On our recent Snow Geese trip to the St Lawrence, one of the group, Lynn, asked if I had seen the Great Gray Owls. I was surprised because I had not heard of any this year. She advised me to subscribe to the Ontario Owls Facebook page. I did that and found many images of owls in the Ottawa area. The only problem is the group does not disclose the location except in a general sense (Ottawa, or west Ottawa).
Having seen them with Tony in past years, I figured they would be in the Dunrobin area. So we went back and forth on all the roads without seeing any.
When I got home I sent a note to a scouting friend who lives out there and said we had been in his neighborhood to look for owls. He replied that he had seen groups of photographers on a certain road around dusk. So off we went last night, even though it was cloudy with snow flurries; not ideal weather.
We arrived about 6:30 pm to find 4 or 5 other cars parked, waiting. Soon, a bunch more cars arrived and so did the owl. Unbelievable. The only person I recognized was Wilson Hum. It seems these guys go out there every night. We may try again if the sun ever shines.
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