[mou-net] Dodge Co. Short-eared Owl and Snowy Owl

I located the light Snowy Owl at 8:00 sitting 400 yards out in a plowed field north of 700th St and 1/2 mile west of 110th Ave. It was still in the same location at 4:00. I was heading home along 700th and spotted what I thought was the other Snowy Owl sitting on a utility pole 1/4 mile west

[mou-net] Dodge Co. Snowy Owls

Since last Sunday (1/20) one or both of the owls have been seen every day except Thursday and Friday. I located Snowy Owl #1 this morning around 7:40. Initially on a utility pole along 700th St. 1/2 mile west of 110th Ave. Then flew north about 1/2 mile landing by a white field marker post.

[mou-net] Dodge Co. Snowy Owls both present 1-13

Both Snowy Owls were seen this AM around 8:00. #1 was last seen on a tiling ridge west of 120th Ave. north of 700th St. #2 was last seen in a corn stubble field south of 690th St. 1/2 mile west of 130th Ave. Snowy #2 was also observed last night around 5:00 sitting on the 690th/130th street

[mou-net] Dodge Co. Snowy Owls

For those of you considering a drive and wondering if the owls are still being seen in SW Dodge Co. the answer is yes. Both owls have been seen this past week. This Google map has been updated with the sightings.

[mou-net] Snowy Owl: Dodge Co.

One Snowy Owl was present this morning (Jan 5) between 8:00 and 8:30 in the neighborhood of 700th St. and 110th Ave. https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=217526816684272944468.0004d2576751133bec717msa=0ll=43.936627,-93.024287spn=0.017306,0.031371 Ken Vail Blooming Prairie Join or Leave

[mou-net] Dodge Co. Snowy Owl update, 2 owls

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 Blooming Prairie Thanks for the

[mou-net] Two Snowy Owls-Dodge Co.

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

[mou-net] Snowy Owl: Dodge County

I've been haunting 700th St. for weeks hoping to put Snowy Owl bookends on 2012 (Jan. 6 and Dec. ?) but to no avail. This morning at 8:30 I found one owl west of 110th Ave. on 700th St. initially on a utility pole then flying south alighting in the field. Locating the bird sitting in the

[mou-net] Dodge Co. Snowy Owl present

Wrong again. It's been nearly a week (2/29) since seeing a Snowy Owl and again figured that they had bugged out. I had to go into work an hour earlier this AM so I was taking my Snowy route for perhaps one final check. Around 6:15 a white adult male flew south across 690th St. (1/2 mile east

[mou-net] Dodge Co. Snowy correction

The location in my previous post was 1/2 WEST of 130th Ave. on 690th St. Ken Vail Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Dodge Co. : Snowy Owls (two)

Just when I thought the Dodge Co. Snowy Owl season was ending another is sighted. A dark owl was seen this morning at 7:45 on 700th St. sitting on the barricade on the lane leading back to what I have been referring to as the old school site (I asked a local who told me that the site was

[mou-net] Dodge Co.: a new Snowy Owl

Just when I thought I had this Snowy Owl thing figured out and cautioned owl seekers in yesterday's post that the owls had moved on, I find another one at 9:00 AM. I still do believe that the three most recent owls have headed out as this new owl is a nearly pure white adult male. This is

[mou-net] Dodge Co. Snowy Owl: Not present

One final post on the Dodge County Snowy Owls in case there are some birders wishing to travel here to view the owl(s). I saw one Snowy Owl last Thursday (2/23). There were a few birders out last weekend looking and to my knowledge they did not find an owl. I did one final check this

[mou-net] Information request

I have a friend looking for a birding guide in North Carolina. Does anyone have a recommendation? Please email her privately at ejhutchi...@gmail.com Ken Vail Blooming Prairie Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:

[mou-net] Dodge Co. Snowy Owls

All three previously reported Snowy Owls are present. South of 690th St. between 120th and 130th Avenues; East off of 120th Ave. between 690th and 700th Streets in a bean field; West off of 120th Ave. sitting in the snow at the abandoned school site. All are within one mile of each other.

[mou-net] Dodge Co.: All 3 Snowy Owls present

Between 7:30 and 8:15 this morning all 3 Snowy Owls were located within about a mile of each other (as the owl flies). The first one south of 690th St. midway between 130th Ave and 120th Ave. south of the road on a snowy patch on the line between a plowed cornfield and a bean field. The

[mou-net] Dodge Co.: Both Snowy Owls present

I have seen one or both of the Snowy Owls every day this week. This morning around 8:00 the 700th St. Snowy was huddled in a plowed cornfield south of 700th St. between 120th and 110th Avenues. Tonight about 6:00 the 700th St. EAST Snowy flew up off of the drainage ditch by the road about

[mou-net] Dodge Co.: Two Snowy Owls

I altered my usual route to work this morning to search for the two Snowy Owls on 700th St. reported by Brett and Janice Culver on Sunday. I found one of owls sitting on a steel post marking a field entrance alongside the road at 7:00 AM. This was 2/10ths of a mile east of CR 3 (130th Ave.)

