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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: dodo on June 11, 2021, 10:37:05 PM

Title: Eastern Screech Owls near Brickworks (Moore Park Ravine Trail)
Post by: dodo on June 11, 2021, 10:37:05 PM

I was northwest of the Brickworks about halfway between Governor's Bridge and the railway bridge and there were a bunch of Eastern Screech Owls chattering beside the trail at 9:15 pm.   

Title: Re: Eastern Screech Owls near Brickworks (Moore Park Ravine Trail)
Post by: thouc on June 12, 2021, 01:36:13 PM

Cool. Were they juveniles?

Title: Re: Eastern Screech Owls near Brickworks (Moore Park Ravine Trail)
Post by: dodo on June 12, 2021, 02:02:44 PM

I don't know if they were juveniles because I could hardly see them. It was too dark and I was not carrying anything to provide light.

Title: Re: Eastern Screech Owls near Brickworks (Moore Park Ravine Trail)
Post by: dodo on June 14, 2021, 11:21:14 PM

I went back to that area  tonight and saw lots of Screech Owls flying around but I would not consider them to be juveniles. I had my cellphone but it is no good for wildlife photography so I took a picture of a lovely piece of artwork in the ravine instead.

Title: Re: Eastern Screech Owls near Brickworks (Moore Park Ravine Trail)
Post by: thouc on June 15, 2021, 10:02:19 AM

Probably a family, I don't think they would be in a group otherwise.

Title: Re: Eastern Screech Owls near Brickworks (Moore Park Ravine Trail)
Post by: Shortsighted on June 15, 2021, 03:47:23 PM

I can't be certain of course but that motherboard looks like part of a guidance system for the 'Top Secret' Silly-drone. When deployed over enemy lines all the combatants drop their weapons and laugh themselves into hysteria. The project was shelved because even the manufacturer couldn't take it seriously. At some point after cancellation select components must have been discarded. By the way, the mother-board is upside down, but that's just silly. Man, it still works!

Title: Re: Eastern Screech Owls near Brickworks (Moore Park Ravine Trail)
Post by: Charline on June 18, 2021, 09:32:38 PM

Since I know the area well, I took a walk there this evening.


I heard some owl calling north of the railway bridge, but it was not near the trail.