Kingston Field Naturalists (KFN) maintains records in a 50km radius of
MacDonald Park, Kingston. Birders using eBird are encouraged to share their
sightings with 'Kingston FN'. Alternatively, please email or send records
directly to me - contact details below. Please note that some sightings may
require review and remain unconfirmed unless stated otherwise.
Third Breeding Bird Atlas:
We are still looking for people to survey squares in the Kingston area (and
beyond). To register and for more information, please visit
https://www.birdsontario.org/ https://www.birdsontario.org/.
Alternatively, contact me directly.
Highlights:
Things slowed down a bit this week and returned to a more normal situation
in terms of weather and migration for the time of year. There's lots of
anticipation in the air but don't forget the whole province is under a
stay-at home order - please follow provincial and local guidelines. Here are
the highlights of the past week:
SURF SCOTER - 16 birds were seen near Prince Edward Point on 10th.
BLACK SCOTER - 6 birds were seen near Prince Edward Point on 10th.
HORNED GREBE - 12 birds were seen near Prince Edward Point on 10th.
RED-NECKED GREBE - 1-2 birds were at Prince Edward Point on 14th/15th.
VIRGINIA RAIL - birds are now fairly widespread.
COMMON GALLINULE - the first bird of the year was photographed at Sydenham
on 13th.
SANDHILL CRANE - birds were noted at 7 locations this week, clearly
indicating a local increase.
LITTLE GULL - a single bird was seen at Reed's Bay, Wolfe Island on 11th,
with two there on 13th. Four birds were seen at Kaiser Cross Road, Prince
Edward, on 15th.
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL - not a common species in the area, a mobile adult
was seen on Wolfe Island on 11th, continuing to 15th.
CASPIAN TERN - numbers are slowly beginning to pick up.
AMERICAN BITTERN - birds are slowly becoming more widespread in low numbers.
GREAT EGRET - There were several widespread sightings this week.
BROAD-WINGED HAWK - the first of the season was noted near Verona on 10th.
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK - Five birds were still on Amherst Island on 15th.
PEREGRINE FALCON - Kingston's downtown bird was seen on 13th.
PURPLE MARTIN - the first birds were seen back on Amherst Island on 13th.
HOUSE WREN - further to last week's very early bird, another individual was
seen Lemoine Point CA, Kingston, on 10th.
CAROLINA WREN - birds were noted at Gananoque, Kingston, and near Bedford.
BROWN THRASHER - this species is now widespread.
EVENING GROSBEAK - a single bird was noted near Verona on 14th.
PINE SISKIN - a single bird was seen at Bur Brook Road, Kingston, on 10th.
RUSTY BLACKBIRD - there were numerous widespread sightings this week but the
high count came from Big Sandy Bay, Wolfe Island, where 25 were seen on
11th.
PALM WARBLER - a single bird was seen at Prince Edward Point on 14th.
PINE WARBLER - widespread
In order to minimise disturbance to wildlife and property in the recording
area, Kingston Field Naturalists has adopted the
<https://kingstonfieldnaturalists.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/KFN_sensiti
ve_sightings_policy.pdf> KFN Sensitive Sightings Policy. Please note that
you must be a card-carrying member of Kingston Field Naturalists (KFN), or
be accompanied by a member, to access both the Martin Edwards Reserve and
Amherstview Sewage Lagoons.
As always, a big thank you goes to all those who have submitted sightings
directly or via eBird.
Mark.
Mark D. Read
337 Button Bay Road,
Wolfe Island,
Kingston, Ontario
K0H 2Y0
Canada
Mobile: +1 (613) 217-1246
Email: mailto:markdread@gmail.com markdread@gmail.com
<https://support.ebird.org/en/support/solutions/articles/48000803210-sensiti
ve-species-in-ebird> eBird Guidelines for Reporting Sensitive Species