Karen and I made a thorough search of both the Cedar Woods and the Pines of the Amherst Island Owl Woods today in hopes of finding an early BOREAL OWL but came up empty handed. There were no SAW-WHETS found either, nor did we find the recent BARRED OWL. There were however 4 LONG-EARED OWLS.
While BOREAL OWLS have been seen earlier than this, they are more common in late November and early December. Right now we're at a point between the end of SAW-WHET migration and the arrival of the overwintering population, and the numbers will be very dependent on the vole population. Other birds of interest today were a BROWN CREEPER, 2 or 3 FOX SPARROWS, some WHITE WINGED CROSSBILLS, PURPLE FINCHES and a small flock (3) of CEDAR WAXWINGS. Alex and Karen Scott Bath, Ontario. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
