During a nice sunny, warm spell on Apr.17th at 7:30pm I got a new species for my "backyard list" - a male Snowy Owl. From the direction of Kingston's offshore islands, it was travelling on a 22-kph SW-wind.
It was definitely migrating out, because it was flying at the highest altitude I've ever seen a Snowy Owl and covered a great distance in a couple of minutes. It was hotly pursued by several angry Herring Gulls at an altitude of 150m, heading NW. Until now, I had always thought that Snowy Owls migrate in/out after darkness. Though Snowy Owls are migrating out now, I have seen stragglers on Amherst Island into early May. Ken Kingdon, KINGSTON, ON _________________________________________________________________ Create a cool, new character for your Windows Live™ Messenger. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9656621_______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
