISKINS stopped briefly at our feeder on Saturday. First time in at
least eight years that we have seen them here. It seems that owls are not
the only boreal birds irrupting southward this winter. Nine squirrels of
three species (red, gray, fox) are outcompeting our juncos for ground
feeding space.

 

Mark Luterra

Renville County

Minnesota River Valley

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[mou] Itasca County owls and a chickadee

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[mou] Sheri Williamson weighs in on the hummingbird

[Laura Erickson]

Sheri Williamson (author of the Peterson hummingbird field guide) was out 
of town when I wrote to her about the hummingbird coming to my feeder.  She 
answered me yesterday:  "I'm solidly with Don (Mitchell) on this being an 
adult female, based on the relatively large gorget patch with small, oval 
iridescent areas on feathers around its edge (they'd be big and round in an 
immature male) and the amount and distribution of white in the tail (more 
than typical for juvenile males). I also agree with Don that the slight 
emargination at the tip of R2 (more a subtle "nipple" than a distinct 
notch) indicates Rufous. In this age/sex category, I'd expect much narrower 
tail feathers than this bird shows, though, as Don suggests, eyeballing 
rectrix width is tricky business except for individuals near the far ends 
of their respective bell curves. Still, I'd have no qualms about 
recommending that this bird be accepted into the state records as a Rufous."

Sheri added some points about feeding, and about when she might move on: 
"Warming the solution is a great idea (she won't have to use as many 
calories to bring each sip up to her body temperature), but I'd strongly 
advise switching to 1:3 or even slightly stronger as soon as possible 
(though with a weaker solution in a second feeder nearby so that she has a 
choice). Though she's in primary molt and could use some protein, what she 
needs most right now is to store some fat so that she can move on if/when 
her instincts tell her to. The fact that this is an adult bird suggests 
that she's successfully passed at least one winter somewhere south or east 
of you. My suspicion is that she was headed there when she "ran out of gas" 
and got stuck around the only reliable energy source she could find. If you 
bump up the caloric content of the feeder solution, she may be able to tip 
her energy balance back toward having enough excess to rebuild some fat 
deposits."

The hummingbird was at the feeder on and off all day, with the high 
temperature 39.  She last appeared in the upstairs window feeder at 2:44 pm.

I'd like to thank Val Cunningham for keeping birders abreast of the news 
about her, and my mother-in-law for keeping the feeders filled and 
fresh.  I'll be updating the webpage tonight, so if anyone has photos 
they'd like me to add to the collection, please send them.

Laura Erickson
Duluth, MN

NOTE address change: blue...@lauraerickson.com

Producer, "For the Birds" radio program


There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of 
birds.  There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of 
nature--the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after the winter.

 --Rachel Carson

[mou] Evening and Pine Grossbeaks

[Tom Crumpton]

Koochiching County Rainy River:  I'm feeding about 40-50 Evening 
Grossbeaks at my feeder.  I see they are listed as uncommon in Kooch 
county by c.b.s.  I've fed them in these numbers for years.  Pine 
Grossbeaks have been around for a month or better, however I have not 
seen them at my feeder yet. Snow Buntings still around and expected to 
be for the rest of winter if it follows other years patterns.  Other 
things that maybe of interest?
Rainy River Pelicans can be seen in the hundreds  in spring mid april 
into May) before Rainy Lake and Lake of the Woods open up.  (25 years 
ago they were relatively rare on the Rainy river).
Eagles now have active nests within a mile of each other in places here 
(many are visible from highway 11, what is normal territory of eagle 
pairs?). They can be viewed year round in some places up here.
There was some talk early this year of the scarcity of hummingbirds up 
north (G.R. area),  I went through 20+  lbs of sugar in August this summer.
If anyone is interested in seeing any of these things feel free to get 
in touch.
Tom

[mou] Tundra Swans, waterfowl, Pool 8, Miss. R. mostly in WI.

[fred lesher]

Tundra Swan numbers have increased between the
Shellhorn Bar & Grill south of LaCrescent,MN on Hwy 26
and the deck near Mile Marker 9. I estimate 8-10,000.
This is from Houston Co, but most of the birds are in
Vernon Co. WI. 

In addition, there are uncountable rafts of ducks in
the center of the pool. They are mostly Canvasbacks.
Waterfowl in addition to the swans are in the 10,000s.

