ONTBIRDS for Friday, July 10, 2009

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Subject: [Ontbirds] Rough-legged Hawk - Amherst Island
From: "Bruce Ripley" <ripley(AT)kingston.net>
Date: 10 Jul 2009 5:44am

    At 11:00a.m. on July 7th, a visiting friend from Mexico spotted and
photographed a Rough-legged Hawk near the Owl Woods on Amherst Island.  The
previously reported Brant was also observed off the KFN property.

Cheers
Bruce Ripley
Amherstview, Ontario

http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/traveller/ferry/index.html#Amherst

 

 

Directions To Amherst Island - Ontario Road Atlas, MapArt Publishing [Pg. 36,
E54 & E55]

 

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 metres 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 $8.00 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.  "Because of liability issues, visitors
to the Kingston Field Naturalists property MUST be accompanied by a KFN member."

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 has owl observing ethics).  Park in
the gravel lane or off the road edge.
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Subject: [Ontbirds] Purple Martin disaster
From: verafg2(AT)netscape.net
Date: 10 Jul 2009 8:11am

I received an email from a Purple Martin Society friend who monitors Purple
Martin colonies.? He said because of our awful weather in?Ontario and
the?northern states?there are few flying insects so many of the hatchlings are
dying of starvation -?about 50%.? I would like to hear from other PM landlords
about their colonies in Ontario; hopefully most monitor their colonies.? Please
email me directly:? verafg2(AT)netscape.net

V Fitz-Gerald
Smithfield, ON 

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