Reliable sightings of Snowy Owls north of Newmarket...

 

                                                                Photos by BarrytheBirder

I've always found Snowy Owls, in winter,  at the western end of the Ravenshoe Sideroad, between Queensville and Keswick, north of Newmarket. My friend, Doreen Hiltz, of Holland Landing, wrote last week to say she and her son spotted some last week and got photos of one.   I have several photos of these wonderful creatures in this reliable location that stretches across the most northern reaches of the Holland Marsh, just south of Lake Simcoe's southern end.

My National Geographic Society Field Guide to the Birds of North America states the Snowy Owl is "A large white owl, with rounded head, yellow eyes.  Dark bars and spots are heavier on females, heaviest on young birds; old males may be pure white."

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BarrytheBirder