[mou] Pankratz Prairie

Hughes, Heidi hughe112@mail.crk.umn.edu
Sun, 29 Feb 2004 10:41:02 -0600 

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I've been going out to Pankratz Prairie (east of Crookston) at dawn and
dusk the past couple of days and have been treated to very close looks
at  6-12 short eared owls.  Last night along County Road 46, starting at
the RR tracks just south of Hwy 2, I found approximately one owl per
mile - sitting on mailboxes and telephone poles, hunting in the prairies
next to the road and sitting on the road eating their "catch".   It's
quite a spectacle and very consistent (at dusk and dawn).  Ross Hier at
the DNR office in Crookston sent me a note last week... it's a little
early for prairie chicken displays, but "a few booms have been heard
around the county."

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<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I&#8217;ve been going out =
to Pankratz
Prairie (east of Crookston) at dawn and dusk the past couple of days and =
have
been treated to very close looks at &nbsp;6-12 short eared owls.&nbsp; =
Last
night along County Road 46, starting at the RR tracks just south of Hwy =
2, I
found approximately one owl per mile - sitting on mailboxes and =
telephone poles,
hunting in the prairies next to the road and sitting on the road eating =
their &#8220;catch&#8221;.
&nbsp;&nbsp;It&#8217;s quite a spectacle and very consistent (at dusk =
and dawn).&nbsp;
Ross Hier at the DNR office in Crookston sent me a note last week&#8230; =
it&#8217;s
a little early for prairie chicken displays, but &#8221;a few booms have =
been
heard around the county.&#8221;</span></font></p>

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  12.0pt'>Heidi</span></font> Hughes</p>

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