Snowy Owl

  In late December, we had a Snowy Owl visit our Mitchell Drive neighborhood near Emily Park, northeast of Omemee. The owl was sitting on the boat enjoying the sun. What a beautiful bird. Betty Vanbeek

I live very close to the London Street Footbridge and my dog, Andy, and I often walk across the bridge to wander through Turtle Island in Rotary Park.  Less than a week ago, we were approaching the bridge when I heard some crows calling and racing to an area northeast Read more…

Here is a picture of a Snowy Owl perched on our house. The photo was taken two nights ago (January 14) at around 5 pm. The bird was around for a few days but has not been back  Our bird feeders are an attraction for sure! We have a few Read more…

This Snowy Owl was spotted on Clear Lake (808 Birchview Road) on Dec. 12, 2013. John McGregor

On December 11 or 12, 2013, I saw a Snowy Owl  on the 4th Line of South Monaghan  just east of Smithson Road in the Squirrel Creek area. I came over a hill and the bird was sitting right in the middle of the road.  As I got closer,  it flew Read more…

This afternoon at about 4:30,  I saw the Chemong Road Snowy Owl perched on a hay bale in the field behind McLeod’s Water Treatment. McLeod’s is located on the west side of  Chemong Road, just north of the lights at Line 3/County Road 19.  The bird was seen in the Read more…

Snowy Owls are staging an incredible “invasion” this year across eastern North America. The numbers of owls reported are higher than ever before. Owl sightings have been coming in from Atlantic Canada (301 seen in one weekend near Cape Race, Newfoundland), Quebec, the Northeast U.S., the Great Lakes area, and Read more…

  This past weekend,  we had a Snowy Owl in one of our trees. It was there on and off for three days. I am still watching for it to come back. We live five kilometres south of Millbrook. Elaine Flewelling, Deyell Line Note: The owl was seen again on Read more…

Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) (1) – Reported Jan 05, 2014 16:20 by Scott Gibson – Chemong/Line Rd 3, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.3361275,-78.3485699&ll=44.3361275,-78.3485699 – Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S16243537 – Comments: “top of silo; thanks Risley!” Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) (1) – Reported Jan 05, 2014 13:44 by Donald Sutherland – Peterborough–Chemong Rd Read more…

Snowy Owl  (Bubo scandiacus) (1) – Reported Dec 27, 2013 12:30 by Tara Harrington – Chemong Road, Peterborough, Ontario – Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=44.3380418,-78.3509731&ll=44.3380418,-78.3509731 – Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S16101909 – Comments: “This owl has been staying in one area (a farmer’s filed along side a busy road) for some time now. I first saw Read more…

Hi Everyone The Snowy Owl southward irruption continues in eastern Ontario. Since early December the numbers have been slowly increasing with a noticeable movement on December 8th when a combined total of 25 individuals were observed in the Richmond and  Casselman-Hawkesbury areas. Sightings continue to be reported all over eastern Read more…

I saw a Snowy Owl yesterday afternoon, both on the way home for lunch, and way back to work. It was in the field opposite the Subaru dealership on Chemong Road. Wasyl Bakowsky, Peterborough   (Note: The bird was still present today, Dec. 11. It was in the back field, Read more…