[mou] MOU RBA 23 February 2006
Anthony Hertzel
axhertzel@sihope.com
Fri, 24 Feb 2006 08:20:39 -0600
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This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, February 23rd.
On February 23rd, Ron Erpelding found a PRAIRIE FALCON in =20
northwestern Rock County. It was perched on a power pole on the east =20=
side of Rock County Road 6 between 221st and 211th Streets. Though =20
the bird was seen to fly off, it was seen a short time later about a =20
mile to the south.
A NORTHERN HAWK OWL is still on McDavitt Road north of the railroad =20
tracks in the Sax-Zim bog of St. Louis County. On February 17th a =20
Northern Hawk Owl was found in Lake County along state highway 61 =20
near mile marker 66, just a bit north-east from the Little Marais =20
River. Sherry Phillips saw a Northern Hawk Owl on the 16th on St. =20
Louis County Road 110, one mile south of the Skibo Vista overlook. =20
This is about ten miles south of Hoyt Lakes. Four Northern Hawk Owls =20
were found by Nancy Jackson along St. Louis County Road 110 just =20
south of Hoyt Lakes on the 12th. In Itasca County, a Northern Hawk =20
Owl was found by Shawn Conrad on the 22nd, six miles north of Deer =20
River on state highway 6 and two more in Koochiching County =96- one at =20=
the intersection of county roads 22 and 71, and a second on county =20
road 32 six miles west of 11. In Itasca County, Denny and Barb found =20
a Northern Hawk Owl along state highway 65, 3.8 miles north of county =20=
road 53 on the 20th.
A GREAT GRAY OWL was on Koochiching County Road 30, 6.5 miles west of =20=
U.S. 71 near Big Falls.
In Crow Wing County, Milton Blomberg reports a SNOWY OWL east of =20
state highway 6 on county road 11 on February 20th. At least two =20
Snowys were still at the Minneapolis - St. Paul airport on the 22nd.
At the Beaver Creek WMA in Fillmore County, Craig Mandel reports that =20=
on February 20th there were six SHORT-EARED OWLS. To reach this =20
location from highway 63, go two miles west on county road 26, then =20
approximately three-quarters of a mile south and look for a group of =20
small coniferous trees on the east side of the road at the parking lot.
Over the weekend, Shawn Conrad reported an AMERICAN THREE-TOED =20
WOODPECKER along Koochiching County Road 13, eight miles north of US =20
Highway 71.
Jim Lind relocated the VARIED THRUSH at 4th Avenue and 1st Street in =20
downtown Two Harbors, Lake County on the 18th.
A SPOTTED TOWHEE has been coming to a feeder near Cook, St. Louis =20
County, since before Thanksgiving. The homeowners are open to having =20
visitors, but they would like people to call ahead of time. For more =20
information, please contact Cedric and Eunice Roivanen at 218-666-5318.
The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, March 2nd.
Thanks also to Joel Hessen.
The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, March 2nd.
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Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com
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<HTML><BODY style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; =
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margin-left: 12px; ">This is the Minnesota Birding Report for =
<B>Thursday, February 23rd</B>.=A0</P><P style=3D"text-indent: =
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12px;"><BR></SPAN></FONT></P><P style=3D"text-indent: -12px;margin-top: =
6px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; ">On =
February 23rd, Ron Erpelding found a <B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#0000FF">PRAIRIE FALCON</FONT></B> in northwestern Rock =
County.=A0 It was perched on a power pole on the east side of Rock =
County Road 6 between 221st and 211th Streets. Though the bird was seen =
to fly off, it was seen a short time later about a mile to the =
south.</P><DIV style=3D"text-indent: -12px;margin-top: 6px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; min-height: =
14px; ">=A0<BR class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><P =
style=3D"text-indent: -12px;margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; ">A <B><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0000FF">NORTHERN HAWK =
OWL</FONT></B> is still on McDavitt Road north of the railroad tracks in =
the Sax-Zim bog of St. Louis County. On February 17th a <B><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0000FF">Northern Hawk =
Owl</FONT></B> was found in Lake County along state highway 61 near mile =
marker 66, just a bit north-east from the Little Marais River. Sherry =
Phillips saw a <B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#0000FF">Northern Hawk Owl</FONT></B> on the 16th on St. Louis =
County Road 110, one mile south of the Skibo Vista overlook. This is =
about ten miles south of Hoyt Lakes. Four <B><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0000FF">Northern Hawk =
Owls</FONT></B> were found by Nancy Jackson along St. Louis County Road =
110 just south of Hoyt Lakes on the 12th. In Itasca County, a <B><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0000FF">Northern Hawk =
Owl</FONT></B> was found by Shawn Conrad on the 22nd, six miles north of =
Deer River on state highway 6 and two more in Koochiching County =96- =
one at the intersection of county roads 22 and 71, and a second on =
