Thanks for the report Kevin. In Montreal on Monday, a Northern Hawk Owl was also reported on Ile du Boucherville Parc on a Quebec rare bird forum. The early sighting made me wonder if these owls might be irrupting down here this Fall and Winter. Normally, in years when they are moving, I do not see these owls down here until mid to late November. Time will tell if these 2 owls are an indication that more are on the move down here.
> Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 15:03:13 -0800 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Ontbirds] Northern Hawk Owl, Bowesville Road, Ottawa > > > > 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/ > _______________________________________________ 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/
