We visited Amherst Island yesterday afternoon and spotted a variety of birds
including: 1 rough-legged hawk; 13 red-tailed hawk; 4 kestrel; 5 northern
harrier (3 male, 2 female); 12 snow bunting; 1 red-breasted merganser (in
the ferry channel on the way to the island); 8 common merganser; 5 snowy
owls including one that followed the ferry half-way back to the mainland,
diving at a gull; 8 black-backed gull; and 20+ herring gull.
On the way there, we saw a male kingfisher sitting on the power lines next
to the Boat Warehouse in Collins Bay along Bath Road.
Peg Hauschildt
Kingston ON
Directions to Amherst Island: (from Bruce Dilabio) 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 $8.00 Canadian round trip. There are no gas stations on
the island. There are restrooms on the ferry and at the island ferry dock.
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