On December 4/04 at Bath there was 1 WINTER WREN, 1 AMERICAN PIPIT and 2 PINE SISKINS in the park at the end of Heritage Drive. On Amherst Island on the KFN property there were 2 SNOWY OWLS, 32 TUNDRA SWANS, 1 NORTHERN SHRIKE and many species of ducks. In the Owl Woods there was 1 LONG-EARED OWL (10 all together Bruce DiLabio et al). On December 5/04 the KFN trip to Prince Edward Point produced 1 RED-THROATED LOON, 6 HORNED GREBES, 2 WINTER WRENS, 2 NORTHERN SHRIKES and many PINE SISKINS. At East Lake there at least 12 LITTLE GULLS and 2 MUTE SWANS. At Adolphustown there were 2 MUTE SWANS and 1 BROWN CREEPER. The highlight of the day was 1 GYRFALCON at the Dupont Plant in Kingston.
Good Birding Bruce & Justin Ripley 613-544-2872 Bath is located about 2 kilometres west of the Amherst Island ferry dock on the mainland. Look for Heritage Drive on the south side of the highway and drive to the end. There are feeders just on the right and the pipit was along the shoreline. Directions To Amherst Island - Ontario Road Atlas, MapArt Publishing [Pg. 36, E54 & E55] 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). 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 gate at the south end of the Lower Forty-Foot Road. To reach the Owl Woods, turn left (east) at the four-way stop sign by the general store and drive 3.4 kilometres along Front Road to the (seasonal) Marshall Forty-Foot Road. Marshall Forty-Foot Road is across the road from house #2320. Drive along Marshall Road to the mid-way point, where there is an "S" in the road (1.2 kilometres , look for the K.F.N. kiosk). Park in the gravel lane or off the road edge. Prince Edward Point - Hwy #62 south from Belleville. Hwy #62 will take you right into Prince Edward County and into Bloomfield. Follow the road out of Bloomfield (which now becomes #33) for about 5 km and you will see a sign for County Rd. #1 (Sandy Beach Rd.), which lies between The Waringhouse Restaurant/Inn and a General Motors dealership. Make a right onto this road until you come to a stop sign and County Rd. #10. Turn right onto #10 and this will take you into Cherry Valley, where you will come to a Stop sign. Turn left and stay on #10, this will take you to Milford. Make a quick left, then right onto County Rd. #9 and head out of Milford. Within 5km you will come to a Stop sign and "T" junction. The Marine Museum will be to your left and you will make a right onto County Rd. #13. This road will take you all the way to the Prince Edward Point National Wildlife Area and the Bird Observatory. You will come across one Stop sign along the way, just keep to your left and the shoreline, and you will eventually notice the paved road becomes a dirt road. You will then have entered the Wildlife area and we are but a short 3km down the road. Areas to look for Little Gulls are from the Group Campground along County Road 18 at East Lake, or from the County Road 18 boat launch, exactly 1.2 km east from the park entrance intersection, or exactly .9 km west from the Outlet River Bridge, depending on the direction you are travelling. The Dupont Plant is at 255 Front St.. in Kingston. From the 401 hwy. exit south onto Sir John A. MacDonald (at exit 615 km.) and proceed south to King St. West and turn right (west). Proceed west past Portsmouth Ave. to Cataraqui Bay where King St.. becomes Front St.. and where the Dupont Plant property begins. The Penetentiary property is across the Front Rd. to the north.
