Long-eared owl at Humber Arboretum

[JW Mills]

My apologies, I didn't realize that trying to protect wildlife from idiots qualifies me as an elitist.
 
btw Colin, part of that John Shaw quote is 'live by an ethic of concern for the subject matter'
Isn't that exactly what Angie and I are complaining about?
 
My last post too.

[Reuven_M]

The most important concern should be the birds (and other wildlife and plants), and if there is a significant risk of having any serious impact on the bird's well-being, then you should not publish the sighting. For the most part this applies to owls and breeding birds, but sometimes other stuff, and there are situations where publishing owls is fine (something like a great horned or barred high up in trees may be acceptable if it is not rare enough to attract crowds).
These are not just abstract concerns, but policies put into place based on actual cases when owls were reported.

Nobody wants to hide their sightings (or at least I hope so!), but it has unfortunately become the only responsible thing to do.

[Niloc]

My apologies, I didn't realize that trying to protect wildlife from idiots qualifies me as an elitist.
 
btw Colin, part of that John Shaw quote is 'live by an ethic of concern for the subject matter'
Isn't that exactly what Angie and I are complaining about?
 
My last post too.

Apology accepted...

[mr.sharp-photo]

here's a conclusion to the original post:

dropped my wife off at work today, which is the Humber Campus. I went to the arboretum to take a stroll.

there are clear signs of owlS (more than 1) where the OP saw the LEO. but....there wasn't an owl to be seen. i talked to the staff and its been around 10 days since one was last spotted. they assume that all 3 owls migrated south.

so if you're a fan of whitewash and owl pellets, there's still lots to be seen.
but the arboretum's a great place to see birds. there's a resident RTH that perches near the bird feeders, and lots of robins, chickadees, house finches, goldfinches, nutchatches and downy woodpeckers to be seen.