At 11:50 a.m. we saw the Great Gray Owl at Rattray Marsh on the extreme west end of the park. Park at Bexhill Drive and walk down the hill. Turn right at the pump house and follow the boardwalk west along the park. The bird was located at the last bit of boardwalk on the extreme west end of the park about 150 feet before you came to an opening in a fence which leads up into a baseball diamond. We were within 17 feet of the bird, spectacular views.
Directions to Rattray Marsh: Take the QEW to Erin Mills Parkway. Go south on Erin Mills which becomes Southdown Road and proceed to Lakeshore Road. Turn left (east) on Lakeshore and follow to Bexhill Drive which is about 1 km or so east from from Southdown. Proceed to end of Bexhill and park on the street, there is a sign for the marsh Follow directions above for location within the park. Cheers, Cheryl Edgecombe
