Hello Ont.Birders
The male Eurasian Wigeon was still present yesterday, January 7th at the
DuPont Plant/Elevator Bay area. We observed the wigeon both early a.m. and
again at 2:30 p.m.
There was a good selection of water birds including 1 Canvasback, 175+
Redhead, 27 American Wigeon, 29 American Coot, 6 Common Loon and 1 Belted
Kingfisher. We did a quick check on Wolfe Island and observed 3 Short-eared
Owls, 1 Snow Goose, 3 Northern Pintail, 1 Great Blue Heron and 1 Bonaparte's
Gull. A total of 21 species of water fowl were observed between both
locations. On Saturday, January 6th, 10+ Long-eared Owls and 1 Northern
Saw-Whet owl were seen in the "Owl Woods" and 2 Snowy Owls were observed at
the east end of the island on the K.F.N. property. Anyone birding the "Owl
Woods" should consider rubber boots, the trails were very wet and muddy due
the mild conditions. If you require additional information, please email me
privately.
good birding
Bruce
Directions: 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
AmherstIsland ferry. The ferry (20 minute trip) leaves the mainland on the
half
hour and leaves the island on the hour. Cost is $6.00 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 had owl observing ethics).
Park in the gravel lane or off the road edge. ( directions courtesy of
Bruce Ripley)
Because of liability issues, visitors to the Kingston Field Naturalists'
property at the east end of Amherst Island MUST be accompanied by a KFN
member. For KFN contact
information or how to become a member, please visit
http://kingstonfieldnaturalists.org/ ."
Ferry to Wolfe Island is free and leaves downtown Kingston hourly (check
schedule at
http://www.wolfeisland.com/ferry.php ). Takes 20 min to cross.
DuPont Plant/Elevator Bay is located on the west side of Kingston along King
Str.
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/
