All signs were pointing to boreal owls this autunm in northeast ontario and perhaps further south. last night we started our owl banding season and caught 3 boreal owls and 13 sawwhets. this is the fiorst year that the first owl captured was a boreal owl. In the past ontbirders have made the trek to see boreal owls at our marsh in the beautiful boreal forest if you ebirders are thinking this is the year you can add a boreal to your list then i would recommend thanksgiving weekend. good luck convincing family to pass on turkey for a glimpse of a boreal owl. Boreals irrupt every four years based on northrn crashes of their main food source the red backed vole which happens every four yeras this is the peak of the vole southern boreal irruption cycle. please feel free to contact me off line to dsicuss opportunities.
Hilliardton marsh is located about 5 hours north of toronto we are 2 hours north of north bay a wee drive off of hwy 11 as the boreal owl flies. Boreal owls have been reported in alberta and tadoussac quebec so this is not an isolated event . Depending on how far south they come you may see them in owl woods near kingston this autumn but you would pass on a trip to the boreal. This e-mail contains information intended only for the individual or entity named in the message. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the agent responsible to deliver it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is prohibited. If this communication was received in error, please notify us by reply e-mail and delete the original message. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
