This isn't like last winter when Snowy Owls were here in large numbers, but a few have been reported in Minnesota to date. Weather aside, it is early in the season. This information comes from the hotline report issued weekly by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
This week, one has been seen near Long Prairie, four and a half miles north of town along Todd County Road 6. A Snowy Owl has been seen near Rush City in Chisago County. The bird was reported as along County Road 3 about a quarter mile east of County Road 30. Two have been seen in Sherburne County, north of Big Lake and south of U.S. Highway 10 along County Road 17.
And in downtown Minneapolis, an owl was reported as being on the corner of Washington Avenue and Third Avenue.
