As we near the end of March my Winter Owling is now done for the Season. Great Gray and Hawk Owl sightings were few and far between…but I didn’t get skunked.
Snowy Owls on the other hand were abundant and easily located.
As the seasons change so do the subjects and will now be focused on Peregrines…with the first two birds recently returning.
Over all a good winter given the terrible conditions we encountered.

Cheers !
Dennis

Now into to March as we near the end of opportunity’s to locate Great Grays…my rule of thumb being March 15th.
They then begin to move back into the forests and the mating season will begin.
Not a great year as far as numbers go and seemed to be very hit and miss on locating…more miss than hit for me sad to say.
You take the hand that your dealt from Mother Nature and make the best of it.

With the temp sitting at -32c and -41c with the wind chill had hard to imagine how the Great Gray can even survive in these extreme conditions…but they do.
This particular owl was locked in and focused on a possible meal beneath the deep snow….this brought to you by the guy who seems to pick the coldest days to be out-n-about searching for owls.