Report to OntBirds, from the week's sightings for the Kingston Region, as
reported the compiler.
Map Page numbers and location Quadrants noted in square brackets [...] below
are for named sites. They refer to the MapArt Publishing "Ontario Road
Atlas, 2000 Edition".
Map Page numbers and Quadrants in Open Brace brackets {.....} below are for
locations requiring more detail. They refer to MapArt Deluxe Street Atlas of
Eastern & Northern Ontario, 1st Edition.
This is a copy of the Feb.20, '03 KFN Phone Line Announcement, with added
detail for locations:
AMHERST I. [page 36, quad E 54 & 55]
Bruce Ripley Took the 4:30 p.m. ferry to Amherst Island on Feb. 11, to find
SHORT-EARED OWLS. He found. One was sitting on the brush pile directly
behind the fire hall and the other five were seen along the road bordering
the KFN property at the easternmost part of the island. Also observed two
SNOWY OWLS and one GREAT HORNED OWL, both close to the KFN property. At one
point I had a SNOWY OWL on a phone pole, a GREAT HORNED OWL on a fence post
and a SHORT-EARED OWL flying, all in the same field of view. Quite exciting.
Mike Jacques of Carlton Place was on the Island on Feb. 17. He reported: "2
SNOWY OWLS (1 on South Shore Rd. near the KFN property and 1 closer to the
west end of South Shore Road, chasing ducks off the patch of open water
there), 12 ROUGH-LEGGED and 10 RED-TAILED HAWKS (mostly seen from 2nd
Concession), 2 N. SHRIKE. Also 2 N. FLICKERS and 2 SNOW BUNTINGS."
Bob Cermak & Mark Latrémoille reported on evening of Feb. 18: 4 SHORT-EARED
and 2 SNOWY OWLS. One SHORT-EARED was near the fire hall. There were at
least three SHORT-EARED and two SNOWY OWLS along the north/south road
bordering the KFN property at the eastern end of the island. The SHORT-EARED
OWLS at the eastern end of the island gave us a spectacular show. They were
flying all around us, at one point one checked us out by floating directly
over our heads at less than three meters!
WOLFE I. [page 36, quad E56 & 57]
Bea & Jay McMahan and Faith Avis, were birding Wolfe on Feb. 15. "The
pickings were pretty slim. We saw 3 SNOWY OWLS but most notably had a
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER at the feeder at the southwest corner of the 8th line
and hwy 96."
OTHER SIGHTINGS
At Cartwright Point, Kingston {page 49, quad N20} A CAROLINA WREN seen on
Feb. 18 and heard on Feb. 20 2 AM. ROBINS were calling on Feb. 18 near #14
The Point Rd.
Several observers this week have reported a N. HAWK OWL back by the school
on The Perth Rd. Probably the same bird seen there in December and farther
west near Tamworth. To get to the Perth Rd. school area from the 401 Hwy
take exit 617 north up to Rutledge Rd. and check both to the west and to the
north.
Record numbers of BALD EAGLES were being reported this week around the Ivy
Lea Bridge. To get there from 401 Hwy take exit 661 south to the bridge toll
booth and at the south end of the bridge you can take the stairway on the
east side of the road down to a viewing platform. It is also a good idea to
drive west along the 1000 Islands Parkway about 2 km. from the bridge into
the Village of Ivy Lea.
Compiled by,
Bob Sachs Kingston Ont.
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