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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: rwn_ca on January 30, 2008, 05:04:14 PM

Title: Snowy Owl in Etobicoke
Post by: rwn_ca on January 30, 2008, 05:04:14 PM

I've spotted a Snowy Owl on Lake Shore Blvd. W.  on Tuesday Jan 29th, 2008 just west of Kipling.

It was flying slowly west and landed on the main Humber College building on the south side of Lake Shore.

Has anyone else seen a snowy owl in the area?

Title: snowy
Post by: Joe on January 30, 2008, 07:01:16 PM

Haven't seen one recently, but they have been known to hang around there.  Saw a pair of Kestrals in a tree at Sam Smith the other day; along with some Scaup, Long Tails, Common Goldeneye, Bufflehead, Gadwall, Red Breasted Merganser, and... oh yeah, the elusive Ring Billed Gull and the equally elusive Mallard.

Joe

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Post by: Kin Lau on January 30, 2008, 07:11:47 PM

One often passes thru Col Sam and might stay a few days. I was there Monday, and looked around for one, but no luck... had a nice mink tho.

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Post by: angelicque on January 31, 2008, 04:09:20 PM

Quote from: "Kin Lau"

One often passes thru Col Sam and might stay a few days. I was there Monday, and looked around for one, but no luck... had a nice mink tho.

whereabouts did you spot the mink?

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Post by: Kin Lau on January 31, 2008, 05:03:12 PM

At the mouth of the harbour. It's got a few well-used holes in the ice at the tip of the break-water on the harbour side, but it's been running across the ice as well.

Title: snow owl yes !!
Post by: Craig McL on February 02, 2008, 02:53:08 PM

it wood seem that others are seening your Owl !! look at the Ontbird postst for theis week for Toronto ..

nice spoting

Craig