There were 3 Horned Grebes today.

Most of these birds are in WI, but are best viewed
from MN. The state line follows the old river channel
yards from the MN shore, and bends SE near the south
end of the pool. Only the extreme SW corner of Pool 8
is in MN, plus a creek delta midway between
Brownsville & Reno.

Fred Lesher, LaCrosse



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[mou] Malling & Olsen's "Gulls..."

[Paul Budde]

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As you may remember, the first edition of this book was quite flawed-so
much so that refunds were offered.  The new edition was published by
Princeton in mid-November.  Has anyone seen any reviews of the revised
book?  Any comments?

Thanks,
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edition =
was published by Princeton in =
mid-November.  Has anyone seen any reviews of the =
revised book?  Any comments?

Thanks,

Paul

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[mou] Duluth hummingbird-Day 15

[Val/Roger]

The Selasphorus hummingbird that has been coming to feeders in Laura
Erickson's Duluth backyard was seen this morning (Nov. 30) before 8 a.m. The
bird was feeding actively and had made several visits by 8 a.m.

Laura's address is  4831 Peabody St. on the corner of 49th Ave. E. and
Peabody St. Laura first spotted the hummingbird in her backyard on November
16.

There's more information and  a video of the little bird on Laura's Web
site:
www.lauraerickson.com

Regards,
Val Cunningham
St. Paul, Minn.

[mou] owl in the yard - duluth

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We've been honored (as many have this year) to have a GGOwl in the yard since 
Friday the 26th.  Its been visiting every eve. and morn. hunting very near 
the house.  Finally one for the window list -- which brings the total to 109.
Question... How long do the doves stick around?  I've still got two of them 
here.  I guess I thought they'd have flown the coop by now.
Feel free to visit the owl if you want.   6177 Church Road  (north up Rice 
Lake road, right on Emerson rd, left on Church).  

Chris Elmgren
Gnesen township,
Duluth

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We've been honored (as many have=20=
this year) to have a GGOwl in the yard since Friday the 26th.  Its been=
 visiting every eve. and morn. hunting very near the house.  Finally on=
e for the window list -- which brings the total to 109.
Question... How long do the doves stick around?  I've still got two of=20=
them here.  I guess I thought they'd have flown the coop by now.
Feel free to visit the owl if you want.   6177 Church Road  (=
north up Rice Lake road, right on Emerson rd, left on Church).  

Chris Elmgren
Gnesen township,
Duluth

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FW: [mou] RE: [mnbird] Siskins on the march

[Alt, Mark]

Colin reports siskins and snow buntings in Florida

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From: Colin Gjervold [mailto:tuffra...@yahoo.com]=20
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 8:20 AM
To: Alt, Mark
Subject: Re: [mou] RE: [mnbird] Siskins on the march

Siskins are showing up in Florida as well so I am
hoping for some on the Sarasota CBC...A Snow Bunting
was photographed at Cape Canaveral last week as well.=20
Hopefully some more of my old Junk birds from MN will
make an appearnce down south.

I hope you are having fun with the owls...I am going
to try to come visit this winter as it seems as though
it is quite the spectacle.

Take it easy,

Colin Gjervold
St Petersburg, FL

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> I spoke with my good friend Bob Duncan who serves as
> the regional editor
> for American Birds for the South, and he tells me
> that they are seeing
> Siskins as far south as Alabama last week.
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> Markael Luterra
> Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 10:21 PM
> To: MnBird
> Subject: [mnbird] Siskins on the march
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> Six PINE SISKINS stopped briefly at our feeder on
> Saturday. First time
> in at least eight years that we have seen them here.
> It seems that owls
> are not the only boreal birds irrupting southward
> this winter. Nine
> squirrels of three species (red, gray, fox) are
> outcompeting our juncos
> for ground feeding space.
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[mou] St. Louis & Carlton Counties - 11/29/04

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Got my first chance to head up and check out the Hummingbird that has been 
visiting feeders at Laura Erickson's house in Duluth.  Rick Specht and I 
arrived 
at about 7:00am and were able to get nice but short looks at the bird while 
it visited an upper story window feeder on the East side of the house between 
7:00am and 8:30am.  We observed the bird feeding 5 times and also were able to 
observe the bird roosting in the Spruce tree, which is growing over the 
driveway in front of the garage.  

