I saw my First of the Year Snowy Owl today at Colonel Sam Smith Park in Etobicoke this afternoon. The is the earliest Snowy I have ever seen - another year of irruption on the way, perhaps? Also, saw a Nelson's Sparrow at the park, a first for me. While the Snowy was very co-operative the sparrow was quite the opposite. A group of us looked for 40 mins and after most gave up on search two of us managed to see pop up for few seconds.