county road 32 six miles west of 11. In Itasca County, Denny and Barb =
found a <B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0000FF">Northern =
Hawk Owl</FONT></B> along state highway 65, 3.8 miles north of county =
road 53 on the 20th.=A0</P><P style=3D"text-indent: -12px;margin-top: =
6px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; font: =
normal normal normal 9px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 11px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial" size=3D"3"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
12px;"><BR></SPAN></FONT></P><P style=3D"text-indent: -12px;margin-top: =
6px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; ">A =
<B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0000FF">GREAT GRAY =
OWL</FONT></B> was on Koochiching County Road 30, 6.5 miles west of U.S. =
71 near Big Falls.</P><P style=3D"text-indent: -12px;margin-top: 6px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; font: normal =
normal normal 9px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 11px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial" size=3D"3"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
12px;"><BR></SPAN></FONT></P><P style=3D"text-indent: -12px;margin-top: =
6px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; ">In Crow =
Wing County, Milton Blomberg reports a <B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span"=
color=3D"#0000FF">SNOWY OWL</FONT></B> east of state highway 6 on =
county road 11 on February 20th. At least two <B><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0000FF">Snowys</FONT></B> were =
still at the Minneapolis - St. Paul airport on the 22nd.</P><P =
style=3D"text-indent: -12px;margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; font: normal normal normal =
9px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 11px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span"=
face=3D"Arial" size=3D"3"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 12px;"><BR></SPAN></FONT></P><P style=3D"text-indent: =
-12px;margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 12px; ">At the Beaver Creek WMA in Fillmore County, Craig =
Mandel reports that on February 20th there were six <B><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0000FF">SHORT-EARED =
OWLS</FONT></B>. To reach this location from highway 63, go two miles =
west on county road 26, then approximately three-quarters of a mile =
south and look for a group of small coniferous trees on the east side of =
the road at the parking lot.=A0</P><P style=3D"text-indent: =
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min-height: 11px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial" =
size=3D"3"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
12px;"><BR></SPAN></FONT></P><P style=3D"text-indent: -12px;margin-top: =
6px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; "><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span">Over the weekend, Shawn Conrad reported an =
<FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#0000FF"><B>AMERICAN</B></FONT><B><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0000FF"> THREE-TOED =
WOODPECKER</FONT></B> along Koochiching County Road 13, eight miles =
north of US Highway 71.</SPAN></P><P style=3D"text-indent: =
-12px;margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 12px; font: normal normal normal 9px/normal Helvetica; =
min-height: 11px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial" =
size=3D"3"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
12px;"><BR></SPAN></FONT></P><P style=3D"text-indent: -12px;margin-top: =
6px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; ">Jim =
Lind relocated the <B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#0000FF">VARIED THRUSH</FONT></B> at 4th Avenue and 1st Street =
in downtown Two Harbors, Lake County on the 18th.=A0</P><P =
style=3D"text-indent: -12px;margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; font: normal normal normal =
9px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 11px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span"=
face=3D"Arial" size=3D"3"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
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margin-left: 12px; ">A <B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#0000FF">SPOTTED TOWHEE</FONT></B> has been coming to a feeder =
near Cook, St. Louis County, since before Thanksgiving. The homeowners =
are open to having visitors, but they would like people to call ahead of =
time. For more information, please contact Cedric and Eunice Roivanen at =
218-666-5318.</P><P style=3D"text-indent: -12px;margin-top: 6px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; font: normal =
normal normal 9px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 11px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial" size=3D"3"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
12px;"><BR></SPAN></FONT></P><P style=3D"text-indent: -12px;margin-top: =
6px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; ">The =
next scheduled update of this tape is <B>Thursday, March 2nd.</B></P><P =
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margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; font: normal normal normal =
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