It seems the winter weather is reducing birding activity. I've had no sightings from Amherst Island and one report from Wolfe Island; last Saturday there were the usual hawks and owls; Rough-legged, Red-tailed, Am. Kestrel, Snowy and Short-eared as well as 60 Horned Larks, 30 Am. Robins, 4 N. Shrikes, a Bald Eagle and a Ring-necked Duck.
A Merlin was seen on Welboure Ave., the third sighting this year in the west end of Kingston. Two Common Ravens flew north of Camden East a week ago; they have not been regular this winter south of the shield area to the north of Kingston. Feeders have been busy this week, mostly Common Redpolls far outnumbering the Tree Sparrows, Dark-eyed Juncos, Mourning Doves, woodpeckers, and Black-capped Chickadees. A Brown Creeper and a Hoary Redpoll were added to the mix at the Bedford Mills feeder on Tuesday and a half a dozen Snow Buntings dropped into a Camden East feeder at the height of the storm yesterday morning. Cheers, Peter Good Kingston Field Naturalists 613 378-6605 _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
