[mou] Snowy owl & a merlin
Gail Wieberdink
wieber64@comcast.net
Sat, 7 Jan 2006 15:46:52 -0600
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My sister, Mary Hess, my husband and I made a trip to Schaar's Bluff =
this morning in hopes of seeing the gyrfalcon but no luck there although =
we did see a kestrel. We saw a flock of about 15 bluebirds along the =
road into the Schaar's Bluff parking area. When we left the area and =
turned right along 42 we got a very good view of a Merlin sitting atop a =
power pole. We then drove down Pine Bend Trail where we saw several =
small flocks of American tree sparrows, a redpoll, and numerous juncos. =
A man at Schaar's Bluff had told us about the black Red Tail Hawk along =
Pine Bend and we got several views of that beautiful bird and heard it =
calling! Thank you! We also saw a lot of regular red tails throughout =
the entire drive. As we headed back toward home, we swung in by the =
airport and the large group of birders already in the glycol plant =
parking lot made it very easy to spot the single snowy owl sitting on =
the ground just on the other side of the fence across the concrete tank. =
It was the closest view we have had so far. That was about 1:30 to =
1:45.
What had started out as a very slow birding day ended up being very =
productive! I guess the birds were enjoying the sun as much as we were. =
Gail Wieberdink
Roseville
wieber64@comcast.net
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My sister, Mary Hess, my husband and =
I made a=20
trip to Schaar's Bluff this morning in hopes of seeing the gyrfalcon but =
no luck=20
there although we did see a kestrel. We saw a flock of =
about 15=20
bluebirds along the road into the Schaar's Bluff parking=20
area. When we left the area and turned right along =
42 we=20
got a very good view of a Merlin sitting atop a power =
pole. We then=20
drove down Pine Bend Trail where we saw several small flocks of American =
tree=20
sparrows, a redpoll, and numerous juncos. A man at Schaar's =
Bluff had=20
told us about the black Red Tail Hawk along Pine Bend and we got=20
several views of that beautiful bird and heard it calling! =
Thank=20
you! We also saw a lot of regular red tails throughout the entire=20
drive. As we headed back toward home, we swung in by the airport =
and the=20
large group of birders already in the glycol plant parking lot made it =
very easy=20
to spot the single snowy owl sitting on the ground just on the other =
side of the=20
fence across the concrete tank. It was the closest view we have =
had so=20
far. That was about 1:30 to 1:45.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>What had started out as a very slow =
birding day=20
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the sun as=20
much as we were. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Gail Wieberdink</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Roseville<BR><A=20
href=3D"mailto:wieber64@comcast.net">wieber64@comcast.net</A> =
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