[mou] Great Gray Owl near Shakopee-NOT

Dennis/Barbara Martin dbmartin@skypoint.com
Mon, 3 Jan 2005 19:06:47 -0600


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Spent several hours today walking many miles on the various trails in =
this area with no luck finding the GGO.  There are many many trails =
(including some pretty good deer trails) but also many more acres of =
habitat that cannot be seen from the trails so the bird could easily =
still be present.

Assuming that this is the bird that was in Chaska (not reported since =
Thursday), it was able to travel about 10.5 miles on Friday and =
Saturday, without being seen.  It is moving east and if it keeps up this =
pace it is in all likelihood in Dakota County now, somewhere along the =
river.

Dennis Martin
dbmartin@skypoint.com
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  From: Swimingjim@aol.com=20
  To: mou-net@cbs.umn.edu=20
  Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 8:59 PM
  Subject: [mou] Great Gray Owl near Shakopee


  I found a Great Gray Owl in the Minnesota Valley Refuge north of Blue =
Lake on Sunday. From the MVR parking lot on Hwy 101, immediately east of =
the Blue Lake Sewage Treatment plant, walk the trail straight north  to =
the Minnesota River. Then follow the trail upstream for about  800 feet =
to a small clearing. The owl was in a snag, 10 feet from the path.=20

  J. Burt=20

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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Spent several hours today walking many miles on the =
various=20
trails in this area with no luck finding the GGO.&nbsp; There are many =
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trails (including some pretty good deer trails) but also many more acres =
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habitat that cannot be seen from the trails so the bird could easily =
still be=20
present.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Assuming that this is the bird that was in Chaska =
(not=20
reported since Thursday), it was able to travel about 10.5 miles&nbsp;on =
Friday=20
and Saturday, without being seen.&nbsp; It is moving east and if it =
keeps up=20
this pace it is in all likelihood in Dakota County now, somewhere along =
the=20
river.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Dennis Martin<BR><A=20
href=3D"mailto:dbmartin@skypoint.com">dbmartin@skypoint.com</A></DIV>
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [mou] Great Gray Owl =
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  Shakopee</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT face=3DGeneva =
color=3D#000000=20
  size=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF">I found a Great Gray Owl in the =
Minnesota Valley=20
  Refuge north of Blue Lake on Sunday. From the MVR parking lot on Hwy =
101,=20
  immediately east of the Blue Lake Sewage Treatment plant, walk the =
trail=20
  straight north&nbsp; to the Minnesota River. Then follow the trail =
upstream=20
  for about&nbsp; 800 feet to a small clearing. The owl was in a snag, =
10 feet=20
  from the path. <BR><BR>J. Burt</FONT><FONT face=3DGeneva =
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