Hi, everyone,
I walked around The Arboretum Centre today to try to spot the Brown
Thrasher reported by Alec Follett but with no luck. Our grounds crew
was busy removing the snow around the building, so the thrasher might
have gone somewhere else for a bit. I'll let you know if I see it -
this is the building I work in, so hopefully it will just sit at my
window at some point. :)
I did, however, find "our" Barred Owl near The Arboretum Centre during
my search. It was south east of the building (for those of you who know
our best Bohemian Waxwing spot, the owl was just south of the triangular
building with the junipers that the waxwings hang out in). I saw the
owl swallow a meadow vole so it may stay around hunting. I did take
Arboretum staff members out to see it but it had disappeared. It might
just be perched out of sight.
Photos can be seen at our flickr site:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/52649814@N05/
We have a bunch of naturalist workshops (owls, tracking, intro to birds,
warblers, etc.) coming up. For details, go to
http://www.uoguelph.ca/arboretum/educationandevents/workshops.shtml
Happy New Year!
Cheers, Chris Earley
To get to The Arboretum Centre, follow highway 6 north from the 401.
Turn right (east) onto College Ave. Follow College almost to its end at
Victoria Rd. Just before Victoria Road, turn right at our entrance and
follow the road to the two large parking lots. The Arboretum Centre is
to the right of the parking lots.
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