Dear Ontbirders, On Amherst Island this morning between 9 and 11 am, a Boreal Owl and a Northern Saw-whet Owl in Owl Woods, and a Short-eared Owl just outside. No sign of Long-eared Owls. Two male Northern Harriers and a Rough-legged Hawk on the road into the woods. The Snowy Owl was along Front Road at the eastern end of the island. One American Kestral along Stella 40 Foot Road. Both an adult and a juvenile Bald Eagle over Stella. Pete Kyne and Micha Jackson Brighton, ON Directions (thanks to Paul O'Toole and Bernie Monette): 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 (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.
Owl Woods: To reach the Owl Woods, turn left (east) at the four-way stop sign by the general store and drive 3.4 kilometres along Front Road to the (seasonal) Marshall Forty-Foot Road. Marshall Forty-Foot Road is across the road from house #2320. Drive along Marshall Road to the mid-way point, where there is an "S" in the road (1.2 kilometres , look for the K.F.N. kiosk). Park in the gravel lane or off the road edge. If the north way in is blocked by snow, proceed straight through the stop sign, and down to the end of the Stella forty-foot road. Turn left onto South Shore road, and proceed to the south entrance, just east of 2090 South Shore Rd. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
