Dear Fellow Birders, Seabrooke Leckie and myself did a trip out to Amherst Island today and saw almost essentially what Bruce saw on the weekend. We had a pure white Snowy Owl on South Shore Rd a couple hundred yards west of the east start of the road on the north side in a lone tree in a field. We also had a single light phase Rough-legged Hawk on the eastern side of the island, and Red-tailed scattered throughout. Snow Buntings were very abundant all along the south side, and Horned Larks mostly on the north side. In the KFN property we heard and saw a Great Horned Owl near where the dead Long-eared Owl was found, possibly the killer?
Directions: Amherst Island is located 16 km. west of Kingston. Exit off the 401 at exit 593 and drive south on County Road 4 to the very end (Millhaven). Turn right on Hwy. 33 and drive 300 m. until you see the sign to the Amherst Island 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. The road is closed due to snow drifting so you have to make the 1km or so walk in. Mike Boyd Guelph, Ontario Mike Boyd <[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.
