There were 24 Great Gray Owls and one Barred Owl hunting the open fields off
Muley Point this evening between 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. then silhouetted
sitting high in tall deciduous trees along the roads backed by a pink sunset
and a mauve sky.
Bob Bowles, Orillia
Directions to Muley Point from hwy 11 in Orillia. From the south on hwy 11
take the second exit (4th from the north) to Orillia (hwy 12 South) and follow
hwy 12 through Atherley to Uptergrove. Continue along hwy 12 to the large
Catholic Church on the left (St. Columbkille) and turn right onto Muley Point
Road. Follow Muley Point Road south to the store at McRae Park Road/conc. 9
(good for owls) and then continue south to conc. 8. Muley Point Road goes
right to Bonnie Beach Road (good for owls). Take conc. 8 west to sideroad 20
(owls) and follow it around to conc. 7. Turn left on conc. 7 and follow it
north (more owls) to sideroad 15. Turn left on sideroad 15 and follow it back
to hwy 12.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]King Eider & Bald Eagles at Strawberry Island
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February 24 - The first winter female King Eider was observed near
Strawberry Island (observed from Aqua Lane, Tonawanda, NY) at 9:00 AM. At 9:21
the
male Bald Eagle flew in and five minutes later the female came arrived.
Although
there still is no nest, the male was observed carrying sticks 7 times, and
the female was observed carrying sticks 3 times. 9:21-10:00 AM.
Directions: Take NY324 (Sheridan Drive) west to its extreme western
terminus. At the last red-light before the Niagara River, continue through the
red-light and in 20 yards take a left onto Aqua Lane. Take Aqua Lane to the
warning signs not to proceed further and turn right to park and see Strawberry
Island.
In Fort Erie, Ontario, starting at the ice boom and traveling north along
the Niagara River on River Road the following were observed:
342 Red-breasted Mergansers (mostly north of the ice boom)
450 Buffleheads
245 Common Mergansers
3,800 Greater Scaup
220 Common Goldeneye
183 Redhead
3415 Canvasback
26 American Black Duck
13 Ring-necked Duck
85 Tundra Swans
2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
1 American Wigeon
At Niagara Falls, Ontario, above the Horseshoe Falls one Lesser Black-backed
Gull and one Glaucous Gull were observed.
At Sir Adam Beck:
5 Iceland Gulls
At Queenston, Ont:
620 Long-tailed Ducks
1 White-winged Scoter
At North Tonawanda, NY:
25 Lesser Scaup
29 Hooded Mergansers
1 Pied-billed Grebe
Lewiston, NY, Reservoir:
1 Glaucous Gull
1 Iceland Gull
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull
Best Wishes for Great Birding,
Bill Watson
Tonawnda, NY
