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[Ontbirds]Easy to See Short Eared Owl On Mull Rd.

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Craig Anderson
Fri, Jan 19, 2007 7:00 PM

At 11:00am Friday morning i was driving along Mull Rd between Stefina Line
and Ed's Line when a short eared owl came out of the ditch beside me and
landed back along the ditch a few meters away... local farm tells me it has
been there for a couple days now.... it is very easy to spot... if you
travel south from the Stefina (looking in the ditch to the east)  it will
likely take flight making it hard to miss. I stopped and viewed it 15 meters
away as it tried to hide behind one foot tall evergreens...there was no
hiding those yellow eyes
Good Luck finding it.... Also look on the corner of Shewsburg and Green Line
for a Rough Legged Hawk....

Craig Anderson


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At 11:00am Friday morning i was driving along Mull Rd between Stefina Line and Ed's Line when a short eared owl came out of the ditch beside me and landed back along the ditch a few meters away... local farm tells me it has been there for a couple days now.... it is very easy to spot... if you travel south from the Stefina (looking in the ditch to the east) it will likely take flight making it hard to miss. I stopped and viewed it 15 meters away as it tried to hide behind one foot tall evergreens...there was no hiding those yellow eyes Good Luck finding it.... Also look on the corner of Shewsburg and Green Line for a Rough Legged Hawk.... Craig Anderson _________________________________________________________________ Don’t waste time standing in line—try shopping online. Visit Sympatico / MSN Shopping today! http://shopping.sympatico.msn.ca