Sharron and I went out yesterday afternoon for our new years drive to look for raptors. This year we decided to try the Linwood area and not Fisherville. This turned out to be a good decision. We had 10 Rough-legs, 12 Red-tails, 1 Kestrel and 7 Snowy Owls.
The owls were along County road 5, which becomes County rd. 12 north of Linwood. This is a north/south road that runs through Linwood. 5 owls were seen between the 4th line and the 6th line north of Linwood on County rd. 12. The other 2 were seen just south of Schummer Line on County rd. 5. All of the owls were visible from the car. 5 of the owls were in tree tops that were broken because of the ice storm and 2 were on the tops of silos. Binocs were good enough to identify and a scope gives better looks. You do not have to leave the roadside to see these birds. Trespassing is not necessary. Directions: Hyw. 86 between Listowel and Kitchener Look for County rd. 12 north and County Rd 5 south, this is just east of Conestoga Lake. Good Birding Richard Skevington _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
