West End Snowy Owls with Always and Adventure

Feb 25, 2014

Today there were Rick, Josh, me, Tony and Nina.

We began at the Sarsaparilla Trail where we only saw a few common species.  So we soon headed out towards Richmond to look for Snowy Owls.

We were not disappointed!  The first one was low in a tree close to the road.  Another was on a utility pole and a third was on a distant fence post.

We carried on to Munster Side Road, then returned via Trail Road Dump.  Finally we went to Hilda, where there were an incredible 4 Snowshoe Hares.

Bird List

1. Mourning Dove
2. Black-capped Chickadee
3. Red-breasted Nuthatch
4. Northern Shrike
5. Snow Bunting
6. Wild Turkey
7. Horned Lark
8. Blue Jay
9. Common Raven
10. Red-tailed Hawk
11. European Starling
12. American Crow
13. Hairy Woodpecker
14. Downy Woodpecker
15. Dark-eyed Junco
16. White-breasted Nuthatch