We found at least 20 short-eared owls on the 6th concession north of Fisherville between 5 and 6 p.m. today (Saturday). We didn't find any our first time down the road but on the second go-around we stopped to ask the people in a slow moving van coming towards us if they were also on an owl prowl. They said yes but no owls and were heading home. Immediately as we started to talk to them, all the owls flew out of the spruce trees right beside our cars. They continued to fly over the adjacent fields and overhead for at least a half an hour. Three cars about 100 metres down the road got to see this amazing display as well.
This all happened from the trees in front of a farm with a sign designating it as Pine Row Farms. It is just before the Raptor Preserve as you travel west along the 6th concession. Directions: From the intersection of Main and Erie in Fisherville, follow Erie St. N. to the 6th concession, the first road left after leaving Fisherville. We wish all who go to see the birds the same awesome sight that we had! Bob and Lynn Gapes Burlington P.S. Be careful of drifted snow on the side roads and highways in the area. We were missed by about a foot as a car coming towards us spun out on drifted snow at an intersection. Just as lucky as our sighting! blgapes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