We then headed over to Carlton County via St. Louis County roads 44, 16 and 
then Hyw 53 to 33.  We were able to relocate 4 Great Grey Owls despite it being 
a late and sunny morning drive.  All four birds were observed roosting in the 
shadows on the South side of CR 16 between Hyw 53 and CR 44.  The birds were 
observed between 10:30am and 11:30am.  

We did a search of many of the boggy areas in Carlton in search of Owls 
without success.  But did turn up some nice species for the county along 
Ditchbank 
Road.  We observed a Northern Goshawk, Gray Jay, Pine Grosbeak, White-winged 
Crossbill and Pine Siskin's.  Also note that if you are birding in the area.  I 
would recommend that you only try Spirit Lake Road if you have a very high 
clearance 4 wheel drive vehicle.  Its an interesting road, but there are some 
very deeply rutted areas about 2 miles South of Ditchbank Road.  

St. Louis County
@ Rufous/Allen's Hummingbird - 7:00am - 8:30am
@ Great Gray Owl - CR 16 - mileage notes are from CR 16 & CR 110 interaction
1. 10:30am - 10:35am - 3.4 miles East
2. 10:45am - 11:00am - 2. miles East
3. 11:05am - 3.3 miles West
4. 11:11am - 5. 5 miles West
@ Northern Hawk Owl - One bird observed 4.4 miles West of the intersection of 
CR 16 and CR 110 on the north side of the road at 11:08am

Carlton County
@ White-winged Crossbill - observed along Ditchbank Road, 1/10th of a mile 
West of Berthaume Rd. 2:20pm.




Craig Mandel - egretc...@aol.com - Minnetonka, MN 

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11/29/04
 
Got my first chance to head up and check out the Hummingbird that has b=
een visiting feeders at Laura Erickson's house in Duluth.  Ri=
ck Specht and I arrived at about 7:00am and were able to get nice but short=20=
looks at the bird while it visited an upper story window feeder on the East=20=
side of the house between 7:00am and 8:30am.  We observed the bird feed=
ing 5 times and also were able to observe the bird roosting in the Spruce tr=
ee, which is growing over the driveway in front of the garage.  
 
We then headed over to Carlton County via St. Louis County roads 44, 16=
 and then Hyw 53 to 33.  We were able to relocate 4 Great Grey Owl=
s despite it being a late and sunny morning drive.  All four birds were=
 observed roosting in the shadows on the South side of CR 16 between Hyw 53=20=
and CR 44.  The birds were observed between 10:30am and 11:30am.&n=
bsp; 
 
We did a search of many of the boggy areas in Carlton in search of Owls=
 without success.  But did turn up some nice species for the count=
y along Ditchbank Road.  We observed a Northern Goshawk, Gray Jay, Pine=
 Grosbeak, White-winged Crossbill and Pine Siskin's.  Also note th=
at if you are birding in the area.  I would recommend that you onl=
y try Spirit Lake Road if you have a very high clearance 4 wheel drive=20=
vehicle.  Its an interesting road, but there are some very deeply=20=
rutted areas about 2 miles South of Ditchbank Road.  
 
St. Louis County
@ Rufous/Allen's Hummingbird - 7:00am - 8:30am
@ Great Gray Owl - CR 16 - mileage notes are from CR 16 & CR 110 in=
teraction
1. 10:30am - 10:35am - 3.4 miles East
2. 10:45am - 11:00am - 2. miles East
3. 11:05am - 3.3 miles West
4. 11:11am - 5. 5 miles West
@ Northern Hawk Owl - One bird observed 4.4 miles West of the intersect=
ion of CR 16 and CR 110 on the north side of the road at 11:08am
 
Carlton County
@ White-winged Crossbill - observed along Ditchbank Road, 1/10th of a m=
ile West of Berthaume Rd. 2:20pm.
 
 
 
 
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[mou] Silver Lake - NE

[Deborah Buria Falkowski]

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Two female Northern Shovelers have been seen on Silver Lake (Virginia)
since 11/18.

On Saturday, a lone Hawk Owl was observed on Hwy 169 and Hwy 101
by Little Joe's gas station.   This is the same area, a few years back,
where a Snowy Owl was perched on top the Dairy Queen sign.

