Went on my bi-weekly quest for my Douglas County Red Crossbill and Evening Grosbeak and struck out once again. Had 30 species for the day however, including a Snowy Owl. I flushed him inadvertantly and he flew south over I-94 and landed on the 6th power pole from the freeway from a location just west of the sign along the freeway that indicates 1 mile to the Osakis Exit (going east.) The poles are wooden poles running N-S going over 94. I think the bird flushed from a pole on the same line about 1/2 mile north of the freeway. It may be hunting both or either side of the freeway. The bird was heavily speckled on the back and the belly and was flying away from me. Other birds included two Pine Siskins, six Mourning Doves, six Purple Finches (at one feeder), Am. Tree Sparrows in three locations, and a Red-Winged Blackbird at a feeder (the homeowner said he showed up about a week ago.) John Ellis-St. Paul
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