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A follow up trip brought us repeat success with an early morning sighting. The bird does not hunt during daytime unlike its cousin the Northern Hawk Owl which we saw recently. It sleeps most of the time, waking every few hours, preening and sometimes moving to a different perch just to exercise its wings. It does not become active until after dark.
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| Date: January 7, 2020 |
| Details: Adult |
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We made three attempts in recent weeks to locate this bird and on the third try we were successful. It was worth the effort and we got to see it with its eyes open. Owls look much better when they are awake.
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Views: 37
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| Date: January 5, 2020 |
| Details: Adult |
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| Canada (Ontario) |
I checked out this bird as a way to start off the New Year. Sometimes the owl hovers over its target before plunging.
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Views: 38
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| Date: January 1, 2020 |
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Being attacked by a Northern Shrike. The owl is competition, not its next meal. I had the camera on a tripod and was watching the shrike, waiting to see if it would attack. I started shooting a couple of seconds before it reached the owl, otherwise a shot like this would be very difficult to get.
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Views: 43
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| Date: January 1, 2020 |
| Details: Multiple species |
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It was a two owl day, my first for this species. The birds were a couple of hours apart. A few Northern Hawk Owls have come south this winter. Next year we should have Great Grays if the boreal rodent cycle works in our favour. Hawk Owls are well known for being cooperative subjects. There was no need to push the birds for photos. We just waited and they often came close to us.
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Views: 67
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| Date: December 26, 2019 |
| Details: Adult |
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This particular bird was not supposed to be a good subject because it spends most of its time hunting from power lines. However, for two minutes it flew across the road and perched at eye level at the edge of a forest. Worked for me. This photo is uncropped. The bird was so close I had to back up to fit it in the frame. That's a nice problem to have.
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Views: 56
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| Date: December 26, 2019 |
| Details: Adult |
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| Canada (Québec) |
Pointe-Yamachiche - The bird was perched on a fallen tree at eye level, a rare view for this species. It was late in the afternoon so it was very alert but not yet hunting.
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Views: 74
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| Date: December 15, 2019 |
| Details: Adult |
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Pointe-Yamachiche - No cedars for cover here. The bird was out in the open.
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Views: 71
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| Date: December 15, 2019 |
| Details: Adult |
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Presqu'ile Provincial Park - I watched three feeding actively in a snowstorm. They didn't mind the weather a bit.
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Views: 66
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| Date: December 18, 2019 |
| Details: Winter plumage, Adult |
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Presqu'ile Provincial Park - a very late individual
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Views: 66
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| Date: December 17, 2019 |
| Details: Winter plumage, Adult |
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Near Bancroft - a long staying bird that seems to have settled in for the winter. It has been feeding on the ground on seeds.
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Views: 65
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| Date: December 16, 2019 |
| Details: Male, Adult, Outside normal range |
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| Canada (Ontario) |
Ingleside - This bird was spotted about 10 days ago and has been tough to see but after successive trips I finally had luck today. While some migrate through Northwestern Ontario, only a very few make it further east and south each year. This was our first local bird.
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Views: 97
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| Date: December 5, 2019 |
| Details: Male, Immature, Outside normal range |
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| Canada (Ontario) |
A few birds have moved out of the boreal forest this winter in Quebec and Ontario.
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Views: 100
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| Date: December 2, 2019 |
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Amherst Island - A little rain added to the visual interest.
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Views: 79
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| Date: June 6, 2019 |
| Details: Male, Adult |
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| Canada (Ontario) |
Prince Edward Point - A provincially rare species.I was searching for another provincial rarity and failed to locate it when we learned of this bird only 40 minutes away. We had it 20 minutes after we arrived and over the next 4 hours I saw it about five more times for less than a minute each.
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Views: 95
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| Date: November 20, 2019 |
| Details: Male, Outside normal range |
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