[mou] Chippewa County Hawk Owl

[John Schladweiler]

Lac qui Parle Refuge Manager Dave Trauba has seen this bird three times
since early November.  The directions by Randy Fredrickson are correct. 
However, better directions are as follows:  From the junction of
Chippewa County Road 32 and MN Highways 7 and 59 (There are signs here
directing you to the LQP Refuge Headquarters) go south on County Road 32
approximately 1/2 mile.  This junction is located about 2 miles SE of
the city of Milan.

It is located in habitat that is anything but what is their normal
habitat but as Dave pointed out some adjacent evergreen plantings make
it LQP's equivalent to the boreal forest apparently.   Because it is in
marginal habitat, please show respect and give this bird plenty of room.
 Dave already has pictures of the bird for documentation.  Hopefully,
this bird will stick around until after the LQP Christmas Bird Count
which is scheduled for December 22.

John Schladweiler
New Ulm