At about 11:30 am today I spotted a female Black-Backed Woodpecker near the crossroads of Old Carp Rd. and 2nd Line Rd, northwest of Kanata.
She was about 200m southwest of the crossroads, near a house on the south side of the Old Carp Rd. Directions: From the 417 take March Rd north to Old Carp Rd. Turn left onto Old Carp Rd. Drive about 1.3 km to reach 2nd Line Rd. Paul Makepeace Ottawa, ON [EMAIL PROTECTED] From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Oct 1 14:54:13 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from mail.kingston.net (mail.kingston.net [205.189.48.5]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E4A8463E88 for <[email protected]>; Sat, 1 Oct 2005 14:54:12 -0400 (EDT) Received: from ripley (ik-dynamic-66-102-76-171.kingston.net [66.102.76.171]) by mail.kingston.net (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id j91ItwUG008718 for <[email protected]>; Sat, 1 Oct 2005 14:56:00 -0400 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Bruce Ripley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ontbirds" <[email protected]> Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2005 14:52:36 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Subject: [Ontbirds]Amherst Island & Lagoons - Kingston X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2005 18:54:13 -0000 At the east end KFN property early this morning the following birds were observed. The first good sighting was a PEREGRINE FALCON which slowly cruised fairly low over my head. Minutes later a MERLIN zipped by me flying low to the ground. Among a large flock of AMERICAN PIPITS there was 1 LAPLAND LONGSPUR. Of the ten species of shorebirds noted there was 1 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, 20 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS and 1 SANDERLING. There were 3 REDHEADS among the many dabbling ducks. A fairly good search through the Owl Woods could not come up with any NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWLS that were reported yesterday by Karen and Alex Scott, but 4 LONG-EARED OWLS were seen. Large numbers of kinglets and sparrows and a few species of common warblers were present. Met Owen Weir at the Amherstview Lagoons where we found 2 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS and 1 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER. A MERLIN and SHARP-SHINNED HAWK were seen. The day ended with my second reddish-type saddlebags dragonfly within a month, but again could not get a good enough look to identify to species. Arrgh. 71 bird species and 7 butterfly species for the morning. Good Birding Bruce Ripley Amherstview 613-384-6392 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 Rd. 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. There are restrooms on the ferry, and at the island ferry dock. The East End K.F.N. property is at the easternmost part of the island on the east side 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 km along Front Rd. to the (seasonal) Marshall Forty-Foot Rd. Marshall Forty-Foot Rd. is across the road from house #2320. Drive along Marshall Rd. to the mid-way point, where there is an "S" in the road (1.2 km, look for the K.F.N. kiosk which has owl observing ethics). Park in the gravel lane or off the road edge. Directions to Amherstview Sewage Lagoon - Ontario Road Atlas, MapArt Publishing [Pg. 36, D55] >From Hwy. 401 take exit 599 (County Rd. 6, Odessa) south on County Rd. 6 to Taylor-Kidd Blvd. Turn left (east) on Taylor-Kidd and drive approx. 1 km watching for a lane on your right after crossing railway overpass. This is the entrance to the lagoon. If you're coming from Amherst Island, drive east on Hwy 33 approx. 9 km. and then turn left on County Rd 6. Continue north about 1.5 km and turn right (east) onto Taylor-Kidd Blvd.
