I am getting a number of
inquiries about the Great Grey Owl and Pine Grosbeak so thought an update would
help.
Both are still eminently
possible but I would of course recommend trying for them sooner rather than
later. Pine Grosbeaks are getting scarcer as they eat up
readily available berries and presumably move back into the forests to return
to their staple diet of spruce buds. There are however still a few small groups that
I have been following in areas which have LARGE amounts of berries and these birds
are still reliable.
With more than one Great
Grey Owl in the area the chances of finding this species are high but it has to be said they are unpredictable in their appearances. Around dawn and dusk are the
best times but on Saturday and again today they were on show and hunting during
the day (changing weather conditions are probably affecting hunting success and
therefore behaviour). A full day or an afternoon one day and then a morning outing the next would therefore maximise chances of success.
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