Short-eared Owl - 27 Mar 2026
Heavy storms moved through the area last evening, and coupled with radar showing a big migration push from the south, I thought I'd take a ride at Pt. Mouillee to see if anything new might've popped up. The morning arrived with mostly cloudy skies, 28ºF, and light winds. I arrived at Mouillee Creek parking lot at 8:30 am and pulled the bike out. Already the air felt cold; I bundled up best as I could, and even took off the glasses as they fogged when I had my face mask up over my nose. The wind was picking up, as well, so I knew I was in for a cold ride. I decided that I'd try carrying the scope in the trunk of the bike as it was a hassle trying to wrestle it off my back and set it up to scope w/ already-cold hands. I rode around the west side of the Walpatich Unit to the first (south) dike and headed east toward the Lautenschlager Unit. Blue-winged Teal (5) were a nice find, but otherwise only Canada Geese were on the pond. Looping around the north side of the Laute...
