[Ontbirds]Bolton Hawk Owl

[Larry Staniforth]

At 3:15 PM today the Hawk Owl was located south of the Husky Plant on 
the Hydro wires on the west side of Hwy 50. It was south of the railway 
bridge, and just north of Healey Road.  The bird gave us a great 
demonstration of pouncing on a vole, mantling over it, gripping  it in 
its talons, and flying off.
The bird then proceeded to fly to some evergreens. it landed in a couple 
of different trees in close proximity, all the while carrying its prey. 
It then landed in one tree where it "finished off the vole", and stashed 
it for future "reference", and resumed its perch on the hydro wires 
overlooking Hwy 50. What a wonderful bird! It gave us great looks and 
seemed almost  to be  oblivious to our presence.

Directions:  From Toronto, go n. on # 427 to # 7. Go west to # 50. Go
 n. to railway bridge in Bolton and search around there or in the Husky
 Industrial Plant. If you go west on Healey Rd. and turn right at the 
first side street, you will have unobstructed close views of the Owl. 
(provided it remains at that location).