Interesting, I had wondered about Iceland's but ruled it out based on
eye color (which I see now Sibley does say is variable) and because the
upper side of the wing tips seemed a little too dark compared to the
dark iceland in Sibley but I'm sure that's variable too. The bird did
seem small
The western portion of 700th St. (Dodge Co.) was the locus of the Snowy
irruption last winter when at least 5 individuals were seen over the course of
3 months.
Below is pasted an email I received regarding the 700th St. Snowy I reported
yesterday.
Ken Vail
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This afternoon there was a flock of approximately 20 white-winged
crossbills in spruces by an alley running between Doswell Avenue and Carter
Avenue in the St. Anthony Park section of St. Paul. The alley runs behind
the businesses that front on Como Avenue.
Phil Shively
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Nate I made the northern swing today; as Mike H said yesterday, spectacular:
* Slaty-backed Gull, seven gull species total (Canal Park)
* Hybrid Common/Barrow's Goldeneye (same, missed pure Barrow's)
* Northern Hawk Owl on Kolu (sp.?) Road
* Great Gray Owls on McDavitt Road and, surprisingly,
Snowy Owl déjà vu of last winter along 700th St. (west of CR 3). Two owls were
seen today around 4:15 PM. The first, a rather dark owl with a dark skull
cap, was seen on a utility pole along 700th between 110th and 120th St. #2 owl
was on a utility pole about a mile east between 120th and
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