Tim & I decided to check out the fields east of Elkton for Short-eared Owls this 
evening.  This used to be a great location for them a few years ago, then the 
fields were fenced in and cattle brought in.  This seemed to be the end of the 
owls in this area.  But we were back there this past summer, looking for 
Dickcissels & Henslow's Sparrows and thought the area still looked promising for 
owls.  So back we went tonight to check it out.

As sunset approached, we drove back & forth along Fairmont & Lock Lust Rds 
scanning the fields and fence posts.  No owls. Just a couple of minutes before 
dark, we began to head back toward Elkton on Fairmont and lo and behold! There 
was a short-eared working the scrub and weeds just east of the fields we had 
been searching.  Only the one owl, but it nice to know the area has not been 
completely abandoned by the owls.  There  may be more.

Laura Dornan
Stark Co.

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