[mou] OWLS
Michael Hendrickson
smithville4@msn.com
Mon, 17 Mar 2003 09:18:37 -0600
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Hello:
Dudley Edmundson and I headed up to northern Lake Co. in search of =
northern owls especially Boreal Owls. The weather was warm and very =
very calm with a full moon. We decided to stop a few times along Lake =
Co. Rd. 2 between Forest Road 11/Lake Co. Rd. 15 and highway 1. We than =
headed east along Hwy. 1 to Stoney River Road where we turned right and =
began stopping and listening every 1/2 mile. After we crossed the train =
tressel we than stopped every mile till we came out on Forest Road =
11/Lake Co. 15. The Stoney River Road by the way for your notes is =
exactly 20.8 miles long. The road is mostly dirt and easy driving from =
highway 1 to the bridge and south of the bridge to FR 11/15 the road is =
soft crumbly ice covered with some scattered bare spots. I would travel =
this road if you have 4x4 or a high clearance front wheel drive. There =
are some ruts from the logging trucks and the loosening ice from other =
vehicles that may cause some harm under your car.
We started at 6:40 pm and heard our first owl at 6:40 pm and heard our =
last owl at 9:55pm.
Best or most active time we noticed for owls were between 6:40pm-9:00pm =
and after that owls were very scarce and not singing as much.
We heard 18 owls (tied previous group the night before. YES we wanted 19 =
owls!! hheheh)
17 Saw Whet Owls and 1 Great Grey Owl. Here's our locations and miles =
locations along Stoney River Road. Remember the miles were taken from =
Highway 1 heading south.
NOSA 7:37pm .6 miles S. of Hwy 1 on SRR east side
NOSA 8:00pm 2.4 miles * heard 2 NOSA's very close to the road just a =
few yards in. East and west sides of road.
NOSA 8:14pm 3.0 miles east side of road.
NOSA 8:18pm 4.2 miles *heard 2 NOSA's on each side of the road.
NOSA 8:22pm 4.8 miles west side of road
NOSA 8:40pm 7.2 miles east side of road
GGO 8:40pm 7.2 miles east side of road * long way off
NOSA 8:45pm 7.8 miles west side of road *different owl
NOSA 8:51pm 8.4 miles east side
NOSA 8:54pm 9.0 miles west side *fairly close to the road
NOSA 9:00pm 10.0 miles west side
NOSA 9:35pm 15.7 miles west side
NOSA 9:55pm 20 miles west side
Overall it was very fun and will plan on going up again by April 1. I =
want to travel some other forest roads that are most likely right now in =
rough conditions and hopefully by April 1 the roads will improve for =
traveling.
Mike H.
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<DIV>Hello:</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Dudley Edmundson and I headed up to northern Lake Co. in search of =
northern=20
owls especially Boreal Owls. The weather was warm and very very =
calm with=20
a full moon. We decided to stop a few times along Lake Co. Rd. 2 =
between=20
Forest Road 11/Lake Co. Rd. 15 and highway 1. We than headed east =
along=20
Hwy. 1 to Stoney River Road where we turned right and began stopping and =
listening every 1/2 mile. After we crossed the train tressel we =
than=20
stopped every mile till we came out on Forest Road 11/Lake Co. 15. =
The=20
Stoney River Road by the way for your notes is exactly 20.8 miles =
long. =20
The road is mostly dirt and easy driving from highway 1 to the bridge =
and south=20
of the bridge to FR 11/15 the road is soft crumbly ice covered with =
some=20
scattered bare spots. I would travel this road if you have 4x4 or =
a high=20
clearance front wheel drive. There are some ruts from the logging =
trucks=20
and the loosening ice from other vehicles that may cause some harm under =
your=20
car.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>We started at 6:40 pm and heard our first owl at 6:40 pm and heard =
our last=20
owl at 9:55pm.</DIV>
<DIV>Best or most active time we noticed for owls were between =
6:40pm-9:00pm and=20
after that owls were very scarce and not singing as much.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>We heard 18 owls (tied previous group the night before. YES we =
wanted 19=20
owls!! hheheh)</DIV>
<DIV>17 Saw Whet Owls and 1 Great Grey Owl. Here's our =
locations and miles locations along Stoney River Road. Remember the =
miles were=20
taken from Highway 1 heading south.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>NOSA 7:37pm .6 miles S. of Hwy 1 on SRR east =
side</DIV>
<DIV>NOSA 8:00pm 2.4 miles * heard 2 NOSA's =
very=20
close to the road just a few yards in. East and west sides of =
road.</DIV>
<DIV>NOSA 8:14pm 3.0 miles =
east side=20
of road.</DIV>
<DIV>NOSA 8:18pm 4.2 miles =
*heard 2=20
NOSA's on each side of the road.</DIV>
<DIV>NOSA 8:22pm 4.8 =
miles =20
west side of road</DIV>
<DIV>NOSA 8:40pm 7.2=20
miles east side of road</DIV>
<DIV>GGO 8:40pm 7.2=20
miles east side of road * long way =
off</DIV>
<DIV>NOSA 8:45pm 7.8 miles =
west side=20
of road *different owl</DIV>
<DIV>NOSA 8:51pm 8.4 =
miles east=20
side</DIV>
<DIV>NOSA 8:54pm 9.0 miles =
west=20
side *fairly close to the road</DIV>
<DIV>NOSA 9:00pm 10.0 miles west =
side</DIV>
<DIV>NOSA 9:35pm 15.7 miles west =
side</DIV>
<DIV>NOSA 9:55pm 20 miles west =
side</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Overall it was very fun and will plan on going up again by April =
1. I=20
want to travel some other forest roads that are most likely right now in =
rough=20
conditions and hopefully by April 1 the roads will improve for =
traveling.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Mike H.</DIV></BODY></HTML>
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