[mou] Snowy Owl

[O. William Bruins]

Went out this morning to attempt to locate the Snowy Owl but failed.

On the drive up from Rochester I did see at close hand a great looking 
Rough-legged Hawk.

Bill
At 08:01 AM 12/20/2003, Nancy Nielson wrote:
>We sighted a Snowy Owl about 5 miles south of Lake City on Highway 63 on 
>Friday December 19th.
>
>Last year we also saw a Snowy along County Road 4 just south of 10,outside 
>Lake City, as it sat on a pole, I was able to walk right up to it and take 
>some pictures, It looked own at me, blinked and turned its head around and 
>ignored me! I couldn't believe how close I got! My husband who drives that 
>road frequently saw that one or another several times that year.
>
>This looks to be another good year for Snowy sightings just south of Lake 
>city.
>Nancy Nielson
>Lake City

William Bruins
WBruins@EarthLink.Net
Rochester, MN on the Zumbro River in Olmsted County, SE MN