There are still about 16-20 Great Gray Owls in Simcoe County as we go into the second week of April.and a week from their first egg dates. They have been seen daily mostly around dawn and dusk at Midland (4), Coldwater (3), Orillia (7), and north of Barrie (3). A few have been reported at other locations but not on a regular basis this week. Only one dead Great Gray Owl received this week. Barred Owls now outnumber Great Gray Owls for reports with several observed near houses looking for rodents near old sheds, under decks, and around winter bird feeders.
Bob Bowles Orillia, Ontario From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Apr 9 09:19:31 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from tomts5-srv.bellnexxia.net (tomts5.bellnexxia.net [209.226.175.25]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C0BE063BB7 for <[email protected]>; Sat, 9 Apr 2005 09:19:29 -0400 (EDT) Received: from gavin6f0bgywau ([67.70.120.238]) by tomts5-srv.bellnexxia.netSMTP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for <[email protected]>; Sat, 9 Apr 2005 09:29:21 -0400 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Gavin Edmondstone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ontbirds" <[email protected]> Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2005 09:29:31 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Subject: [Ontbirds]Harlequin Ducks at Bronte Harbour Saturday AM X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 09 Apr 2005 13:19:31 -0000 The two male Harlequin Ducks were in view between 8 and 9 AM Saturday April 9. They were feeding along the inside edge of the main breakwater and could be seen from the end of the pier on the east side of Bronte Creek. At 9 AM they went out of sight around the main breakwater. Other birds included: 100+ Red-necked Grebes, many quite vocal, 1 Horned Grebe, 1 Common Loon, 3 Caspian Terns, 2 Barn Swallow, 5 Tree Swallows. Directions: Exit the QEW at Bronte Rd. (Oakville) and go to the lake. Gavin Edmondstone Oakville, Ontario
