[mou] S. MN birds

[JELLISBIRD@aol.com]

     While duck hunting with my brother saw 3 Short Eared Owls at a large 
state WMA off the NW corner of Middle Lake in Nicollet County on Friday AM. On 
Saturday saw a flock of 12 white phase Snow Geese over a State WMA south of Lura 
Lake in Faribault  County. There were two Cackling Canada Geese in with the 
Snow Geese and the two Cackling Geese were vocalizing back and forth with each 
other while the Snows were silent. I've never seen Snows that far east in fall 
migration. On Sunday I found a road killed Grey Partridge just east of 
Comfrey in Brown County on County 20. Had Am. Pipits migrating over Red Rock Prairie 
in Cottonwood also on Sunday.
    John Ellis- St. Paul