Sightings on the Kingston Field Naturalists property include 30 BRANT, 1
SNOW GOOSE and 6 species of shorebirds including 1 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER,
16 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, 30 DUNLIN, 2 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS AND 8 GREATER
YELLOWLEGS.
In the Owl Woods was 1 LONG-EARED OWL, 30 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS and 3 FOX
SPARROWS. Only 1 hawk (a RED-TAILED) was seen all day.
At the Amherstview Sewage Lagoons there were 2 COMMON RAVENS and 1 RUDDY
DUCK. 57 species for the day.
Good Birding
Bruce Ripley
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. Enter through the corral which is at
the south end of the Lower Forty-Foot Road.
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.
Directions to Amherstview Sewage Lagoon: From 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 a lane on your right after crossing
railway overpass. This is the entrance to the lagoon. If you're coming
from Amherst Island, turn right onto highway 33 and then left on county
Road 4. Continue north (1.5 km) and turn right (east) onto Taylor-Kidd
Blvd.
