[mou] Kandiyohi County Screech, Short-eared & Saw-whet Owls
Ronald Erpelding
rerpeldi@tds.net
Thu, 15 Feb 2007 23:15:19 -0600
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On late Sunday afternoon, February 11, 2007 Joel Schmidt found two
Short-eared Owls and a Northern Saw-whet Owl in northwestern Kandiyohi
County. I relocated the two Short-eared Owls late this afternoon, =
Thursday,
February 15, 2007 but was unable to relocate the Northern Saw-whet Owl. =
I
also found a gray phase Eastern Screech-Owl in the same general area.
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The Short-eared Owls were seen several times between 5:40 and 6:15 p.m.
flying and perched in a 217 acre Waterfowl Production Area between165th
Avenue NW and the north side of Henjum Lake in Section 22 of Actander
Township in northwestern Kandiyohi County, 8 & 3/4 miles west and 2 =
miles
south of the Hwy 71 entrance to Sibley State Park.
Directions: From US Hwy 71 - 1 mile south of the entrance to Sibley =
State
Park turn west on Co Rd 40 and travel west 8 miles, turn south on 95tth =
St
NW and travel south for one mile, turn west on 165th Avenue NW and =
travel
west for =BE mile, on the south side of 165th Avenue NW take a left turn =
and
follow the driveway south, just before it becomes a private driveway =
there
is a WPA parking lot on the west side. The first Owl was seen while =
walking
the WPA west toward the hill; the second Owl was seen from the hill in =
the
NW corner of the WPA adjacent to 165th Avenue NW where it is intersected
from the north by Co Rd 113/110 Street NW. The Owl was also seen =
several
times from 165th Avenue NW perched on one or the other of two muskrat =
piles
in the small wetland adjacent to the road.
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The Eastern Screech Owl was seen at 5:32 p.m. in the south facing =
entrance
hole of a wood duck box located approximately 13 feet up on a power line
pole.
Directions: Follow 165th Avenue NW west till it intersects with 118th =
St
NW. Turn south on 118th St NW and travel south for approximately 1 =
mile.
The wood duck box power pole is on the east side of the road =
approximately
40 yards north of the driveway to the Van Zee Dairy Farm at 15080 118th =
St
NW.
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The Northern Saw-whet Owl was seen on Sunday also from 118th St NW, but
north of where 165th Avenue NW intersects 118th St NW. The Owl was seen =
in
a wooded area on the south side of 118th St NW where the road curves to =
the
west just past the rural church.
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Ron Erpelding
Kandiyohi County
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>On late Sunday afternoon, February 11, 2007 Joel =
Schmidt
found two <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Short-eared =
Owls</span></b> and a <b><span
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Northern Saw-whet Owl</span></b> in =
northwestern <st1:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Kandiyohi</st1:PlaceName> =
<st1:PlaceType
w:st=3D"on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>. I relocated the two =
Short-eared
Owls late this afternoon, Thursday, February 15, 2007 <u>but was unable =
to relocate
the Northern Saw-whet Owl</u>.=A0 I also found a gray phase <b><span
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Eastern Screech-Owl</span></b> in the same =
general
area.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'> Short-eared =
Owls</span></b>
were seen several times between 5:40 and 6:15 p.m. flying and perched in =
a 217
acre Waterfowl Production Area between165th Avenue NW and the north side =
of <st1:PlaceName
w:st=3D"on">Henjum</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType =
w:st=3D"on">Lake</st1:PlaceType>
in Section 22 of Actander Township in northwestern <st1:PlaceName =
w:st=3D"on">Kandiyohi</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">County</st1:PlaceType>, 8 & 3/4 miles =
west and 2 miles
south of the Hwy 71 entrance to <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName =
w:st=3D"on">Sibley</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">State =
Park</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Directions</span></font></b><font =
size=3D2
face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>: =
<b><u><span
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>From US Hwy 71 </span></u></b><u>- 1 mile =
south of the
entrance to Sibley State Park</u> <b><u><span =
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>turn
west on Co Rd 40 </span></u></b><u>and travel west 8 miles</u>, =
<b><u><span
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>turn south on 95<sup>tth </sup>St =
NW</span></u></b><u>
and travel south for one mile</u>, <b><u><span =
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>turn
west on 165<sup>th</sup> Avenue NW</span></u></b><u> and travel west =
<b><span
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>for =BE mile</span></b></u>, <u>on the south =
side of 165<sup>th</sup>
Avenue NW <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>take a left turn and =
follow the
driveway south, just before it becomes a private driveway there is a WPA =
parking
lot on the west side</span></b></u><b><span =
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>.</span></b>
The first Owl was seen while walking the WPA west toward the hill; the =
second Owl
was seen from the hill in the NW corner of the WPA adjacent to =
<st1:Street
w:st=3D"on"><st1:address w:st=3D"on">165<sup>th</sup> Avenue =
NW</st1:address></st1:Street>
where it is intersected from the north by Co Rd 113/110 Street NW. =
=A0The Owl was
also seen several times from 165<sup>th</sup> Avenue NW perched on one =
or the
other of two muskrat piles in the small wetland adjacent to the =
road.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'> Eastern =
Screech Owl </span></b>was
seen at 5:32 p.m. in the south facing entrance hole of a wood duck box =
located approximately
13 feet up on a power line pole.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Directions:</span></font></b><font =
size=3D2
face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>=A0 =
<b><u><span
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Follow <st1:Street w:st=3D"on"><st1:address =
w:st=3D"on">165<sup>th</sup>
Avenue NW</st1:address></st1:Street> west</span></u></b><u> till it
intersects with <st1:Street w:st=3D"on"><st1:address =
w:st=3D"on">118<sup>th</sup> St
NW</st1:address></st1:Street></u>.=A0 <b><span =
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Turn <u>south
on 118<sup>th</sup> St NW</u></span></b><u> and travel south for =
approximately
1 mile</u>.=A0 The wood duck box power pole <b><u><span =
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>is
on the east side </span></u></b><u>of the road approximately<b><span
style=3D'font-weight:bold'> 40 yards north of the driveway to the Van =
Zee Dairy
Farm at <st1:Street w:st=3D"on"><st1:address w:st=3D"on">15080 =
118<sup>th</sup> St
=
NW</st1:address></st1:Street>.<o:p></o:p></span></b></u></span></font></p=
>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Northern =
Saw-whet Owl</span></b>
was seen on Sunday also from <st1:Street w:st=3D"on"><st1:address =
w:st=3D"on">118<sup>th</sup>
St NW</st1:address></st1:Street>, <b><span =
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>but <u>north</u>
of where <st1:Street w:st=3D"on"><st1:address =
w:st=3D"on">165<sup>th</sup> Avenue
NW</st1:address></st1:Street> intersects <st1:Street =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:address
w:st=3D"on">118<sup>th</sup> St =
NW</st1:address></st1:Street></span></b>.=A0 The Owl
was seen in a wooded area on the south side of <st1:Street =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:address
w:st=3D"on">118<sup>th</sup> St NW</st1:address></st1:Street> where the =
road curves
to the west just past the rural church.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Ron Erpelding<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <st1:PlaceType
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