Hello Ontbirders
Today, July 27th, I birded the east point of Amherst Island ( KFN
property). The shorebirding was very good with 14 species. Highlights
included 1 adult breeding plumaged Long-billed Dowitcher (calling)
which flew in with a breeding plumage Stilt Sandpiper and landed along
the shoreline, 2 adult Short-billed Dowitcher, 19 adult Sanderling in
various stages of moult, 3 juvenile Least Sandpiper, and 3 juv. Wilson's
Phalarope.
On the gravel bar were 19 Caspian Terns, 16 Great Black-backed Gull
and 3 Common Tern. A quick check in the "Owl Woods" produced zero owls
but a number of Eastern Towhee's were singing. A visit to Amherstview
Sewage Lagoon revealed 121 adult (moulting) Bonaparte's Gull and one
juv. Wilson's Phalarope. All cells had high water levels, with no
exposed mudflats.
good birding
Bruce
Bruce Di Labio
400 Donald B. Munro Drive
P.O.Box 538
Carp,Ontario,K0A 1L0
(613)839-4395 Home (613)715-2571 Cell
http://www3.sympatico.ca/bruce.dilabio/
Directions: Amherst Island: Exit off the 401 at exit 593 and drive
south to the very end. Turn right on Hwy. 33 and drive 500 m. till you
see the sign to the ferry. The ferry leaves the mainland on the half
hour and leaves the island on the hour. Cost is $5.00 round trip. There
are no gas stations on the island. The K.F.N. property is at the
easternmost part of the island. The Owl Woods is at the midway point of
the seasonal road located 3.4 km. east from the general store.
Amherstview Sewage Lagoon: To reach the Lagoons take Hwy. 401 exit
(593) travel south ( 8.5 km) on County Road 4 to Taylor-Kidd Blvd.
Turn left (east) and follow
Taylor-Kidd Blvd. (6.5 km) to County Road 6. Continue east on
Taylor-Kidd (.8 km), and watch for the second gravel lane on your right
after crossing railway overpass. This is the entrance to the lagoon.
Bruce DiLabio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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