Hi Everyone
Yesterday, July 3rd I spent a few hours birding Amherst Island. The
waterlevels on Lake Ontario are very high and there was little exposed
suitable habitat for shorebirds. Even the gravel bar on the KFN property was
greatly reduced. Highlights included 1 Brant, 1 White-winged Scoter, 3
Greater Scaup, 2 Least Sandpiper and 1 Lesser Yellowlegs. There were a few
hundred Tree Swallows lined up along the fence lines and 2 Upland Sandpiper
were noted flying over. Earlier in the morning Doug McRae and I did a quick
check at Presqu'ile Provincial Park from Beach #1 to Owen Point and had 1
Lesser Yellowlegs flyover.
good birding, Bruce
Directions: Amherst Island: 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.
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 now $8.00 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.
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/ ."
Directions: Presqu'ile P.P.: To reach Presqu'ile P. Park, follow the signs
from Brighton.
Locations within the Park are shown on a map at the back of a tabloid
that is available at the Park gate. Access to the offshore islands is
restricted at this time of year to prevent disturbance to the colonial
nesting birds there.
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/
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