[mou] Anoka County Great Gray Owl in Carlos Avery WMA
Ronald Erpelding
rerpeldi@tds.net
Fri, 25 Feb 2005 18:33:57 -0600
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At 1:38 p.m. this afternoon (Friday, February 25, 2005) I found a Great Gray
Owl in Anoka County in the Carlos Avery WMA. The Owl was perched about 8
feet up on a tree branch adjacent to the west side of the road, 150 yards
north of the Headquarters Rd and Pool 10 Rd metal street sign/poll located
where Headquarters Road turns north and becomes Pool 10 Road. The Owl
remained in the same spot during the 10 minutes I observed it and was still
present when I left.
I was also able to relocate the Sherburne County/ Ann Lake Camp Road
Townsend's Solitaire this morning at 8:38 a.m. thanks to the excellent
directions provided by Al Schirmacher in his February 4th email. The bird
was seen perched at the top of several different Red Cedars and was observed
eating the blue, berry-like fruit of the Red Cedar Tree. Several times
during the observation period the call note of the Solitaire was heard.
Directions: Follow the Ann Lake Campground Road one mile east of where Co
Rd 4 turns west. Walk south on the snowmobile trail about 200 yards. The
bird was seen on the west side approximately 80 yards off the trail.
Ron Erpelding
Willmar, MN
Kandiyohi County
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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font-family:Arial'>At 1:38 p.m. this afternoon (Friday, February 25, =
2005) I
found a <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Great Gray Owl in Anoka =
County in the
Carlos Avery WMA</span></b>. The Owl was perched about 8 feet up =
on a
tree branch adjacent to the west side of the road, 150 yards north of =
the
Headquarters Rd and Pool 10 Rd metal street sign/poll located where
Headquarters Road turns north and becomes Pool 10 Road. The Owl =
remained
in the same spot during the 10 minutes I observed it and was still =
present when
I left.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
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w:st=3D"on">Ann
Lake Camp Road</st1:address></st1:Street> Townsend’s =
Solitaire</span></b>
this morning at 8:38 a.m. thanks to the excellent directions provided by =
Al
Schirmacher in his February 4<sup>th</sup> email. The bird was =
seen perched
at the top of several different Red Cedars and was observed eating the =
blue,
berry-like fruit of the Red Cedar Tree. Several times during the =
observation
period the call note of the Solitaire was =
heard.<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'>Directions: Follow the <st1:Street =
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w:st=3D"on">Ann Lake Campground Road</st1:address></st1:Street> one =
mile east of
where Co Rd 4 turns west. Walk south on the snowmobile trail about 200
yards. The bird was seen on the west side approximately 80 yards =
off the
trail.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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font-family:Arial'>Ron Erpelding<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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