Thrilled that you got him on your count! Lac qui Parle count is tomorrow.
Sue
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On Dec 20, 2014, at 10:32 PM, Josh Wallestad joshwalles...@gmail.com wrote:
This morning as we gathered for the Willmar CBC, we learned that Andrew
Halbritter had
seen three Snowy Owls on his drive from Madison, MN to Willmar on 12-19-14.
One owl
was at the Lac qui Parle Valley High School, and two different owls (one a
white male,
and one a juvenile/female) were seen together in Chippewa County along MN 40
right
where MN 29 heads north to Benson.
Late this afternoon I followed up on Andrew's report, though I did not go as
far as LqPV
HS. I refound the male Snowy perched on a pole top along MN 40/29 at mile
post 16.
This is two miles west of where MN 29 heads north to Benson and about 8 miles
from
where Sue Morton reported a male Snowy on MN 277 at mile marker 8 a few days
ago.
Hwy 40 is very busy, and there is no shoulder. The owl didn't mind the
traffic, though, as
it swooped down to grab a mouse just off the shoulder. It flew to the field
where it
consumed its meal and then flew back to a pole to resume hunting.
Here's a picture of the owl:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20969809
The most notable bird in the Willmar CBC is a continuing American Black Duck
in the
Crow River below the dam in New London. Look below the dam or follow Central
Ave
where the river runs along the road. Sightings have been sporadic. It was
first found by
Coralie Jacobson a few weeks ago.
Josh Wallestad
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