[mou] Sunday birding in Aitkin Ciunty

[Warren Nelson]

We may not have the numbers of owls as Sax-Zim, but they are starting to
show up in a few places here too. On Sunday there were 5 NORTHERN HAWK
OWLS : on C.R. 18 at 1/2 mile east of hwy 169, 1 & 1/2 miles east of hwy
169 and right at the junction of C.R 18 and C.R.5.  On C.R. 1,
approximately 3 miles north of the diversion channel and the junction of
C.R.1 and township 379.  3 GREAT GRAY OWLS : 2 on C.R. 18 at 1 & 3/10
miles east of hwy 169 and on the snowmobile trail south of Pietz's
Road,  The third one was about 8/10 mile north of the junction of C.R. 1
and township 379.  Other birds seen were 8 SHARP-TAILED GROUSE at the
junction of C.R. 18 and C.R.5 on the brush to the north, 16 ROUGH-LEGGED
HAWKS, a NORTHERN HARRIER  and lots of winter finches.   Warren Nelson