Owl Woods
The Braddock Bay Raptor Research is running a fall owl roost survey in Owl Woods near BBRRC. I tag along with Jill, who is one of the citizen scientists making up the backbone of this survey.
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We usually do this in the winter - Feb to April. That's when the owls are migrating north. When they see Lake Ontario, they stop and they're like, Whoa, I am not crossing all THAT water until I at least fuel up and rest up. So, Owl Woods is a hot overnight I mean overday spot.
But when we do it in late Winter, early Spring, we don't see asters. Or daisies.
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The paths are lined with bare saplings and branches. Bends don't look mysterious.
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And straight paths don't look so fortuitous.
![](https://kahomono.com/media/posts/1930/path_ahead.png)
This one of the few activities that has not been much affected by COVID. Not much, but not none.
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