Heather Ronnes was lucky & found a Snowy Owl along Hwy 2 north of St. Albert Mar.20. Last Monday, Janet Watkinson & I drove approx. 300km along county roads from Rge.Rd.254-263 and from Sec.651 (Legal) south to Cardiff road in search of Snowy's and came up empty! It appears there is a Great Horned Owl on the nest along St.Albert Tr. at 156 St. Peter Demulder was going to check it out. The first report of Mountain Bluebird in the area was on Mar.17 just west of the Amisk Cr. bridge east of Tofield. The only other report that I know of is just west of Pincher Cr. in southern Alberta. Bald Eagles are starting to be widely reported as the migration gets underway. Reports of a pair at Fort Sask., Lake Eden and the pair are on the nest at Misty Ridge along with 2 adults soaring high over the bldg. yesterday (Jim Lange & Fred Whiley). A Golden Eagle was reported Mar.12 from Corey Ridge to the NE of Edmonton and we had an imm. glide past yesterday at Misty Ridge late in the afternoon. We were also suprised to see a female Northern Harrier go past earlier in the afternoon. Todate I have not heard any Pygmy Owls at Misty Ridge so with the skiing all over for the season and quiet conditions my hopes are high!. In response to the Edmonton Journal report on the absence of Bohemian Waxwings this winter, the Wildbird General Store received a report from 16 km east of Sh. Park that 1000's had been there all winter. Oh well that's birding!! Canada Geese are being reported widespread through this region with a small group having reached as far north as Misty Ridge. The same is true for Starlings. The gulls have started to move into the city with approx. 200 (California & Ring-billed) seen by Gerald Romanchuk at the 170 St. landfill. In closing just wanted to say that on Sunday Mar.14 as I was walking into Misty Ridge 2 Pileated Woodpeckers flew past me. A few minutes later at the bldg. a third one flew by over the river. That was a great way to start the day which became a snoozer after that.
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