'Twas a cold NE wind that blew onto the faces of 8 eager hawk-watchers at CMRW in sw Whitby at 10AM on Monday, Oct.4. After 3 consecutive days with good N winds, rising BP and good thermals gave us nearly 3000 migrating raptors today's NE winds, steady BP and lower thermals brought only 50 hawks to be counted. BUT, our highlight was a chunky, brown, short-tailed owl rising from the east side of the wetlands and moving east low over the far side of the marsh--it was a SHORT-EARED OWL.
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