[mou] Wabasha County 14/42 Snowy Owl
Bob Ekblad
ekblad@frontiernet.net
Tue, 2 Jan 2007 20:37:50 -0600
This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
------=_NextPart_000_006B_01C72EAD.DF7B5410
Content-Type: text/plain;
charset="US-ASCII"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Diane and I were able to re-find the Snowy Owl that had been reported
previously along either Hwy 42 or Cty 14 to the northeast of Plainview
(Wabasha County). We spotted it on a power pole on a gravel road that goes
north of Hwy 42 between mile markers 21 and 22. When we finally located the
bird it was around 4:50 or 5:00PM when it was getting fairly dark out -
certainly not the right conditions for any photographs. This location is
approximately 6 miles NE of Plainview. After a while the owl flew over to a
pole along Hwy 42 and later flew past us headed toward Cty 14. The gravel
road we were on goes north and then turns west and becomes 595th St. Other
locations where the bird has been reported in the past week or so have been
at the mile marker 22 on Hwy 42 and along Cty 14 near the intersection of
595th. This was my fourth attempt to find the bird, most all were later in
the afternoon in varying weather conditions. I suspect the bird was
probably not out and about until it got darker (after I left the area).
Tonight we arrived later and were fortunate to have the bird out and easy to
spot.
Our thanks go to those who previously reported the bird over the past week
or so. I was able to use those reports to better concentrate in the area
where we eventually found the bird.
Bob Ekblad
Olmsted County in Southeast Minnesota
ekblad@frontiernet.net
http://www.Birding-Minnesota.com
------=_NextPart_000_006B_01C72EAD.DF7B5410
Content-Type: text/html;
charset="US-ASCII"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
<html xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" =
xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" =
xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" =
xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; =
charset=3Dus-ascii">
<meta name=3DProgId content=3DWord.Document>
<meta name=3DGenerator content=3D"Microsoft Word 11">
<meta name=3DOriginator content=3D"Microsoft Word 11">
<link rel=3DFile-List href=3D"cid:filelist.xml@01C72EAD.DE4FCC60">
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
<o:DoNotRelyOnCSS/>
</o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<w:SpellingState>Clean</w:SpellingState>
<w:GrammarState>Clean</w:GrammarState>
<w:DocumentKind>DocumentEmail</w:DocumentKind>
<w:EnvelopeVis/>
<w:PunctuationKerning/>
<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>
<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>
<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:SnapToGridInCell/>
<w:WrapTextWithPunct/>
<w:UseAsianBreakRules/>
<w:DontGrowAutofit/>
</w:Compatibility>
<w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel>
</w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState=3D"false" LatentStyleCount=3D"156">
</w:LatentStyles>
</xml><![endif]-->
<style>
<!--
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{mso-style-parent:"";
margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;
text-underline:single;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;
text-underline:single;}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;
mso-ascii-font-family:Arial;
mso-hansi-font-family:Arial;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext;}
span.GramE
{mso-style-name:"";
mso-gram-e:yes;}
@page Section1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;
mso-header-margin:.5in;
mso-footer-margin:.5in;
mso-paper-source:0;}
div.Section1
{page:Section1;}
-->
</style>
<!--[if gte mso 10]>
<style>
/* Style Definitions */=20
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin:0in;
mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ansi-language:#0400;
mso-fareast-language:#0400;
mso-bidi-language:#0400;}
</style>
<![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext=3D"edit" spidmax=3D"1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext=3D"edit">
<o:idmap v:ext=3D"edit" data=3D"1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>
<body lang=3DEN-US link=3Dblue vlink=3Dpurple =
style=3D'tab-interval:.5in'>
<div class=3DSection1>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Diane and I were able to re-find the Snowy Owl that =
had been
reported previously along either Hwy 42 or Cty 14 to the northeast of =
Plainview
(Wabasha County).<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>We =
spotted it on
a power pole on a gravel road that goes north of Hwy 42 between mile =
markers 21
and 22.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>When we finally =
located the
bird it was around 4:50 or 5:00PM when it was getting fairly dark out =
–
certainly not the right conditions for any photographs.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>This location is approximately =
6 miles
NE of Plainview.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>After a =
while the
owl flew over to a pole along Hwy 42 and later flew past us headed =
toward Cty
14.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>The gravel road we =
were on goes
north and then turns west and becomes 595<sup>th</sup> St.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Other locations where the bird =
has been
reported in the past week or so have been at the mile marker 22 on Hwy =
42 and
along Cty 14 near the intersection of 595<sup>th</sup>.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>This was my fourth =
attempt to find
the bird, most all were later in the afternoon in varying weather =
conditions.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I suspect the bird was probably =
not out
and about until it got darker (after I left the area).<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Tonight we arrived later and =
were
fortunate to have the bird out and easy to spot. =
<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'>Our thanks go to those who previously reported the =
bird over
the past week or so.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I was =
able to use
those reports to better concentrate in the area where we eventually =
found the
bird.<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>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>Bob =
Ekblad<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;mso-no-proof:yes'>Olmsted County in Southeast =
Minnesota</span></font><span
style=3D'mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'><a =
href=3D"mailto:ekblad@frontiernet.net">ekblad@frontiernet.net</a></span><=
/font><span
style=3D'mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'><a =
href=3D"http://www.Birding-Minnesota.com">http://www.Birding-Minnesota.co=
m</a></span></font><span
style=3D'mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>
------=_NextPart_000_006B_01C72EAD.DF7B5410--