Birded Amherst Island today. Visibility was low because of snow flurries,
but we managed to see upwards of a dozen LONG-EARED OWLS in the Owl woods,
GOLDENEYE, BUFFLEHEAD, COMMON MERGANSERS, AMERICAN WIGEONS, GADWALL and two
TUNDRA SWANS off the shore of the east end of the island, and several
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS and HARRIERS flying over open fields. SNOW BUNTINGS
foraged off the road at the east end of the island, while a flock of four
HORNED LARKS were on the road about half a kilometre west of the village of
Stella. Although we didn't see any, we ran into another couple who had seen
SNOWY OWLS in the fields behind the Owl woods.
Wendy & Trevor Heuvel
DIRECTIONS: Amherst Island is accesible by ferry from the village of
Millhaven (west of Kingston). The round trip costs $6 and it leaves for the
island every hour on the half hour (returns every hour on the hour).
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