I was well away from the box and did not want to disturb the Owl. I also made a quick call to my wife, informing her of our visitor, so she got the news first hand before discovering it on social media.įor the photo, I made my way out the front of the house, slinking up the side, and then hopping up on our back deck. It was a colorful spree, repeated over and over again, in a positively excited manner. I can’t share my exact words of excitement on this blog. I did just that and to my joy and surprise it was an Owl! But my brain said “open the shutters and get the bins”. First glance I thought a Squirrel must have found it. The box went unnoticed until December 19th when I happened to be looking out our kitchen window while I was getting ready for work. I thought about all the Owls I’ve seen out there in the wild, not every cavity faces that recommended south/east direction. Unfortunately it would have the box face north/west which is supposed to be the worst direction to face a box due to winds and storms. I picked one of the few trees actually on our lot to use. September 2016 I decided to move the box. I guess he felt safe in it? But then he left, joining all the other young Starlings with their parents and that was it. Some how he found the box, went in, and just sat there watching the big new world around him. One day a juvi European Starling a couple hours in it. 3 years passed and nothing other than the occasional Squirrel taking refuge from a storm.
I wasted no time getting it set up down back where I thought would be a great spot. But let me rewind a bit…ģ9 months prior to his visit, I had bought a hand made Wood Duck box which could also be shelter to Great Crested Flycatchers, American Kestrels and Eastern Screech Owls. Yes, we had a visiting Eastern Screech Owl to our little piece of land in Toronto. The backyard so far for this year has been average, but let me tell you about how it ended in 2016. Good day! Is it too late to wish you all a “Happy New Year”?
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