[mou-net] Dodge Co. Snowy Present

I observed the 700th St. Snowy Owl at 5:45 PM sitting on a white field marker post (a line of posts extends south of the road) on 700th St. west of 110th Ave. Ken Vail Blooming Prairie Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:

[mou-net] Dodge Co. Snowy Owl still present 2/4

The 700th St. Snowy Owl was observed this morning between 7:40 and 8:10 on 700th St. west of CR 3 between 120th Ave. and 110th Ave. It flew north from a utility pole and landed out about 1/4 mile in a soybean stubble field near a grouping of 3 white field marker posts. It stayed there until I

[mou-net] Dodge Co. Snowy Owl Still Present

The 700th St. Snowy Owl is still present. The fog lifted this morning for my drive to work and about 8:15 I found the owl west of 110th Ave. sitting 200 yards north of the road in the open field. My last sighting of the owl was last Saturday at 5 PM south of this same stretch of 700th St.

[mou-net] Snowy Owl: Dodge Co.

The Snowy Owl adult previously reported is still being seen in the area along 700 St. between 120th Ave. and the Dodge Co./Steele Co. line (the last utility pole going west on 700th). This morning at 8:00 the owl was located between 120th Ave and 110th on a utility pole on a barricaded lane

[mou-net] Dodge Co. Snowy Owl update

For anyone still interested in seeing one of the Snowy Owls present in Dodge Co. ... One of the adults has been seen fairly reliably on 700th St. west of 110th Ave. on utility poles. The bird was observed in this location Thursday and Friday between 7:30 and 8:00 AM. While observing the bird

[mou-net] Dodge Co. Snowy Owls

I was going for a trifecta this morning trying to locate all three Snowy Owls previously reported in Dodge Co. Two out of three isn't bad. At 7:15 I found the male nearly on the same utility pole as the original sighting (1/3 mile east of CR 3 on 710th St.). It flew south and landed on a

[mou-net] A third Snowy Owl: Dodge Co.

Looking for one of the two Snowy Owls seen last weekend I found a third this morning on my way to work. I relocated the owl this afternoon. I believe this one to possibly be an adult female. Its plumage was intermediate between the nearly pure white owl seen last weekend and the very dark

[mou-net] Juv. Snowy Owl: Dodge Co.

With the help of some local birders both this morning and last night both Snowy owls have been seen in the last 24 hours. The most recent was the juv. from around 8 to 9 AM today resting in a chisel-plowed cornfield north of 700th St. 1/3 mile east of CR 3. This is within a mile of

[mou-net] 2nd Snowy Owl: Dodge Co.

This morning I attempted to relocate the adult (probable male) Snowy Owl that I reported in yesterday's post. I did not find that owl in the neighborhood but I did find a juvenile. This owl was very heavily streaked. When I first this bird from a distance I thought it was a hawk (backlight

[mou-net] Dodge Co. Snowy Owl relocated

The adult Snowy Owl reported yesterday was seen today @ 3 PM and again around 4:30 PM 2 miles west of yesterday's location. Last seen on 710th St. between 120th Ave. and 110th Ave. Ken Vail Blooming Prairie Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:

[mou-net] Snowy Owl: Dodge Co.

An adult Snowy Owl was sighted today around 5:20 PM about 1/2 mile east of CR 3 on 710th St. (CR 4). The owl was sitting on top of a utility pole. As I frantically backed up the car it flew out and landed in the plowed field then flew back to another pole. Close enough to be a yard bird. My

[mou-net] Summer Tanager: Steele County

A first spring male Summer Tanager was relocated by Emily Hutchins on our Big Day team Saturday at Rice Lake State Park. The bird was initially found and photographed last Wednesday (5/18) by Leanne Alt in virtually the same location. The bird was found along the lake trail between the access

[mou-net] Robin: Dodge Co.

Although the American Robin over-winters here in greater numbers now, it is still my harbinger of spring. This morning I saw my first of the season out here on the farm in SW Dodge County. Ken Vail Blooming Prairie Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net

[mou-net] N. Shrike: Dodge Co

Jan. 4th around 3 PM I observed a Northern Shrike on a utility wire along Hwy 30, 1/4 mile east of 120th Ave. (about 5 miles east of Blooming Prairie just past the second 90 degree curve). A shrike (this one?) has been seen in previous years in this same area. Ken Vail Blooming Prairie, MN

[mou-net] Eurasian Collared-Dove: Dodge County

This morning around 8:00 (Owatonna CBC) I observed 3 Eurasian Collared-Doves in Claremont. They were roosting in a tree along Front Street (the main street through town)about a block east of the gas station/convenience store. They flew heading toward the grain mill just across the RR tracks

[mou-net] Steele Co. waterfowl

Straight River WMA, south of Owatonna on CR 45 400+ Greater White-fronted geese 50+ Tundra swans Canada goose Ross' goose (2) Ring-necked duck C. Goldeneye Hooded Merganser Common Merganser Gadwall N. Pintail American Wigeon Mallard Wood duck L. Scaup Redhead Canvasback Ruddy duck Bufflehead Ken

[mou-net] Scissor-tailed Flycatcher: Dodge Co.

