I should have given the coordinates. I saw this bird halfway between Thorp and Owen. The coordinates were: 44.949352N, 90.699455W If you plug those coordinates into Google Maps, it will show you the precise location where I saw it. Steve Reischel Evansville, WI Rock County On 11/28/2011 6:59 PM, Gayle Davis wrote: > Hi Steve - I live 11 miles north of Owen and will go down to 29 to > look for your bird - can you tell me roughly where along the highway > near Owen the bird was? with as many of these Snowies as we are > getting, the one Claudia saw near Thorp could easily be a different > owl, so thought I'd ask if you could give me a landmark along the > highway - during the last invasion several years ago, we had one > living by the Clark Cty Health Care Center all winter - > > thanks for the info! > > Gayle Davis, Owen, Taylor Cty > > On 11/27/2011 10:15 PM, Steve Reischel wrote: >> It's beginning to look like it may be a very "Snowy" winter. Today >> around noon my wife and I saw a female Snowy Owl on the south side of >> Hwy 29 in Clark Co near Owen. She was in the grass alongside the >> highway and flew up to a fence post, then out into an open field and >> then to the top of a power pole. >> >> Here are a couple pictures: >> http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7168/6416230091_e8c4074df6_z_d.jpg >> http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7151/6416230225_7d4a25dbdf_b_d.jpg >> >> Steve& Rita Reischel >> Evansville, WI >> Rock County >> #################### >> 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 >> >> >> >> Internal Virus Database is out of date. >> Checked by AVG -www.avg.com >> Version: 8.5.454 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/4025 - Release Date: 11/18/11 >> 19:34:00 >> #################### 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