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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: dodo on June 14, 2024, 11:53:58 PM

Title: Screech Owls near Brickworks
Post by: dodo on June 14, 2024, 11:53:58 PM

I was jogging along the Beltline Trail at 9:10 PM and I saw 4 Screech Owls in the trees beside the trail. One flew down and perched on the log fence at the side of the trail. It is the first time I have seen Screech Owls this year. The spot where I saw the owls was near a long metal footbridge  that connects the Beltline Trail to the north end of Brickworks Park.

Title: Re: Screech Owls near Brickworks
Post by: Charline on June 15, 2024, 01:42:46 PM

Thanks for sharing the info. Here is a video when I was walking my friend's dog on the trail. We passed where you saw the owl.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0jiVNiAZns (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0jiVNiAZns)


I may go to take a look this afternoon.  :)

Title: Re: Screech Owls near Brickworks
Post by: dodo on June 15, 2024, 05:43:33 PM

I uploaded an old video I took of a Screech Owl in that area. At the 10 second point in the video you can hear a squeaky sound they make that helps to locate them: Here is the link:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdatwEB1zO4  (Charline,here is video of a beaver I put on YouTube 15 years ago if you are interested:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSW8dgpSAuY  I saw a beaver swim by in your Leslie St. Spit fight video ) 

Title: Re: Screech Owls near Brickworks
Post by: Charline on June 16, 2024, 07:19:29 AM

Thanks for sharing the videos! Great captures!


If you saw four owls, I would imagine that some were branching owlets from a nest nearby.


But I did not find any nests and I could not stay late yesterday.


I would try to go back during the week.