Leeds and the Thousand Islands Leeds and the Thousand Islands Leeds and the Thousand Islands is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville. The township is located along the St. Lawrence River, and extends north into rural hamlets and villages. Formerly, this township was divided into three separate townships: Leeds, Landsdowne and Escott townships; these townships amalgamated to form the current township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands. The township comprises the communities of Berryton, Black Rapids, Brier Hill, Cheeseborough, Darlingside, Dulcemaine, Ebenezer, Eden Grove, Ellisville, Emery, Escott, Fairfax, Gananoque Junction, Gray's Beach, Greenfield, Grenadier
North American river otter spp.), daces ("Rhinichthys" spp.), shiners ("Notropis" and "Richardsonius" spp.), and squawfishes ("Ptychocheilus" spp.); and Ictaluridae, which consists of bullheads and catfish ("Ictalurus" spp.). Other fish an integral part of the North American river otters' diets are those that are often plentiful and found in large schools: sunfish ("Lepomis" spp.); darters ("Etheostoma" spp.); and perches ("Perca" spp.). Bottom-dwelling species, which have the tendency to remain immobile until a predator is very close, are susceptible to North American river otters. These include mudminnows ("Umbra limi") and sculpins ("Cottus" spp.). Game fish, such as trout (Salmonidae) and pike (Esocidae), are not a significant