Yesterday, Wed., Jan 21, we saw a boreal owl, a saw-whet owl and 11 long-eared owls way back in the piney woods of the Amherst Island owl woods. Also of note, along various roads: 1 snowy owl, 25 rough-legged hawks and no short-eared owls.
The boreal and the saw-whet were within 3 or 4 metres of each other, facing each other. These owls were shown to us by some American birders. Dan Bone, Susan Blayney, John Bick and Brenda Carr (http://ca.geocities.com/[email protected]/amherst.htm): Amherst Island is approximately 2.5 hours south of Ottawa and 16 km west of Kingston, Ontario. Take Highway 417 from Ottawa west to Highway 416 (exit 132). Follow 416 SSE 80 km to Highway 401. Turn right onto 401 and go 128 km to exit 593. Exit south on County Road #4 (formerly Highway 133) and proceed 9 km to Millhaven on Lake Ontario. Turn right or west on Hwy 33 (Bath Road), watch for the ferry dock in 200 metres. A round-trip on the ferry costs $8.00. It leaves every hour on the half-hour from 7:30 AM onward. The first ferry in the morning is an exception leaving ten minutes earlier than thereafter, at 6:20 AM. There are no gas stations on the island, so make sure you have enough before crossing. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
