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Directions, please, for someone not familiar with our northern terrain? Many thanks! Diane B Middlebury On Monday, February 6, 2017, Starr Decoys <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > A group of three of us from the Middlebury area headed up to Refuge > Faunique Marguerite D'Youville yesterday. We had great views of three > Great Grays and ended our morning feeding chickadees on our hands with seed > sold at the visitor center. > > On 2/4/2017 12:01 AM, VTBIRD automatic digest system wrote: > >> There are 3 messages totaling 140 lines in this issue. >> >> Topics of the day: >> >> 1. Extralimital but relevant; Great Gray Owls- Montreal (3) >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2017 19:39:28 -0500 >> From: Tyler Pockette <[log in to unmask]> >> Subject: Extralimital but relevant; Great Gray Owls- Montreal >> >> Hi VT Birders, >> >> Though this isn't Vermont, it is nearby and still of relevance to Vermont >> birders. It is an irruption year for Great Gray Owls and several can be >> found in and around Montreal right now. Given the close proximity to the >> border, it might be wise for everyone to give those Barred Owls a second >> look this winter. >> >> I spent this morning birding at a location called Refuge Faunique >> Marguerite D'youville where several Great Gray Owls have been recently >> reported. In just 3 hours of birding, I was able to observe 3 different >> Great Grays. I thought Vermont birders might be interested in knowing >> about >> this great location that is so close by, if you hadn't already heard of >> the >> Great Gray Owl influx over the last 2 or 3 weeks. >> >> Here are a few photos from my time there this morning, in case you needed >> some extra motivation to get across the border. >> >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/106350684@N05/with/32570347771/ >> >> Good luck if you try for them! >> >> Tyler Pockette >> Middlebury >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2017 21:01:19 -0500 >> From: Richard Guthrie <[log in to unmask]> >> Subject: Re: Extralimital but relevant; Great Gray Owls- Montreal >> >> One or even possibility two Great-grays are reported from St. Lawrence >> County, New York, and at least one from Maine. >> >> They're knocking at the door. >> >> Rich Guthrie >> >> On Fri, Feb 3, 2017 at 7:39 PM, Tyler Pockette <[log in to unmask]> >> wrote: >> >> Hi VT Birders, >>> >>> Though this isn't Vermont, it is nearby and still of relevance to Vermont >>> birders. It is an irruption year for Great Gray Owls and several can be >>> found in and around Montreal right now. Given the close proximity to the >>> border, it might be wise for everyone to give those Barred Owls a second >>> look this winter. >>> >>> I spent this morning birding at a location called Refuge Faunique >>> Marguerite D'youville where several Great Gray Owls have been recently >>> reported. In just 3 hours of birding, I was able to observe 3 different >>> Great Grays. I thought Vermont birders might be interested in knowing >>> about >>> this great location that is so close by, if you hadn't already heard of >>> the >>> Great Gray Owl influx over the last 2 or 3 weeks. >>> >>> Here are a few photos from my time there this morning, in case you needed >>> some extra motivation to get across the border. >>> >>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/106350684@N05/with/32570347771/ >>> >>> Good luck if you try for them! >>> >>> Tyler Pockette >>> Middlebury >>> >>> >> >>