[Ontbirds] Kingston Area: Snowy Owls

2014-02-10 Thread Bruce Di Labio
Hi Everyone Spent most of the weekend birding the Kingston area including Wolfe and Amherst Island. The Snowy Owls continue to dominant the winter birding scene with 15+ on February 8th on Wolfe Island, mainly the west end of the island and 11 on February 9th on Amherst Island, with at least 5

[Ontbirds]Kingston area: Snowy Owls waterfowl

2008-01-07 Thread Bruce Di Labio
Hi Ontbirders Yesterday, January 6th, we birded Amherst Island which was almost devoid of raptors. In the Owl Woods we found 2 Long-eared Owls and 1 Barred Owl. Elsewhere on the island we found 1 Red-tailed Hawk, 2 Rough-legged Hawks, 1 American Kestrel and 2 Northern Shrikes. Lake Ontario is