Ontbirders This afternoon, shortly after 1:00pm several observers, including Maureen Riggs and I, simultaneously found the white Gyrfalcon on Wolfe Island. Possibly digesting some goldeneye, it was perched on top of a tall tree on the southwest end of Garden Island (the small island visible on the west or right as the ferry approaches Marysville). The bird was visible from several vantage points looking north from HW 96 (spotting scope required). At about 2:15 the Gyr stretched its wings (wow!) and took off over the tree tops east towards the ferry channel. We didn't see it again on the trip back to Kingston. Directions from Marysville: turn right as soon as you get off the ferry and proceed west for a couple of km. on HW 96. The west end of Garden Island becomes evident as the road rises. One of the good vantage spots was by house # 667. For ferry info from Kingston, check Margaret Bain's posting from yesterday.
Don Shanahan Brighton _______________________________________________ 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/
