[mou] 2/18/05 Aitkin County, Jaques and Great Grays
Julian Sellers
JulianSellers@msn.com
Fri, 18 Feb 2005 22:43:44 -0600
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Spent half the day in Aitkin County with Craig Andresen and Ron =
Selbitschka. We arrived in Aitkin at about 12:45, had lunch at the =
Birchwood Cafe, then visited the Francis Lee Jaques Art Gallery two =
block west of the 169/210 intersection downtown. Even if you've seen a =
lot of Jaques at the Bell Museum, this display in a former Carnegie =
Library is worth a visit.
At 3:00 pm, we drove north on Cty Rds 1, 22, and 24 to the Blind Lake =
area, as described by Warren Nelson yesterday. Retracing the route =
before 3:30, we counted 15 Great Grays.
Next was Hwy 210 north and east to Cty Rd 5, north on 5 to 430th Street, =
west to 330th Ave, then back to 210: 1 Great Gray on 210, 7 Great Grays =
on 5 and 430th.
Then Cty Rds 5 and 53 south through Kimberly to Cty Rd 4: 6 Great =
Grays.
Cty Rd 4 south and east to Hwy 65: 10 Great Grays, 1 Ruffed Grouse, 1 =
Pine Grosbeak.
Hwy 65 south: 9 Great Grays, 1 Peregrine Falcon (flew across the =
highway right in front of us), all still in Aitkin Cty.
We did not see any Northern Hawk Owls.
Last sighting was about 5:45 pm.
Total: 48 Great Gray Owls. Best concentration and easiest, safest =
viewing was along Cty Rd 24 within a few miles of Blind Lake. This is =
NW of Aitkin, near Crow Wing County.
Expenses:
Snacks: $2.50
Lunch and Jaques donation: $30
Supper in Mora: $42
Gas: $24
Julian Sellers
St. Paul
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Spent half the day in Aitkin County with Craig =
Andresen=20
and Ron Selbitschka. We arrived in Aitkin at about 12:45, had =
lunch at the=20
Birchwood Cafe, then visited the Francis Lee Jaques Art Gallery two =
block west=20
of the 169/210 intersection downtown. Even if you've seen a lot of =
Jaques=20
at the Bell Museum, this display in a former Carnegie Library is worth a =
visit.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>At 3:00 pm, we drove north on Cty Rds 1, 22, and =
24 to the=20
Blind Lake area, as described by Warren Nelson yesterday. =
Retracing the=20
route before 3:30, we counted 15 Great Grays.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Next was Hwy 210 north and east to Cty Rd 5, =
north on 5 to=20
430th Street, west to 330th Ave, then back to 210: 1 Great Gray on =
210, 7 Great Grays on 5 and 430th.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Then Cty Rds 5 and 53 south through Kimberly to =
Cty Rd=20
4: 6 Great Grays.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Cty Rd 4 south and east to Hwy 65: 10 =
Great Grays, 1=20
Ruffed Grouse, 1 Pine Grosbeak.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Hwy 65 south: 9 Great Grays, 1 Peregrine =
Falcon=20
(flew across the highway right in front of us), all still in Aitkin=20
Cty.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>We did not see any Northern Hawk =
Owls.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Last sighting was about 5:45 =
pm.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Total: 48 Great Gray Owls. Best =
concentration=20
and easiest, safest viewing was along Cty Rd 24 within a few miles =
of Blind=20
Lake. This is NW of Aitkin, near Crow Wing County.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Expenses:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Snacks: $2.50</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Lunch and Jaques donation: =
$30</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Supper in Mora: $42</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Gas: $24</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Julian Sellers</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>St. Paul</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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