The previously reported Scissor-tailed Flycatcher was present this evening between 5:00 and 6:45. It was sighted both on CR 1 and 555th St. but always within 1/4 mile of the intersection. At one point it landed on the utility wire right next to an Eastern Kingbird making for a nice size

[mou-net] Whooping Cranes: Steele Co.

Two Whooping Cranes were first spotted by Emily Hutchins Monday night around 7:30. They were flying over the intersection of Hwys. 218 and 14 on the south side of Owatonna. They landed in a green meadow on the south side of 18th Street on the eastern edge of Owatonna. They were still present

[mou-net] Snowy Owl: Dodge Co. refound

The previously reported Snowy Owl in SW Dodge Co. has been refound (refound us). Perhaps our best yard bird ever! My wife, Rebecca, saw the owl behind our house on top of a grain bin about 5 PM Tuesday. Ken Vail Blooming Prairie Join or Leave

[mou-net] Snowy Owl, Dodge Co. still around

For those of you still searching for the previously reported Snowy Owl in Dodge Co. I spotted the owl atop a utility pole on CR 3 between 660th St and 670th St (CR W) at 4:20 Monday. This is further north than any of the reported sightings. Ken Vail Blooming Prairie Join or Leave

[mou-net] Dodge Co. Snowy Owl: still around

Around 4:45 (Monday) I found the Snowy Owl farther north than previous sightings. It was on a utility pole on CR 3 between 670th and 680th streets. I ran into John Hockema a little bit later who was out searching for the owl. He reported seeing two individuals on a previous occasion. Ken

[mou-net] Snowy Owl- Dodge Co.

On the way home today I was thinking it would be a perfect time for a SNOWY OWL. Sure enough about 2 miles from home there was a first year male or female atop a utility pole. I slowed down just enough to make the ID and then rushed home and picked up my wife to come back for another look.

[mou] N. Mockingbird: Dodge Co.

While birding around my house (corner of 140th Ave. and 710th St.) this morning around 8:30 I discovered a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD. Other migrants: Brown Creeper Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet many Yellow-rumped Warblers Dark-eyed Junco Ken Vail Blooming Prairie

[mou] E. Towhee: Dodge Co.

The mystery bird previously reported as a probable aberrant plumaged juvenile Eastern Towhee may not be so aberrant after all. I did a little more searching on the internet and found this photo (link below) on the Smithsonian website. It is unfortunate that none of my field guides indicated

[mou] Update: Dodge Co. Mystery bird

Thanks to all who responded to my call for ID help on an unknown bird in my yard. The consensus seems to be an aberrant juvenile E. Towhee. Most of the field marks (size, bill, color, white wing patch and its feeding behavior) fit a towhee. The one field mark that led to my plea for help was

[mou] ID Help: Dodge Co.

I consider myself a competent birder and do not often admit to being stumped. But this bird really has me baffled. This bird is visiting our bird feeder. I first noticed the bird two days ago but only noted its most prominent field mark a long dark tail bordered on the sides with white

[mou] White-faced Ibis-Steele County-still present

The White-faced Ibis was still present this morning between 6:00 7:10. Location: Straight River Marsh-Steele County-Ct Rd 45 Sited on Southeast bank then flew to Northwest bank.(for a much closer look) Rebecca Vail pretty neat guy :) -- next part --

[mou] Snowy Owl: Dodge County

On my way to work this morning I observed a SNOWY OWL fly up off of the edge of the road. County Road 3 about 7 miles south of Claremont between 690th St. and 700th St. Ken Vail Blooming Prairie, MN

[mou] N. Shrike Two-fer Dodge and Steele Co.

My wife and I were treated to two NORTHERN SHRIKES on our way to Thanksgiving festivities in Owatonna today. The first was a quarter mile south of the railroad tracks on County Road 3 near Claremont. The second was on County Road G two miles west of the Steele/Dodge county line WNW of

[mou] American Avocets: Steele Co.

Spinler Pond (Rose St,, 3/4 mile west of Rice Lake State Park entrance), Steele Co. held 14 American Avocets Saturday AM. Ken Vail Blooming Prairie ___ mou-net mailing list mou-net at cbs.umn.edu http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net

[mou] Trumpeter/Tundra- Steele Co.

Life was sweet when you saw a flock of swans and you could default them as Tundra (or Whistling). The reintroduction of Trumpeters in our area has complicated matters, albeit more fun. A friend alerted me to the presence of 12 swans Saturday. He ID'd them as Tundra based on two that he

[mou] Waterfowl Oak Glen Lake, Steele Co.

Fifteen species of waterfowl were seen on Oak Glen Lake (Hwy 218 N. of Blooming Prairie). Including Snow Goose (200), Greater White-fronted Goose (60), and Cackling Goose (10). Ken Vail Blooming Prairie, MN

[mou] Green-tailed Towhee: still present

Our party observed the Green-tailed Towhee today (2/9) at its usual place in Mountain Lake between about 12:30 and 1:00. Ken Vail Blooming Prairie, MN krv...@myclearwave.net