As of March 1st, the gray-morph GYRFALCON was still in Dakota County near the junction of Dakota County Road 42 and State Highway 55. Birders should also check the area near Jacob Avenue and County Road 42, and at Mile Post 216 on Highway 55.

GREAT GRAY OWLS and NORTHERN HAWK OWLS are still easy to find across northern Minnesota, especially in Aitkin and Pine Counties. Many observers report finding multiple Great Gray Owls along Aitkin County Roads 4, 5, 22 & 73, and along State Highway 65. On March 2nd, Warren Nelson found 46 Great Grays and two Hawk Owls along Aitkin County Road 1, north of the town of Aitkin.

On March 3rd, a SNOWY OWL was seen on a utility pole four miles south of Claremont on Dodge County Road 3, one-quarter of a mile north of 670th Street.

On February 25th, there were an estimated 300 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS in the Smithville area of west Duluth. And, thirty more waxwings were seen amoungst a group of SNOW BUNTINGS along 5th Street Northwest in Aitkin, in Aitkin County, on March 2nd.

And last, the CAROLINA WREN is still being seen at the Old Cedar Avenue Bridge area of Bloomington, in Hennepin County. It was seen on March 2nd across from the garden center.