In only four hours of birding Rory MacKay and I observed 12 Snowy Owls on Wolfe Island, most within a few kilometres from the junction of Highway 95 and Baseline Road. Many were adults, with two immaculate males present. A light morph Rough-legged Hawk began calling and then attacked one of the owls, chasing it across a field. Approximately 15 Northern Harriers, 15 Red-tailed Hawks, 12 Rough-legged Hawks, and 4 American Kestrels were present in the same general area.
Good birding! Michael Runtz Directions: The ferry to Wolfe Island is free and leaves hourly from King Street West in Kingston at 6:15 and 7:15 a.m., and then at half past each hour until 12:30, p.m. The afternoon ferry departs on the hour starting at 2 pm. After landing on Wolfe Island, turn right on Main Street and after two blocks turn left on Highway 95. Baseline Road is approximately two kilometres south from Main St. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
