This evening, a single Northern Hawk Owl was observed in a clump of birch snags on Bowesville Road (southeast of Ottawa airport). The bird was perched on the east side of the road, approximately 750 m south of the intersection of Bowesville Rd. and Leitrim Rd. I watched the bird from 4:50 pm to about 5:05 pm, when a tractor driving south on Bowesville Rd. flushed the bird. It flew a short distance to the west before landing at the top of a snag. The bird was still there when I left at about 5:15 pm.
Directions - from Hunt Club Rd, drive south on Riverside Dr. until it turns into Limebank Rd. Turn east on Leitrim Rd. until you come to Bowesville Rd (on right, immediately after passing the airport on left). Turn south on Bowesville Rd, driving approximately 700-800 m south. Regards, Kevin Hannah 5327 Driscoll Dr Manotick, ON kchannah at yahoo.com kevin.hannah at ec.gc.ca _______________________________________________ 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/
