Hi all, There are still 1 or 2 places left for this trip! Please let me know TODAY if you are interested. It will be great! Laura
Hi Cayuga Bird Club and Cayugabirds-L members! I am writing to see if you would be interested in joining the Cayuga Bird club on a trip to Amherst Island in Ontario, Canada, with side trips to Wolfe Island and Cape Vincent, to be led by Meena Haribal. The plan is to leave very early on the morning of Saturday, Feb 26 for the drive north, stopping along the way to bird, reaching Amherst sometime during the late afternoon. We would return the next day, arriving back in Ithaca during the evening. Accommodation will be on Amherst Island, and will be arranged once we know how many people will be going. The maximum for the trip is 8 people, and we already have 5. So, 3 spaces left! First come, first serve at this point. The cost per person will be between around $45, plus sharing gas expenses. We'll plan to organize our own dinner for Saturday night, as well as breakfast and lunch. You need a valid PASSPORT to into Canada and to return to the U.S. Amherst Island is located in the northeast corner of Lake Ontario, just south of Kingston, Ontario. Wolfe Island is a larger island just to the east of Amherst, while Cape Vincent is in New York State, directly east of Wolfe Island. Both areas are known for the numbers of Snowy and other owls that reside there in the winter. The Cayuga Bird Club has been visiting the area for many years, and the trips typically turn up numbers of Snowy Owls, Saw-whet, Screech, Short-earred, Long-earred, Great-horned and sometimes even Great Grey and Hawk Owls. Both islands are flat farming communities with lots of open space for owls to hunt. We mostly search for owls during the daytime. For those of you who know Amherst Island, be advised the Meena has elected NOT to visit the "owl woods" on this trip, since that area has been over-used during the last few years. PLEASE let me know asap by email (l...@cornell.edu - off the list) if you would like to go on this trip, so I can make the reservations. Meena Haribal will be the leader, but I am doing the organizing for the trip. If you have questions, please feel free to contact me by email at l...@cornell.edu. I hope to hear from you soon! Oh, and don't forget you need a valid PASSPORT to go into Canada and to return to the US. Laura Stenzler Cayuga Bird Club field trip coordinator Laura Stenzler l...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
