Northern Saw-whet Owl in Hennepin County
2011-02-13

Uncommon in Hennepin County in the Winter season

A Northern Saw-whet Owl was reported in the Bloomington area at a private residence; the gentleman was kind enough to let some people in to his backyard, and the info is on the U of M birder's list for those on it - out of respect for him I won't give his address here. Spent about 2 to 3 hours, and the owl slept much of the time, flying over to a log pile. He wouldn't open his right eye, hopefully he wasn't hurt.

Paul Kammen. Olympus E5, 300 f2.8 + EC 20