Hi Everyone Spent July 13 and 14 birding the Kingston area including Amherst Island and Prince Edward Point. Despite the hot temperatures the birding was good. On July 13th visited Amherst Island and had a small number of migrant shorebirds including 1 worn breeding plumage adult Stilt Sandpiper at the east end, KFN property. Other species observed on the Island included 1 Yellow-billed Cuckoo, 15+ Brown Thrasher, and 6 Eastern Towhee. Today, July 14th birded Prince Edward Point area and observed an adult Brant, likely summering, among a group of Canada Geese at Prince Edward Point. Other species observed included 5 Orchard Oriole, 12 Brown Thrasher, and a Merlin. There were 20+ Yellow Warblers around the point too. On the way back to Carp made a brief stop north of Napanee and observed 1 Loggerhead Shrike and 1 Grasshopper Sparrow. Good birding, Bruce
Directions: Amherst Island: 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 meters 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 $9.00 Canadian round trip. There are no gas stations on the island. There are restrooms on the ferry, and at the island ferry dock. The East End K.F.N. property is at the easternmost part of the island on the east side of the Lower Forty Foot Road. To reach the Owl Woods, turn left (east) at the four-way stop sign by the general store and drive 3.4 km along Front Rd. to the (seasonal) Marshall Forty-Foot Rd. Marshall Forty-Foot Rd. is across the road from house #2320. Drive along Marshall Rd. to the mid-way point, where there is an "S" in the road (1.2 km, look for the K.F.N. kiosk which had owl observing ethics). Park in t he gravel lane or off the road edge. Because of liability issues, visitors to the Kingston Field Naturalists' property at the east end of Amherst Island MUST be accompanied by a KFN member. For KFN contact information or how to become a member, please visit http://kingstonfieldnaturalists.org/ ." Located in Prince Edward County. Take exit 566 (Marysville) off Hwy 401 and go south on County Road 49 to Picton. Take County Rd. 8 to County Rd. 17 to County Rd. 16 to County Rd. 13. Follow County Rd. 13 to the end until you reach the Prince Edward Point National Wildlife Area. Directions: From Kingston take Hwy 401 west to exit #593 and go north to Nugent Road and turn left. Follow west to CR 27 (Main Street). The Loggerhead Shrike was along Craige Di Labio Birding Website Courses and Field Trips http://www.dilabiobirding.ca http://www.brucedilabio.blogspot.com Bruce Di Labio 400 Donald B. Munro Drive P.O. Box 538 Carp, Ontario K0A 1L0 Office 613-839-4395 Cell 613-715-2571 _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
