[mou] 2/24 Pine County: best owling commute yet

[Deb Sewell]

I live in the Bruno area and work in Hinckley, so I have been enjoying
my daily drives to and from work counting great gray owls this winter. I
have probably been averaging 6-7 owls on the way home (along
approximately 30 miles). Yesterday, 2/24, I had my best commute yet with
18 GGO's seen. The route was: County Road 61 north from Hinckley to
Sandstone (5 owls), MN 123/County Road 30 east of Sandstone (3 owls),
County Road 142 north to Askov (3 owls), County Road 32 east from Askov
(6 owls) and one owl on County Road 146. All were seen between 4:45 and
5:30. I also saw a northern shrike Tuesday evening at County Road 146
and Sand Creek.

Deb Sewell
Fisheries Specialist
DNR Hinckley Area Fisheries
(320) 384-7721