[mou] More Great Gray Owls in Becker Co.

[Wayne_Brininger@fws.gov]

The following is a list of additional great gray owl sightings in Becker
Co. within the last week organized by date:

1/26  Tamarac NWR - near X-country skiing parking lot along Co Rd 29 (
about 2-1/2 miles south of Refuge headquarters)
1/26  1-1/2 mile north of Jct of Co Rd 54 & Co Rd 29 (north of Frazee)
along east side side of 29
1/26  Jct of Becker Co.37 & 35 (this bird was previously seen on Jan 20)
1/21  1 mile west of Tamarac NWR along Co Rd 26 (about 3 miles west of
Refuge headquarters)
1/21  1/2 mile north of Tamarac NWR headquarters along east side of Flat
Lake
1/20  Along Co Rd 110 (Goat Ranch Rd) just north of Richwood (exact
location not known but nice picture from Detroit Lakes newspaper can be
cited)

It seems that there was a slight influx of great gray owls during the
middle of last week just prior to snowstorm about the same time birds were
being noted in Wisconsin.  The great grays in Becker Co. seem to change
locations frequently, so repetitive sightings at these same locations have
not been common throughout the last 10 days.

Wayne Brininger
Wildlife Biologist
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge
35704 Co Rd 26
Rochert, MN  56578
(218) 847-2641
email:   Wayne_Brininger@fws.gov