Hello Ont Birders,
Our group had a great day birding Wolfe Island today. There was a noticeable
change in the raptor numbers and diversity from our visit yesterday. There
was still a good number of Rough-legged Hawks, both light and dark morph,
scattered around the west end of the island with the highest concentration
along 4th Line Road between Baseline and Reed's Bay Roads. 14 Red-tailed
Hawks was a significant increase over yesterday when just 3 were found.
Conversely, Rough-legged Hawk numbers were down with just 30 today compared
to 45 yesterday. 6 Snowy Owls were found again, a concentration of a dozen
Short-eared Owls was found along Highway 96 between 2nd and 3rd Line Roads
and a Barred Owl. 6 Northern Shrikes, 2 Cooper's Hawks and 6 American
Kestrels were located today. Our highlight was an impressive congregation of
16 Bald Eagles on the ice off the south shore of the island (10 adult and 6
immature). I'd like to thank Paul Lagasi, Ian Clark & David Tyrer for their
help locating some species.
A NOTE about WOLFE ISLAND for PHOTOGRAPHERS and BIRDERS: Remember, the
entire island is private property, except for the public roads. Do not
trespass on private property. Please be considerate of Wolfe Island
residents. When parking along roads, do not block the flow of traffic or
block laneways.
Good birding, Bruce
Bruce Di Labio
400 Donald B. Munro Drive
P.O.Box 538
Carp,Ontario,K0A 1L0
(613)839-4395 Home (613)715-2571 Cell
Di Labio Birding Website
Courses and Field Trips
http://www3.sympatico.ca/bruce.dilabio/
Directions:Wolfe Island
From Highway 401 take exit 617 Division Street south and left onto Queen
Street to Ontario Street. Turn left on Ontario Street. The ferry terminal is
located at the corner of Barrack Street and Ontario Street (on your right).
If you require additional information please contact me privately by e-mail.
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