[mou] Rock County MN Short-eared Owls
Ronald Erpelding
rerpeldi@tds.net
Sun, 21 Jan 2007 22:01:09 -0600
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Around noon today (Sunday, January 21, 2007) Joel Schmidt and I spotted a
Short-eared Owl sitting on a large hay bale in east central Rock County. A
few minutes later the Owl flew south across the road and landed on a short
snag next to a frozen creek in a cattle pasture. Over the next 20 minutes we
watched a total of at least 5 different Short-eared Owls either flying or
perched in the pasture. Several of the Owls gave us great views as they
perched on fence posts adjacent to the road.
Location: The Owls were seen in east central Rock County on the south side
of Co Rd 8, one half mile west of Co Rd 3 which is located one mile west of
the eastern Rock County/ western Nobles County border.
We also saw hundreds of Horned Larks in Rock, Nobles and Jackson Counties
along with a few Lapland Longspurs in all 3 counties. Only a few Snow
Buntings were seen and they were in Rock and Nobles Counties. Total snow
cover dept in Rock and Nobles Counties was approximately 2 inches with over
6 inches in Jackson County
Ron Erpelding
Kandiyohi County
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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A few minutes later the Owl flew south across the road and landed on a =
short
snag next to a frozen creek in a cattle pasture. Over the next 20 =
minutes we watched
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Short-eared
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seen and
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