[Ontbirds]Wolfe Island (Raptors)

[Brian Young]

Hello,

 

Roger Clark and I visited Wolfe Island today; we spent over five hours
touring only the western portion of the island. The temperature was 3
Celsius and mostly overcast with very little to no snow present. We were
able to find 7 Snowy Owls, 29 Rough-legged Hawks, 4 Red-tailed Hawks; one
was a Dark phase, 6 Northern Shrikes, 9 American Kestrels and 37 Tundra
Swans. The swans were on the south east shore line off Kyle Road, two
unidentified raptors, one coyote, one Red fox and next to no small birds.

 

Cheers,

Brian Young

 

The ferry can be reached in downtown Kingston at the corner of Barrack and
Ontario Street, passage is free, ferry leaves the mainland on the half hour
in the morning and on the hour in the afternoon, leave the island on the
hour in the morning and on the half hour in the afternoon.