Please excuse the tardiness On 31 March, Dave Moore, Cliff Hodder and I visited Pigeon, Snake and Salmon Islands by boat, 3-10 miles sw offshore from Kingston. We flushed 1 Snowy Owl from Pigeon Island, 3 Snowies from Snake Island and 2 from Salmon. There were no Herring Gulls on any of the islands (though they nest there) but each island had gulls sitting in the water 200-300m offshore. We found one freshly killed, decapitated and eaten Ring-billed Gull on Snake Island. While we worked on the islands, having flushed the owls from them, the gulls came and some alighted on the islands while we were there. Would/could the continued presence of gthe owls on the islands significantly delay...or postpone...nest building and egg-laying ?
Directions: From Hwy 401 at Kingston, take the Sir John A. McDonald Expressway south to King St., turn right, go to next stop light, turn left, go into Portsmouth Olympic Harbour. Go to lake Ontario shore, look to SW. Snake is just visible in the distance. Chip Weseloh
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