Volunteers with the Nature Conservancy of Canada conducted an owl survey in Makinak woods last night.
Volunteers either hiked or drove a route, stopped at check points to listen and look for owls.
Local volunteer, Michael Weedon, talks about what he encountered while doing the survey.
“As it turns out we did see one owl, it was a little bit too far away for us to positively identify 100 per cent but we speculated it was probably a Great Horned Owl. And then we also did hear a Northern Saw-Whet Owl briefly on one of the stops as well. So all in all it was a fun experience.”
The survey is done annually to help determine the different species of owls in the region.
