Hello All, A female Snowy Owl was found by myself and a couple other friends at 12:30 PM on January 10, 2012 on the Mara/Carden boundary line. The bird was sitting originally on the east side of the road just north of the quarry. It was almost too far for the naked eye, but with binoculars or a scope you could see it clearly. After watching the bird for about a half hour, we left to do more birding. We came back about an hour and a half later to find it on the west side of the road very close, on the telephone pole. Throughout the rest of the day the bird was always seen on the west side of the road right across from the quarry, flying from rocks in fields to the telephone pole. I have attached a photo, not a very great one, but you can tell it's a female SNOW. Other birds seen and heard in the area include:
Rough-legged Hawk Pileated Woodpecker Black-capped Chickadee American Tree Sparrow Enjoy!! Brad Bloemendal _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
