Birder owl woods today and was able to locate 6 Northern Saw-Whet; 2 Long Eared, & 1 Barred owl. 1 Male Rednecked Pheasant put in a brief appearance on the south side of the jack pine plantation. At the owl woods bird feeders were good numbers of common redpoll (no Hoary observed) & 1 Red-Bellied Woodpecker put in a brief appearance.South entrance was driveable today but may not be so good tomorrow with pending snow tonight. Just to the west of the south entrance to owl woods a large flock of snow buntings was feeding at a nearby feeder. 1 Snowy owl was sitting a a tree behind the maint buildings just up from the general store. See link below for images from today.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/newfoundlander61/ Directons: Located 18 km. west of Kingston. Exit off Hwy. 401 at exit 593 (County Rd. 4, Camden East) and drive south to the very end (Millhaven). Turn right on Hwy. 33 and drive 100 metres until you see the sign for the Amherst Island ferry. The ferry (20 minute trip) leaves the mainland on the half hour and leaves the island on the hour. Cost is $8.00 Canadian round trip. There are no gas stations on the island. There are restrooms on the ferry and at the island ferry dock. Paul O'Toole Kingston _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
