First day of winter listing began with the RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD which was
observed at 10:00a.m. after about a thirty minute wait.
On Amherst Island on the east end KFN property there was 1 DUNLIN, 2
HORNED GREBE, 1 AMERICAN PIPIT, 1 BRANT, 1 SNOWY OWL and a BALD EAGLE. In
the Owl Woods there was 1 EVENING GROSBEAK, 1 NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL and
about 30 (possibly more) LONG-EARED OWLS.
Unfortunately, the day ended with an injured ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK which I
picked up and took to the Avian Care and Research Foundation. Kit Chubb
determined that the bird was beyond repair and it had to be euthanized.
Bruce Ripley
613-544-2872
DIRECTIONS to Rufous Hummingbird:
>From Hwy 401 @ km. 623 go south on Hwy 15 to the T-junction at
Hwy 2 and then east on #2 Hwy to King Pitt Rd., then south on King Pitt Rd.
to #24 at the end of the Road.
CONDITIONS: The owners are birder-friendly. They request that visiting
birders not block the streets or driveways. Please visit in small groups, 5
or 6 persons at a time are welcome to watch the hummingbird feeder on the
south side of the house from a distance of 20 ft. A good vantage point is
the row of rocks at about that distance south of the feeder.
Directions To Amherst Island Ontario Road Atlas, MapArt Publishing [Pg.
36, E54 & E55]
Located 18 km. west of Kingston. Exit off Hwy. 401 at exit 593 (County Road
4, Camden East)
and drive south to the very end (Millhaven). Turn right on Hwy. 33 and
drive 100 metres
until you see the sign for the Amherst Island ferry. The ferry (20 minute
trip) leaves the
mainland on the half hour and leaves the island on the hour. Cost is $5.00
Canadian round trip.
There are no gas stations on the island. The East End K.F.N. property is at
the easternmost part of the island. There is a stile at the south end of
the Lower Forty-Foot Road, beside the corral.
To reach the Owl Woods, turn left (east) at the four-way stop sign by the
general store and
drive 3.4 kilometres along Front Road to the (seasonal) Marshall Forty-Foot
Road. Marshall Forty-Foot Road is across the road from house #2320. Drive
along Marshall Road to the mid-way point, where there is an S in the road
(1.2 kilometres , look for the K.F.N. kiosk). Park in the gravel lane or
off the road edge.
The chickadees can be hand fed.
"Bruce Ripley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving
and joining the list. As well as general information and content
guidelines.
