[mou] Great Gray Owl, Varied Thrush - Aitkin Co.
Herb Dingmann
herbdingmann@astound.net
Sat, 24 Jan 2004 21:09:48 -0600
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I found a single Great Gray Owl this morning (about 7:15) 0.3 miles west
of Pietz's Road, sitting on one of the powerline poles along CR18.
Later I drove over to Palisade to look for the Varied Thrush. After 45
minutes of waiting and watching with no luck, I took a break and left.
When I returned about 10 minutes later, the Varied Thrush flew into the
small tree to the left of the fire hydrant. After about 10 minutes
there, it flew down to the ground beneath the feeders, but almost
immediately something spooked it and the other birds at the feeders as
well, and it went behind the house. It seems to be rather cautious, so
I would recommend keeping a little distance. Note that the Varied
Thrush went to the feeders just to the left of the house. There are
also feeders to the right of the house, back in the trees. If you park
on the north-south street facing the house, you can watch both sets of
feeders. I'm not sure which feeders it was originally found at.
Herb Dingmann
St. Cloud
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I found a single Great Gray Owl this morning (about =
</span></font><st1:time
Hour=3D"19" Minute=3D"15"><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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font-family:Arial'>7:15</span></font></st1:time><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>) 0.3 miles west of <span
class=3DSpellE>Pietz’s</span> Road, sitting on one of the <span
class=3DSpellE>powerline</span> poles along =
CR18.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Later I drove over to Palisade to look for the Varied =
Thrush.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>After 45 minutes of waiting and =
watching
with no luck, I took a break and left.<span =
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>When I returned about 10 minutes later, the Varied Thrush flew =
into the
small tree to the left of the fire hydrant. <span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>After about 10 minutes there, it =
flew
down to the ground beneath the feeders, but almost immediately something
spooked it and the other birds at the feeders as well, and it went =
behind the
house.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>It seems to be =
rather
cautious, so I would recommend keeping a little distance.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Note that the Varied Thrush =
went to the
feeders just to the left of the house. <span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>There are also feeders to the =
right of
the house, back in the trees. <span =
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>If
you park on the north-</span></font><st1:Street><st1:address><span =
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the house,
you can watch both sets of feeders.<span =
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</span>I’m not sure which feeders it was originally found =
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