To give proper credit, I believe the bird was found by Heidi Kirsch Novak and seen by many, including Kim Eckert’s MBW group. I did not see the bird myself. The owl was photographed this morning hunting in the fields on the east side of St. Louis County Road 7 south of Dibble Road.
My personal opinion is there is little risk of harm to the owl when observers and photographers use thoughtful, non-intrusive, and respectful observation practices. > On Jan 12, 2020, at 8:13 A.M., Scott Dirks <smdi...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Nice find, Anthony, and thanks for posting the location! I won’t have time > to go find it, but hopefully many will enjoy this rare sight. > > Harassment can be a problem during nesting season, but it seems to me that > viewing this bird under these circumstances is not likely to be problematic > at a place like Sax-Zim. > > What a fun place! > > Score Dirks Anthony Hertzel axhert...@gmail.com ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
