Hi All;   I can only echo Kyle remarks of please be good since we don't want this bird to end up like the bird did at this time last year east of Orillia. This bird has been in the area for the last four days hunting west of hwy 11 at Orillia on Harvie Settlement Road but moved to the east side of hwy 11 over the weekend. It was at the top of a large maple tree this morning near Esther Anne Drive east of hwy 11. Enjoy the bird and take photos from a distance but please do not use mice to "bait" the bird any closer to busy hwy 11 where it could get hit by a passing vehicle.   Thanks, Bob Bowles Orillia, Ontario --- On Mon, 1/4/10, Kyle Horner <kylejhorner@gmail.com> wrote: From: Kyle Horner <kylejhorner@gmail.com> Subject: [Ontbirds] Northern Hawk Owl - Orillia To: "ONTBIRDS" <ontbirds@hwcn.org> Date: Monday, January 4, 2010, 9:27 AM Hello all, Just to further Andrew Keaveney's post from yesterday, the Northern Hawk Owl was still present this morning in Orillia.  It can be seen (a bit more safely) from off the highway, as per the following directions.  This would be an easy bird to pester - I watched it react to the noise of my camera shutter from 200 feet away - so please be good! Cheers, Kyle Directions - From Barrie, take HWY 11 north to Orillia.  Exit HWY 12 East/Old Barrie Road.  Cross over the highway and turn left on Old Barrie Rd., then immediate right on Harvey Settlement Rd.  Travel about 0.5km.  The bird was perched in the treetops between Harvey Settlement Rd. and HWY 11 - we were able to observe it fairly closely from the parking lot of one of the businesses on Harvey Settlement Rd. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/