[mou] Owls in Pine County

BobHoltz1933@aol.com BobHoltz1933@aol.com
Fri, 28 Jan 2005 00:12:31 EST


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Matt Hanan and I toured Pine County from 2:50 - 4:45 today. We found 23 Great 
Gray Owls, one Northern Hawk Owl, two Northern Shrikes and two Bald eagles.
The Northern Hawk Owl was found along #48 1/4 mile west of mile marker 17. It 
was in a dead tree about 200 feet north of the highway.

Most of the Great Gray Owls were seen in areas reported yesterday, five were 
in different areas.
One was about 100 yards south of #48 on the road into St. Croix State Park.
One was along #173 about 200 feet south of #25.
One was about1/4 mile south of #30 along #24.
One was seen along #30 about two miles west of #21.
The fifth was seen along #48 1/2 mile east of the Hinckley casino.

Our most productive areas were along #30 between 22 and 21 and along # 21 
between 30 and 48. We were in these areas between 4:00 and 4:45. Who knows, had 
we been elsewhere during those 45 minutes, they may have been our most 
productive areas. The last hour before sunset is definitely the time the owls are most 
active.

Bob Holtz


If you are too busy to go birding, you are too busy.

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<DIV>Matt Hanan and I toured Pine County from 2:50 - 4:45 today. We found 23=
 Great Gray Owls, one Northern Hawk Owl, two Northern Shrikes and two Bald e=
agles.</DIV>
<DIV>The Northern Hawk Owl was found along #48 1/4 mile west of mile marker=20=
17. It was in a dead tree about 200 feet north of the highway.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Most of the Great Gray Owls were seen in areas reported yesterday, five=
 were in different areas.</DIV>
<DIV>One was about 100 yards south of #48 on the road into St. Croix State P=
ark.</DIV>
<DIV>One was along #173 about 200 feet south of #25.</DIV>
<DIV>One was about1/4 mile south of #30 along #24.</DIV>
<DIV>One was seen along #30 about two miles west of #21.</DIV>
<DIV>The fifth was seen along #48 1/2 mile east of the Hinckley casino.</DIV=
>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Our most productive areas were along #30 between 22 and 21 and along #=20=
21 between 30 and 48. We were in these areas between 4:00 and 4:45. Who know=
s, had we been elsewhere during those 45 minutes, they may have been our mos=
t productive areas. The last hour before sunset is definitely the time the o=
wls are most active.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Bob Holtz</DIV>
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>If you are too busy to go birding, you are too busy.</FONT></DIV></BODY></H=
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