At 8:30 AM on Sunday January 26, there was a northern saw-whet owl just
southeast of Guelph Lake near Guelph.
At 9:00 Am, there was an immature northern shrike on Rd #22 just
northwest of Guelph lake.
Directions follow.
Paul Kron
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
519-824-6207
Saw-whet owl:
Going northeast from Guelph on #124 (formerly known as Hwy 24) the road
crosses Guelph lake then intersects with Wellington Cty Rd 29 at a
traffic light at the village of Eramosa. Go south on #29 until you pass
the lake again on your right; immediately after this there is a dirt
road that turns off to the right (sorry, I don't know the name; it's
not named on my map). Go 0.4 km up this road until you see a spot on
your right where there is room to pull off the road; there is a large
maple tree at this spot with graffiti spray-painted on the trunk. The
owl was initially sitting in the buckthorn shrub (with berries)
immediately under the tree. It flew off into the pines to the right of
this spot after a couple of minutes.
Northern shrike:
Follows directions above to the intersection of 124 and 29. Turn north
on 29 and continue on to road #22; turn right and watch trees along
this road. The shrike was in the top of a tree right by the road, 0.3
km from the intersection with Jones Baseline.
Paul Kron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
