[mou] Short-eared Owls - Benton County
Herb Dingmann
herbdingmann@astound.net
Tue, 14 Oct 2003 21:11:45 -0500
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This evening I found two Short-eared Owls in Benton County about 4 miles
north of Gilman. One of them gave me good lucks as it hunted the field
right next to the road. The other one was farther off and was busy
harassing what appeared to be a larger owl (I assumed it was a Great
Horned, but it was too far away to be sure). The Short-eared would
circle around the larger owl, which was sitting on top of a small tree,
and would occasionally swoop down very close to the larger owl. I don't
think it ever made contact, and the larger owl never moved from its spot
during the time that I watched. When I left, the Short-eared was still
trying to drive off the other owl.
Herb Dingmann
St. Cloud
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> about 4
miles north of Gilman.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>One =
of them gave
me good lucks as it hunted the field right next to the road. <span
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and was busy
harassing what appeared to be a larger owl (I assumed it was a Great =
Horned,
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around the
larger owl, which was sitting on top of a small tree, and would =
occasionally swoop
down very close to the larger owl.<span =
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don’t think it ever made contact, and the larger owl never moved =
from its
spot during the time that I watched.<span =
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</span>When I left, the Short-eared was still trying to drive off the =
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