Hi All, There were at least three Short-eared Owls present yesterday evening (21 Jan 2012) in the area in Ovid previously described by Marty Schlabach (thanks Marty and Mary Jean!). There was one owl perched on a post along Rock River Road, just north of the intersection of Wycoff, at 4:55 pm. This bird then took flight over the field east of Rock River and north of Wycoff (north of the farm at the intersection), and was soon joined by two others in flight. All three birds eventually moved eastward, and were likely better viewed from along Wycoff. But, one bird eventually came back closer to Rock River, caught some sort of gray rodent, and proceeded to eat it while perched on a short post right along Rock River Road. A great show! This was all between 4:55 and 5:20 pm.
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