Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge short-eared owl trip results

[Steve_Kahl at fws.gov]

Saginaw Valley Audubon Society members Steve Gasser, Larry Abraham, and
Carolyn Szaroletta led a trip for the public to see short-eared owls at
Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge on November 30.  Despite high winds,
many interesting birds were found, including:

short-eared owl - 1
rough-legged hawk - 1
red-tailed Hawk - 1
American black duck - 70
herring gull - 15,000
ring-billed gull - 5,000
Bonaparte's gull - 1
lesser black-backed gull - 1
sandhill crane - 2
mallard - 750
Canada goose - 400
common merganser - 4
northern harrier - 7
red-breasted nuthatch - 1

Steven Kahl
Refuge Manager
Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge
6975 Mower Road
Saginaw, MI  48601-9783
P (989) 777-5930 ext 16
F (989) 777-9200
http://www.fws.gov/midwest/shiawassee/