Birding today with Brenda Luther, Jim Taylor, Albert Boisvert and Ken Kingdon we managed to see 1 GREAT GRAY OWL and 1 BOREAL OWL in the Jack Pine Plantation in the Owl Woods. There was 1 SNOWY OWL on the east end KFN property. Conditions were very windy and most birds were probably hunkered down. Other good sightings include SNOW BUNTINGS, 2 AMERICAN ROBINS, 3 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS and COMMON REDPOLLS. In Lake Ontario just west of Sandhurst there were many REDHEADS and TUNDRA SWANS. An ICELAND GULL was observed at the Napanee Landfill sight.
Good Birding Bruce Ripley 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. Sandhurst is about 10 km. west of the Amherst ferry dock and the Napanee Landfill Sight is just north from exit 570 onHwy. 401. Make your first right on Beachwood Rd. and the dump is just on the left. You must receive permission at the office to bird from the parking lot.