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[mou] Miss. R. Pool 8,Houston Co.(Brownsville) MN,Vernon Co.(Genoa) WI

[fred lesher]

Still 5-6,000 Tundra Swans, best viewed between MMs
9-12, Hwy 26,Houston Co. MN.

Still 10,000s of waterfowl stretching in mid-pool
rafts for several miles. Mostly Cans. 

Add to previous reports several Greater Scaup picked
out Mon. Nov. 29 by Dedrick Benz, John Hockema, Fred
Lesher, & Jeff Stephenson.

Fred Lesher, LaCrosse, WI



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[mou] RE: [mnbird] Siskins on the march

[Alt, Mark]

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I spoke with my good friend Bob Duncan who serves as the regional editor
for American Birds for the South, and he tells me that they are seeing
Siskins as far south as Alabama last week.

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Supply Chain Transformation Office=20
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[mailto:mnbird-ad...@lists.mnbird.net] On Behalf Of Markael Luterra
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 10:21 PM
To: MnBird
Subject: [mnbird] Siskins on the march

=20

Six PINE SISKINS stopped briefly at our feeder on Saturday. First time
in at least eight years that we have seen them here. It seems that owls
are not the only boreal birds irrupting southward this winter. Nine
squirrels of three species (red, gray, fox) are outcompeting our juncos
for ground feeding space.

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Renville County

Minnesota River Valley

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I spoke with my good friend Bob =
Duncan who
serves as the regional editor for American Birds for the South, and he =
tells me
that they are seeing Siskins as far south as Alabama last =
week.

 



Mark Alt 
Manager
of Project Management 
Supply
Chain Transformation Office 
Best
Buy Co., Inc. 
mark@bestbuy.com 
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612-291-6717 
(Cell)
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Sent: Monday, November =
29, 2004
10:21 PM
To: MnBird
Subject: [mnbird] Siskins =
on the
march



 

Six PINE SISKINS stopped briefly at our =
feeder on
Saturday. First time in at least eight years that we have seen them =
here. It
seems that owls are not the only boreal birds irrupting southward this =
winter.
Nine squirrels of three species (red, gray, fox) are outcompeting our =
juncos
for ground feeding space.

 

Mark Luterra

Renville
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Minnesota River
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[mou] location for GGO visit part II

[Howard Weinberg]

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Ooops. i ommitted a location for my GGO posting.  I live up by hawk ridge in 
Lakewood Township, Duluth.
Howard

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by hawk ridge in Lakewood Township, Duluth.
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[mou] A visiting GGO: part II

[Howard Weinberg]

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There was a Great Gray Owl at my house again this morning.  It was a brief, but 
beautiful sighting.  It was about 6:45 maybe and i was out letting the dogs run 
around.  The sun had just started to think about rising, but still had a long 
way to go.  It was a nice sunrise.  There was that burnt orange horizon layer 
of predawn and lots of night sky above it.  Anyway, i was watching Tassi, my 
lab-mix retreiving a ball when i saw the silhoutte of the owl cross through the 
burnt orange part of the sky.  That moment sure was pretty.  The owl perched in 
a nearby tree, and blended into the darkness, so i didn't see him anymore.  
Maybe this is the same one that visited my yard on Thanksgiving?  Boy, wouldn't 
that be cool if he hangs around?  Maybe he knows that there are approximately 
600 kazillion mice that apparently think my house is their house.
Howard


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There was a Great Gray Owl at my house again this morning.  It was a 
brief, but beautiful sighting.  It was about 6:45 maybe and i was out 
letting the dogs run around.  The sun had just started to think about 
rising, but still had a long way to go.  It was a nice sunrise.  
There was that burnt orange horizon layer of predawn and lots of night sky 
above it.  Anyway, i was watching Tassi, my lab-mix retreiving a ball when 
i saw the silhoutte of the owl cross through the burnt orange part of the 
sky.  That moment sure was pretty.  The owl perched in a nearby tree, 
and blended into the darkness, so i didn't see him anymore.  Maybe this is 
the same one that visited my yard on Thanksgiving?  Boy, wouldn't that be 
cool if he hangs around?  Maybe he knows that there are approximately 600 
kazillion mice that apparently think my house is their house.
Howard
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