Hi.
Read a report of a Great Gray Owl sighted at Shirleys Bay (Jan. 1, 2005)
on the Neily site. Went there this morning and saw a Great Gray Owl perched in
a tree just off the road on the right side of Rifle road as you are heading
down toward Shirleys Bay. The spot is almost opposite the big tower on the
other side of the road.
It was first pointed out to me by two birders who had seen it fly into
that area and land in a tree. Then I ran into another two birders down by the
feeders at Shirleys Bay who had been viewing the owl earlier and they informed
me of where the owl was located. Sure enough there it was perched not too far
off the road, sleeping mostly. I met other birders who said it had been in the
same spot for a few hours now.
When I went back later in the afternoon (4pm) it was actively hunting on
the other side of the road almost opposite from where it had been perched. It
made swoops to the ground a few times. It was in that general area for quite
some time and flying more into the field by the time I left at about 4:30pm or
so.
Before I went to see the Shirleys Bay owl at 4pm I had ventured down to
March Valley road to see if I could spot any of the Great Gray Owls reported
there earlier. I ran into a group of people who had gotten out of their
vehicles. From what I recall, they saw a Great Gray Owl on the ground in the
field first and then it was perched on a post about 25 feet from them. Then it
flew up into a tree where it was quite visible. The owl was very
active....hopping from ground to post to tree, back and forth. This was on
March Valley road in the field where there is a RED abandoned contraption of
some sort, a flat trailer or wagon or whatever that thing was. While I was
there I saw a few vehicles parked by the side of March valley road and assummed
the occupants had spotted an owl or something and went for a closer look...not
sure.
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Oops. Here is a link for directions to Shirleys Bay from www.neilyworld.com.
http://members.rogers.com/larry.neily/orwo21.htm
The group of people I ran into on March Valley road had left after the owl flew
into the tree. I stayed to watch it hunt.
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Subject: Great Gray Owls [Shirleys Bay + March Valley]
Hi.
Read a report of a Great Gray Owl sighted at Shirleys Bay (Jan. 1, 2005)
on the Neily site. Went there this morning and saw a Great Gray Owl perched in
a tree just off the road on the right side of Rifle road as you are heading
down toward Shirleys Bay. The spot is almost opposite the big tower on the
other side of the road.
It was first pointed out to me by two birders who had seen it fly into
that area and land in a tree. Then I ran into another two birders down by the
feeders at Shirleys Bay who had been viewing the owl earlier and they informed
me of where the owl was located. Sure enough there it was perched not too far
off the road, sleeping mostly. I met other birders who said it had been in the
same spot for a few hours now.
When I went back later in the afternoon (4pm) it was actively hunting on
the other side of the road almost opposite from where it had been perched. It
made swoops to the ground a few times. It was in that general area for quite
some time and flying more into the field by the time I left at about 4:30pm or
so.
Before I went to see the Shirleys Bay owl at 4pm I had ventured down to
March Valley road to see if I could spot any of the Great Gray Owls reported
there earlier. I ran into a group of people who had gotten out of their
vehicles. From what I recall, they saw a Great Gray Owl on the ground in the
field first and then it was perched on a post about 25 feet from them. Then it
flew up into a tree where it was quite visible. The owl was very
active....hopping from ground to post to tree, back and forth. This was on
March Valley road in the field where there is a RED abandoned contraption of
some sort, a flat trailer or wagon or whatever that thing was. While I was
there I saw a few vehicles parked by the side of March valley road and assummed
the occupants had spotted an owl or something and went for a closer look...not
sure.
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Hi: I just returned from a visit to Lake Simcoe and saw a great gray.
My relative had photographed it on Dec 28/04 so I went up there today to
check it out and it was still there at the same spot. The owl is just
beyond the intersection of Muley Point Road and Bonnie Beach Road. From
highway 12 just south of Orillia and south of Uptergrove, turn west on
Muley Point Road to the very end where it ends at a stop sign and T.
Turn right and and the first road to your left is Bonnie Beach Road -
the great gray is at that intersection and just beyond. Note that
today, the road past this intersection was sheer ice.
Good luck!
Judy Kuramoto
Toronto
