Late this afternoon/early evening there were 4 Short-eared Owls on Earl Armstrong Rd, south of the airport. There were also 3 deer and 2 or 3 foxes calling!
Up at the pond on the same road were about 85 Common Mergansers and 10 Hooded Mergansers along with 3 American Black Ducks, 2 Greater Black-backed Gulls and a Herring Gull. Earl Armstrong Rd runs east-west between High Rd (off Albion Rd by the raceway) at the eastern end and River Rd at the west end. The section with the owls is between Limebank and Bowesville Rds. The best place is just part way west from the "s" curve, looking in a northwesterly direction. The best time is dusk, just as it is getting dark, with a lit sky to back light the birds. They tend to fly low over the fields and wheel up and down as they go. The pond is east of Bowesville near a farm. Cheers, Eve -Eve Ticknor Coordinator, OFNC Peregrine Falcon Watch 38-9 Gillespie Cres. Ottawa, Ontario, K1V 9T5 Canada (613) 737-7551 [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Without birds, would we humans ever have had the imagination to fly or sing?" eve ticknor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
