Hi Everyone
Today, October 8, 2004 I saw and heard a juv. Long-billed Dowitcher near
the gravel bar at the eastend of Amherst Island (KFN property). It was feeding
in a mixed flock of Dunlin, Black-bellied Plover and a few Greater Yellowlegs
just west of the gravel bar. Had no owls in the "Owl Woods" but a nice
concentration of land birds including, Blue-headed Vireo, Gray Catbird and
Eastern Towhee.
At the Amherst Island Marsh there were 2 Virginia Rails, 4 Marsh Wren and
30+ Swamp Sparrows.
good birding
Bruce
Di Labio Birding Website
Courses and Field Trips
http://www3.sympatico.ca/bruce.dilabio/
Bruce Di Labio
400 Donald B. Munro Drive
P.O.Box 538
Carp,Ontario,K0A 1L0
(613)839-4395 Home (613)715-2571 Cell
Directions: Located 18 km. west of Kingston. Exit off Hwy. 401 at exit 593
(County Road
4, Camden East) and drive south to the very end (Millhaven). (There is a detour
near the end of CR 4 and you have to travel east on Taylor-Kidd Rd. and follow
detour signs. This adds a few mintues to the drive.) Turn right on Hwy. 33 and
drive 100 metres until you see the sign for the Amherst Island ferry. The ferry
(20 minute trip) leaves the mainland on the half hour and leaves the island on
the hour. Cost is $5.00 Canadian round trip. There are no gas stations on the
island.
The East End K.F.N. property is at the easternmost part of the island.
Enter through the corral which is at the south end of the Lower Forty-Foot
Road. Follow the shoreline until you reach the gravel bar at the northeast
part of the island. If you require any additional information please email me
privately.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]
Selkirk Hawk flights, etc Oct. 7 & 8 Selkirk Provincial Park
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Oct. 7
Turkey Vulture 8
Northern Harrier 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 12
Cooper's Hawk 1
Rough-legged Hawk 1
American Kestrel 3
Merlin 1
Peregrine Falcon 2
Other birds of note, 4 Tufted Titmouse, Ovenbird
Monarch Butterfly 28
Oct. 8
Turkey Vulture 13
Osprey 2
Northern Harrier 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 39
Red-tailed Hawk 1 (local)
American Kestrel 1
Peregrine Falcon 2
Other birds of interest, Red-headed Woodpecker, Tree Swallow 4, Tennessee
Warbler 1, American Redstart and a very late male Purple Martin.
Monarch Butterfly 38
Selkirk Provincial Park is located SW of the village of Selkirk off the
Wheeler Rd.
John Miles
Jarvis
1-519-587-5223
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