[Ontbirds] Short eared owls- Harrow, Essex

I just had 2 Short eared owls hunting over a ditch on county road 15. That is between con. 5 and 6. Opposite the Cargill grain place. Thanks Donny ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organiz

[Ontbirds] Short-eared Owls - St. Catherines 1/20/15

--- Begin Message --- At least 6 (and possibly more) Short-eared Owls were present late this afternoon in the fields on Fifth Ave Louth in St. Catherines. Also present were 1 Northern Harrier and 1 Red-tailed Hawk. Please be careful - there is not much of a shoulder in most spots - but traffic

[Ontbirds] Short-eared Owls west of Dunnville

After seeing the Ross' Goose at the Welland Canal in Port Colborne this afternoon with a number others, my son and I decided to head towards Fisherville in hopes of seeing Short-eared Owls. With the snow coming down pretty good and the light fading quick we were not sure we could make it there

[Ontbirds] Short-eared Owls on 10th Rd East in Stoney Creek

Evening All, Late Sunday afternoon, Jean and I waited for dusk and the aerial displays of the reported Short-eared Owl on 10th Rd East in Stoney Creek. We waited with approximately 10 additional birders spread along 10th Rd and around 5:20 PM the first Short-eared appeared east of 10th. It

[Ontbirds] short eared owls @ rondeau

We had three short eared owls quartering the dune in front of our cottage at 5.10 pm today. We are located close to the visitors centre. Directions take 401 to exit 101 and follow the signs to the park. The VC is on Lakeshore road. Ric -- Ric McArthur PO Box B1 Morpeth, Ontario,Canada N0P 1X0

[Ontbirds] short eared owls

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[Ontbirds] Short eared owls just south of Binbrook (Hamilton)

Hi all, On my way home from a friend's house, just after watching Team Canada win our 14th gold medal of the Olympics, I spotted 7 short eared owls. It was about 6pm (dusk) at the corner of Stoney Creek Rd and Haldimand Rd 66 just south of Binbrook. There very well could have been more.

[Ontbirds] short eared owls west of london

Hi Birders, To-day,(Sunday Jan 25) just after 5 p.m., Mary Dalgleish and I saw 4 short eared owls in the area of Cuddy/Seed Rd, west of London. They were not to be seen at 4 p.m. when we first arrived but did show just after 5 p.m. They flew about and twice landed on posts for a better view. W

[Ontbirds] short-eared owls, and bald eagles, fisherville area, saturday march 10

Hi all, we had one short-eared owl, and many horned larks in the manure field opposite the raptor reserve on the 6th concession of fisherville on Saturday. Plus a meadowlark, and a flock of red-wing blackbirds. On the 7th concession, we had another four short-eared owls performing a lovely aer

[Ontbirds]Short-eared Owls at Fisherville, Haldimand County

On Saturday January 20, between 10:00 am and 12:00 noon, 6 short-eared owls were seen by myself, Caroline Walmsley and Andrew Ryckman. The owls are easy to see and can be found in the various conifers near to the road. We enjoyed watching them as they took flight and circled us before landing nea

[Ontbirds]short-eared owls in Sarnia

Hey, I had and amazing day of birding in Sarnia today. I started at Point Edward where I found an adult ICELAND GULL. Then I went to the Sarnia bay (off Front/Exmouth St) where I had 1 merlin and Alf Rider pointed out 4 HARLEQUIN DUCKS on the opposite side of the river, seen from the parking

[Ontbirds]Short-eared Owls/Northern Harriers near Glencoe

Hi there, I got information from a local birder who said on Jan 4, he found almost 30 NOHA, feeding over a few appropriate habitat fields at dusk (4:30 ish) near Glencoe, Ontario, southwest of London. This would be an unprecedented number of harriers using the same fields and unheard of in sout

[Ontbirds]Short-eared owls at Fisherville

At Fisherville today, I saw a parliament of short-eared owls (at least 9, maybe more) roosting in trees, on the ground, and flying around. There were also 2 pairs of rough-legged hawks, 2 red-tails, 1 northern harrier and 1 turkey vulture. To get to the owls: Take Hwy 6 South of Hamilton to

[Ontbirds]Short Eared Owls - Fisherville

Today we observed for most of the afternoon a single short eared owl, sitting along the fence line on the north side of Con 6, across from the "Raptor Rehabilitation" sign. We hung around for quite awhile and were well rewarded with the owls in flight - they(12 to 20) came out from the south of the

[Ontbirds]Short-Eared Owls - Amherst Island

After a three week period of moving to a new house, working and having a hernia operation, I finally was able to get out birding for a couple of hours with my nephew Justin to get a SHORT-EARED OWL for his life list. We took the 3:30p.m. ferry and easily found 10 SHORT-EARED OWLS at the southe

[Ontbirds]Short Eared Owls and Bald Eagles in Haldimand County.

Hi Birders, After checking out the Partridges at Brantford airport, we were heading down to see the Short Eared Owls. We found them, could not count them, but I estimate that there were a minimum of ten flying around and perching. Direction from Jarvis on HW 6 south of Hamilton: take HW 3 east g

[Ontbirds] Short-eared Owls in Stoney Creek Mountain

I haven't been on the site or had a chance to assess the situation but it seems common sense to me to give the Short-eared Owls the benefit of doubt and avoid any potential disruption. Without further comment the following is from Ken Williams. Mark Cranford Ontbirds Coordinator Mississauga, Ont.

[Ontbirds] Short Eared Owls Near Grimsby

Following several hours at the Beamer Hawk Watch today I decided to follow up on the Toronto Hot Line report of Short Eared Owls off the 10th Line running west from Ridge Road near the Beamer Hawk Watch along with Hugh Currie, Brendan O'Sullivan along with their wives. Before entering the field whe