[Ontbirds] Re: Snowy Owl at Seed Rd Egremont Dr. (Hwy. 22)

2010-01-11 Thread Gail C. McNeil
Hello Ontbirders, Today, while checking for Short-eared owls at Seed Rd. Cuddy Drive, Ed, Kay and I spotted a Snowy Owl on top of a hydro pole about 150 yds. north of Egremont Dr. (Hwy. 22) on Seed Rd. Too dark to see it well. As we backed up to look at it better, it flew down and

[Ontbirds] Re: Snowy Owls south of Lucan

2009-01-26 Thread Gail C. McNeil
Hi All, Ed and I birded the Roman Line today around 5 p.m. We spotted 2 Snowy Owls between 5 and 5:30 p.m. Both owls were on top of hydro poles on the East side of the Roman Line. The first one was between Fallon Drive and Breen Drive. This owl was very heavily barred. The second one was

[Ontbirds]Long-tailed Duck at the Strathroy Sewage Lagoons

2006-11-19 Thread Gail C. McNeil
Hi All, A male Long-tailed Duck was seen this afternoon, about 3:30 p.m, at the Strathroy Sewage Lagoons. It was swimming with hundreds of Ruddy Ducks in the pond on the left as you enter the lagoons. Also seen in the pond on the left were Bonaparte Gulls. On the pond on the right were

[Ontbirds]Eurasian Wigeon at Aylmer Sewage Lagoon

2006-03-26 Thread Gail C. McNeil
Hi all, As of Saturday, March 25 at 2:30 p.m. the American Wigeon was seen at the Aylmer Sewage Lagoons with a large group of American Wigeons. There were also Ring-necked Ducks, Bufflehead, Mallards, Black Duck and Northern Shovellers. From Exit 203 on Hwy. 401 drive south on Hwy. 73 to

[Ontbirds]Snowy Owl south of London

2006-02-04 Thread Gail C. McNeil
We found it! The Snowy Owl seen by Claude and Nina Radley was located today on the west side of Colonel Talbot Road at 12:15 p.m. Directions: from London drive south on Colonel Talbot Road to Littlewood Drive, the traffic lights just before the 401. Turn right on Littlewood Drive and drive