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with permission from Tim Avery.

Dawn Bailey
Eatonville, WA
mailto:dawnsdog at rainierconnect.com




----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Avery" <tanager at timaverybirding.com>
To: <birdtalk at utahbirds.org>
Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 1:08 PM
Subject: [BirdTalk] fwd: Keep your eyes peeled for Owls


> I thought this might be of interest with winter fast approaching. This
fall in
> Wisconsin/Minnesota we have had Boreal and Northern Hawk Owls seen on more
than
> one occasion. The most recent was a Boreal Owl captured near Stevens
Point,
> which is in central Wisconsin. This year it is believed there is a food
> shortage in the north (Canada) and several boreal species have made the
early
> jaunt south in search of food. Some folks probably remember in March and
April
> of 1999 there was at least one Boreal Owl located and photographed in
Cache
> County, and possibly two. Some people believe these birds may nest in
Utah, as
> they nest in Wyoming and Colorado. I would guess this might be the winter
to
> find a Boreal Owl along the Wasatch front... maybe a Snowy on the
Causeway, and
> a Great Gray near lets say Deer Valley. And to make it interesting a
Northern
> Hawk Owl near Pinedale. We can only hope huh?
>
> Here is a pic of the Boreal Owl in central Wisconsin compliments of John
> Idzikowski:
>
> http://my.execpc.com/CE/5F/idzikoj/owls/boreal.htm
>
> Good Birding
>
> Tim
>
> Salt Lake City, UT or Beloit, WI
> http://www.timaverybirding.com
>
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