Jan Lockwood received a message from a person who reports that she saw a Snowy Owl in Marshall County along Western Avenue, just east of the RR tracks near Rd. 100 E, about 2 miles N of Camp Grove. (DeLorme p. 33, D-5). Her description of the bird sounds good, and she has taken some distant photos. This area is in far western Marshall County, on the west side of the Illinois River, about 15 miles NW of the town of Lacon, IL, which is on the river.

She said that the bird was hanging around a flooded field that is shrinking as it dries up, and was seen carrying a black bird in its talons which she believes was a Coot. There are a number of Coots in the pond, plus some puddle ducks.