Late this afternoon I had the gray morph Gyrfalcon on the west end of Wolfe Island. I watched the bird for a short time then it moved south. I was unable to relocate it. There were also about 60 Greater Snow Geese on the ground.
Amherst Island: For those planning a trip to Amherst I would recommend only going on Sundays. Construction activity is very disruptive and kicking into high gear with a significant uptick in activity. It has already started to look like Wolfe Island. To make matters worse the warmer weather has created road conditions that make travel on many of the unpaved roads from challenging to difficult unless you have four wheel drive. They are trying to upgrade some of the roads but because of the constant heavy traffic and high moisture level the roads are very soft so vehicles sink in. There is no snow but boots are essential because of the mud on the roads. Also, the southern part of Emerald 40 ft Rd is flooded. Higher vehicles should be OK. Brian Morin _______________________________________________ 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
