The male Black-backed Woodpecker was still present late this afternoon
in Sandbanks Provincial Park in the same location where Margaret Bain
reported seeing it yesterday. We were also not able to locate the female.
Bruce & Allyson Parker
Directions as per Margaret's post yesterday:
Prince Edward County Road 12 starts at the western edge of Bloomfield, south and
east of Belleville. Follow this road to the junction of Cty.Rds. 12 & 18 in the
village of West Lake (not West Beach as previously posted). Do not turn here but
proceed another 1.1km on Cty.Rd.12 with on the right a trailer park, then the
yellow gates to the Dunes Day Use Area, to a small paved road only a few metres
past the yellow gates to park in a gravelled area. The sandy cross-country ski
trail, marked by dark blue markers on the trees, sets off from behind a rusty old
fence near the carpark. There is no notice calling it a ski trail here though there
is coming back from the other direction at the next paved road.
