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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: adonbirder on February 24, 2008, 08:42:35 PM

Title: Saw-whet Owl Migration at Leslie Spit Sunday
Post by: adonbirder on February 24, 2008, 08:42:35 PM

Went today for a hike at Leslie Spit since such a nice day and glad i did :)
Saw 3 Northern Saw-whet Owls, must be migration time for them, also saw Barred and Great Horned Owls.
Other notable birds included a flyover calling Pine Grosbeak, 2 American Pipits, Horned Larks, 2 flocks of Common Redpolls, Northern Mockingbird, Northern Flicker plus the usual chickadees and tree sparrows.
A lot of the bays are frozen over so open water is at a premium. Therefore could get good looks at many types of ducks close up including White-winged Scoters and all 3 Mergansers.

Heres a photo of 1 of the Saw-whet Owls with a mouse keeping for later
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2052/2289454105_ccfb355cde.jpg)

more photos from today and larger photo of the owl can be seen at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrew-don/


Leslie spit aka Tommy Thompson Park is at the bottom of Leslie street

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Post by: rgboy on February 25, 2008, 01:22:35 PM

Awesome shot. Good job.