A day trip to Amherst Island started with a heavy snow squall and a cold
wind. The weather improved as the day went on and the birding was good.
Highlights included:
26 Raptors
11 Red Tails
9 Rough Legs (mostly dark morphs)
2 Harriers
2 Kestrals
1 Long-eared Owl
1 Short-eared Owl
27 Tundra Swans
Lots of Redpolls including one Hoary
Lots of Gadwalls and Common Golden Eyes
1 Northern Shrike
4 Pheasants
Lots of Turkeys
Lots of Snow Buntings
1 upside Downy
Iain CO DSCB(NC)
Susan
Paul
Elsa
Joyce
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