[Ontbirds]Kingston: Wolfe Island birding

[Bruce Di Labio]

Hello Ont Birders,

Our group had a great day birding Wolfe Island today. There was a noticeable 
change in the raptor numbers and diversity from our visit yesterday. There 
was still a good number of Rough-legged Hawks, both light and dark morph, 
scattered around the west end of the island with the highest concentration 
along 4th Line Road between Baseline and Reed's Bay Roads. 14 Red-tailed 
Hawks was a significant increase over yesterday when just 3 were found. 
Conversely, Rough-legged Hawk numbers were down with just 30 today compared 
to 45 yesterday. 6 Snowy Owls were found again, a concentration of a dozen 
Short-eared Owls was found along Highway 96 between 2nd and 3rd Line Roads 
and a Barred Owl. 6 Northern Shrikes, 2 Cooper's Hawks and 6 American 
Kestrels were located today. Our highlight was an impressive congregation of 
16 Bald Eagles on the ice off the south shore of the island (10 adult and 6 
immature). I'd like to thank Paul Lagasi, Ian Clark & David Tyrer for their 
help locating some species.

A NOTE about WOLFE ISLAND for PHOTOGRAPHERS and BIRDERS: Remember, the 
entire island is private property, except for the public roads. Do not 
trespass on private property. Please be considerate of Wolfe Island 
residents. When parking along roads, do not block the flow of traffic or 
block laneways.

                                Good birding, Bruce

Bruce Di Labio
400 Donald B. Munro Drive
P.O.Box 538
Carp,Ontario,K0A 1L0
(613)839-4395 Home (613)715-2571 Cell

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 Directions:Wolfe Island
>From Highway 401 take exit 617 Division Street south and left onto Queen 
Street to Ontario Street. Turn left on Ontario Street. The ferry terminal is 
located at the corner of Barrack Street and Ontario Street (on your right).
If you require additional information please contact me privately by e-mail.