This has definitely been the year for Snowy Owl posts, and I no longer even feel like they constitute a valid Ontbird alert!! What does that say about how things have changed? But for any birders in Niagara who would still appreciate an alert, there is a male and female pair that have been occupying the Garner Estates area for several weeks. Specifically, they can usually be found in the field directly across from Saint Michael High School in the evening. In the morning, they are often in the Kelly Drive and Parkside Road area sitting on the highest point of two-story houses. A pair of shots from this evening: http://www.flickr.com/photos/91808861@N04/12623250904/lightbox/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/91808861@N04/12623247834/lightbox/ And from a few weekends ago... http://www.flickr.com/photos/91808861@N04/12177313554/lightbox/
GPS COORDINATES: 43.069505, -79.140458 (Alternative format: N 43 04.176 W 79 08.425) DIRECTIONS: Exit the QEW at McLeod Road and head west on McLeod. Go through 3 sets of lights (Montrose, Pin Oak, and Kalar). Immediately after passing Kalar Road, the entire south side is the field in question. Convenient parking can be found pulling into Parkside Road (a regular residential neighbourhood) and at Saint Michael High School. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
