We, also, tried to find the Galesville Snowy Owl on Friday p.m. without success. Joan Schrinner Melrose---Jackson County ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Johnson" <lorilynnfarm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 8:54 PM Subject: [wisb] Common Redpolls >I guess these birds are showing up everywhere-even here in Moen Coulee > (about mid way between Ettrick and Arcadia and Blair and Galesville). > Yup, > had three of them at the feeder yesterday along with the roving band of > about a hundred Goldfinches. Either the Galesville Snowy Owl has moved on > or I am unable to find it. I tried diligently on both Thursday and Friday > mornings but did not locate it. I did find a Red-shouldered Hawk in the > Beaver Creek Bottoms (off McKeeth Road) and a pair of Northern Shrikes > near > Frenchville (another of the thriving communities of the Coulee Region). > Someone asked how I was enjoying life in the fast lane and I had to think > for a minute. You see, Moen Coulee Road is only one lane. When you meet > a > car, you keep two wheels on the black top and two on the shoulder. Four > of > the neighboring houses are vacant and the other three are occupied by > bachelors so traffic is almost negligible. My kind of place. > > > Larry Johnson Moen Coulee Ettrick, WI > > > > #################### > You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin > Birding Network (Wisbirdn). > To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: > //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn > To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: > //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn > Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn > > #################### You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin Birding Network (Wisbirdn). To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn