The King Eider at the Amherst Island Ferry at Millhaven was still present yesterday, with excellent views of it achieved from the ferry just prior to its departure. Also, a total of 73 Common Loons were visible from the ferry and from the south shore.
Amherst Island highlights included 78 Horned Grebes off the south shore, a female Black Scoter along with 30 Tundra Swans off the tip of the Martin Edwards Reserve (accessible only by Kingston Field Naturalist Club members) , and a Northern Shrike near the parking area for that reserve. Raptors were surprisingly scarce on the island: 1 NOGO, 1 RLHA, and 4 MAKE were tallied. Directions as in previous postings for the Eider. Happy Birding! Michael Runtz _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
