[mou] Boreal Owl - Hoyt Lakes
Mike Hendrickson
smithville4@charter.net
Sun, 27 Nov 2005 18:21:49 -0600
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I was up visiting my in-laws in Hoyt Lakes, MN. My father in-law and my =
brother in-law were loading some wood on a road that cuts off the main =
road that leads to LTV Mining. They told me about a small owl about 9-10 =
inches tall that was hunting in some low trees. I questioned them about =
the owl and they told me they saw a black disk ring around the owl face. =
The owl was dark brown with vertical streaking on the breast vs. =
horizontal. So based on my answers to my questions I am 100% confident =
they saw one. They were able to see the owl 20-25 feet away from where =
they were loading the wood into their truck.
I was in Grand Marais at the time 11/26. My sightings:
-700 or so Herring Gulls in the harbor. NO other species found!
-Lapland Longspur in Schroeder, MN
-B. Waxwings
-Cedar Waxwings
-Robins
-Rough-legged Hawks
-Looked for Snowy Owls and found zilch.
* Breezy south winds made lake scanning difficult to find scoters or =
long-tail ducks.
Michael Hendrickson
Duluth, Minnesota
Minnesota Birding Treks
http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>I was up visiting my in-laws =
in Hoyt=20
Lakes, MN. My father in-law and my brother in-law were loading =
some wood=20
on a road that cuts off the main road that leads to LTV Mining. They =
told me=20
about a small owl about 9-10 inches tall that was hunting in some low=20
trees. I questioned them about the owl and they told me they saw a =
black=20
disk ring around the owl face. The owl was dark brown with vertical =
streaking on=20
the breast vs. horizontal. So based on my answers to my questions =
I am=20
100% confident they saw one. They were able to see the owl 20-25 =
feet away=20
from where they were loading the wood into their truck.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>I was in Grand Marais at the =
time=20
11/26. My sightings:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-700 or so Herring Gulls in =
the harbor.=20
NO other species found!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Lapland Longspur in =
Schroeder,=20
MN</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-B. Waxwings</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Cedar Waxwings</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Robins</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Rough-legged =
Hawks</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>-Looked for Snowy Owls and =
found=20
zilch.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>* Breezy south winds made =
lake scanning=20
difficult to find scoters or long-tail ducks.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>Michael =
Hendrickson<BR>Duluth,=20
Minnesota<BR>Minnesota Birding Treks<BR><A=20
href=3D"http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/">http://webpages.chart=
er.net/mmhendrickson/</A></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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