Hi Everyone
Today, April 10, birded both Amherst and Wolfe Islands. On Amherst,
additional to B.Ripley's report we saw 1 Northern Rough-winged Swallow, 1
Purple Martin, and 1 Caspian Tern . On Wolfe Island 1 Lapland Longspur flew
over Reed's Bay calling and at Amherstview Sewage Lagoon 650+ Bonaparte's
Gull's were observed.
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
Di Labio Birding Website
Courses and Field Trips
http://www3.sympatico.ca/bruce.dilabio/
Directions: 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.
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.
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.
