Report to OntBirds, from the reported week's sightings for the Kingston
Region.
Page numbers and location Quadrants noted in square brackets [...], are for
named sites. They refer to the MapArt Publishing "Ontario Road Atlas, 2003
Edition".
Page numbers and Quadrants in Open Brace brackets {.....} are for locations
requiring more detail. They refer to MapArt Deluxe Street Atlas of Eastern &
Northern Ontario, 1st Edition.
This is a copy of the Apr. 5, '04, KFN Phone Line script, with added detail
for locations:
(No recent Reports for AMHERST I. or HOWE I.)
WOLFE ISLAND [page 36, quad E57]
Duncan Gow reported for Mar. 28, '04: "I took the ferry from Kingston to
Wolfe Island and back. At Wolfe Island I saw 14 TURKEY VULTURES swirling up
together several hundred feet before they headed north across the lake. Over
a period of 30 minutes I saw 25 Turkey Vultures make their way north across
to the mainland. Just after the boat left Wolfe Island I spotted around 40
SNOW GEESE (white morph) heading east in a line about 40 feet above the
water. They were spectacular in the full sun and appeared to gain elevation
and break their single line formation as they headed over the east end of
Wolfe Island.
PRINCE EDWARD POINT [page 35, quads G&H52 & G53]
On Mar. 30, Eleanor Sachs & I birded to the Point: Expected migrants
included many KILLDEER, MEADOWLARKS, TREE SWALLOWS, BROWN-HEADED COWBIRDS,
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, E. PHOEBE, BROWN CREEPER, TURKEY VULTURES, E. BLUEBIRDS
and N. FLICKER. Unexpected were a pair of SURF SCOTER, a lone RED-NECKED
GREBE, a FIELD SPARROW & a YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER
We found few hawks: 1 SHARP-SHINNED and 4 RED-TAILED & 1 AM. KESTREL.
Smith Bay & South Bay had lots of DUCKS: thousands of GR. SCAUP, REDHEADS,
100's of RING-NECKED DUCK, 2 MUTE SWAN, 100's of BUFFLEHEAD, and a few AM.
WIGEON.
ELGIN, CHAFFIES LOCKS & BREWERS MILLS [page 49 quad Z58]
Mar. 31, With the North Leeds Birders highlights were 3 RED-SHOULDERED
HAWKS, 20 PINE SISKINS, 3 EA. PHOEBES, 4 GREAT BLUE HERONS, 4 WOOD DUCK, 2
BLUE-WINGED TEAL, 1 OSPREY & 2 OTTERS
OTHER SIGHTINGS
On Apr. 5, Eleanor Sachs & I saw our first DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT flying
over the Causeway on Hwy 2. At Cartwright Point [page 36, quad D56] {page 48
& 49, quads N20 & M21}
Mar. 29, 8:30 a.m., Bruce Ripley heard and saw a TUFTED TITMOUSE a short way
up the hill on The Point Road not far from the Mail Boxes. Eleanor Sachs and
I heard and saw it near #14 The Point Road, around noon. Faith Avis saw it
the next day but it has not been seen since.
Compiled by: Robert Sachs, Kingston, Ontario
