|
|
|
|
Northern Harrier
- Circus cyaneus
|
| Appearance: |
Crow-sized slim, gliding hawk with long, rounded wings and tail. Up close, male is pale grey, female is brown. In flight, an obvious white patch on the lower back. |
| Behaviour: |
Flies low over marshes and grassland looking for small mammals. |
| Habitats: |
Open habitat, especially grasslands, marshes and old fields. |
|
|
|
|
|
Northern Saw-whet Owl
- Aegolius acadicus
|
| Appearance: |
Robin-sized, square-looking bird of prey with front-facing eyes. Up close, round head with no erect ear-like feathers. |
| Behaviour: |
Active at night. During the day, roosts in dense conifer trees. Tame, and approachable when perched. Call, given a lot in early spring, is a series of whistles. |
| Habitats: |
Forest, especially moist conifer forest. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Olive-sided Flycatcher
- Contopus borealis
|
| Appearance: |
Robin-sized slender, olive bird with a broad, flat beak, and a triangular-shaped head. The wings have white stripes on them. |
| Behaviour: |
Catches insects in flight. Often perches on top of dead tree on lookout for flying prey. Loud song sounds like "hic, three beers!". |
| Habitats: |
Forest, especially forest edge with dead standing trees. |
|
|
|
![[Home page]](/ontario/images/home-button.gif)
![[Field Guides]](/ontario/images/fieldguides-button.gif)
![[Species at Risk]](/ontario/images/risk-button.gif)
![[ROM Collections]](/ontario/images/collections-button.gif)
