Just returned from Amherst Island where Karen and I found 1 BOREAL OWL and 2 LONG-EARED OWLS in the Owl Woods. The BOREAL OWL was just off to the east of the main path through the Cedar Woods after the bird feeders and just before you get to the large clumps of white cedars on the left. This is at least the 4th record for the Owl Woods since Nov. 22 and may or not be the same owl. (We just compared photos and this one looks like a different bird than the one photographed by Bruce Ripley on November 22).
Other owls have been scarce though. We failed to find a SAW-WHET OWL today although the was one reported yesterday. There were 2 LONG-EARED OWLS today, one very tame one in the Pine Woods, and another in the deciduous woods just to the west of the Cedar Woods. See the new photos on Karen's Web site http://pages.ivillage.com/joey_2002/ Amherst Island is 16 km west of Kingston. Take exit # 593 from Highway 401, proceed south on County Road #4 (formerly Highway 133) to Millhaven on Lake Ontario - the ferry dock is 200m west on Hwy 33 (Bath Road). A round_trip costs $5.00. The ferry leaves every hour on the half hour from 6:30 am onward. To get to the "Owl Woods" after getting off the ferry: When you get off the ferry and drive up to the stop sign, proceed straight through on Stella Forty-foot Rd., to the south end, at the lake. Turn left, and drive to the intersection of the Marshall forty-foot Rd. (immediately east of 2090 South Shore Road). Proceed 1.3 km north to the S-curve. Walk north-east on the trails. Note: the main ferry, Frontenac II is now back in service. Alex. and Karen Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED]
