Hello: Migrating raptors TV=170 BE=2 NH=3 SS=18 CH=3 RS=7 RT=19 PG=1 Total = 223 Hrs =5 Average per hr =44.6 Report from Mike Williamson
Directions to site can be found at the GTRW web site . From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Sep 26 22:11:46 2004 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from post.kos.net (zeus.kos.net [199.246.2.50]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with SMTP id AAEA5484A9 for <[email protected]>; Sun, 26 Sep 2004 22:11:46 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 17362 invoked from network); 27 Sep 2004 02:17:10 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO kos.net) (216.185.90.115) by zeus.kos.net with SMTP; 27 Sep 2004 02:17:10 -0000 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2004 22:15:59 -0400 From: Alex and Karen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.72 [en] (Windows NT 5.0; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Ontario Birds <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: [Ontbirds]Amherst Island Owl Woods X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 02:11:47 -0000 Karen and I made our first visit to the Owl Woods since my stroke in January. We located one SAW-WHET OWL on the northern margin of the Pine Woods, about the usual time for our first fall sightings. Judging from the reports from various banding programs the SAW-WHET OWLS may be on the move a bit earlier than usual with good numbers being reported although with low numbers of hatch year birds so far. Also of interest is a report of 10 BOREAL OWLS banded in Tadessac, Quebec so there is a good possibility that they are moving this year in keeping with their typical 4 year cycle. Our last good year here was the winter of 2000-2001 when we had up to 5 BOREAL OWLS during January, February and early March. Prior to that we had BOREALS most of the winter of 1995-96 through April 20 with a peak of 7 from March 18 - 27. Amherst Island is 16 km west of Kingston. Take exit # 593 from Highway 401, proceed south on County Road #4 (formerly Highway 133) to Millhaven on Lake Ontario - the ferry dock is 200m west on Hwy 33 (Bath Road). A round_trip costs $5.00. The ferry leaves every hour on the half hour from 6:30 am onward. To get to the "Owl Woods" after getting off the ferry: When you get off the ferry and drive up to the stop sign, proceed straight through on Stella Forty-foot Rd., to the south end, at the lake. Turn left, and drive to the intersection of the Marshall forty-foot Rd. (immediately east of 2090 South Shore Road). Proceed 1.3 km north to the S-curve. Walk north-east on the trails. Note: The Frontenac II will be out of service from October 1 - approx. November 15/04. The replacement ferry is much smaller, so be early if you're going to the island between those dates. You can also visit our website @ http://pages.ivillage.com/joey_2002/id1.html Alex. and Karen Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED]
