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 southwest Middlesex or elsewhere for that matter. My wife and I travelled to the site the next day, January 5, but at the similar time found only 3 Short-eared Owls. But I arrived late enough that some may have fed and gone back to roost by the time we arrived. While I didn't see any harriers, there may have been some there earlier, since they may feed earlier. The birder mentioned that many of the harriers were sitting on the fields, but he was sure that they were harriers due to flight pattern, colours, and rump patch noted. While he said he didn't see any short-ears, I would hazard a guess that what he saw was both species. At any rate, a field of so many raptors would be unique. So I am posting in hopes that birders who live down that way can let me know what the breakdown of species and numbers might be at that location. Please contact me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] to let me know. It is a bit far from home to be checking regularly for me. Pete Read Directions Glencoe is southwest of London, between London and Chatham. Closest exit to the 401 is exit 137, from where you would go north along highway 76 to Longwoods Rd.(road 2), then east to Highway 80 and then north to Glencoe. >From Glencoe, go north on highway 80(Dundonald Rd). Take the sixth road on the left, called Shields Siding Drive, to the west. You will find the appropriate fields when you get to the first corner, Old Airport Road. The birds have appeared in the northeast field at the intersection, and fields to the south. As I mentioned, I only saw Short-eared Owls there. There are evergreens where they probably roost nearby, but as they may be disturbed, and it is private property, please resist the temptation to wander through the evergreens looking for the owls. Look for them from 4:30 till dark.
