Hi Everyone
Today, March 25th, spent the morning birding Presqu'ile Provincial Park.
Viewing conditions were excellent. Six Red-throated Loons, in winter plumage
were observed in Popham Bay off Owen Point Beach Trail and Beach #1.
There was a good variety of waterfowl in both Presqu'ile and Popham Bay
including 700+ Canvasback, 300+ Redhead, 3000+ Greater Scaup and 1000+
Long-tailed Duck, 1000+ Common Goldeneye, 137 White-winged Scoter, 4 Ruddy
Duck( Salt Pt.) and 1 Common Loon.
A brief afternoon visit to Amherst Island produced 6 Long-eared Owl, 1
American Woodcock and 1 Fox Sparrow in the "Owl Woods". One Snowy Owl was
seen south of the village of Stella. Visibility was poor on Lake Ontario due
to fog.
On our drive back to Ottawa, 30+ Tree Swallows were observed along Hwy.
401 at Kingston.
good birding
Bruce
Directions:Presqu'ile: Exit Hwy. 401 at the Brighton exit ( #509) and
follow Cty. Rd. 30
south to Brighton, then follow park signs from there.
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
Amherst Island 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/ ."
If you require an additional information please email me privately.
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/
