At -25C it is very hard indeed to think of spring although it is the time of year when things should start to happen. I can't imagine that there is any open water so those few foolhardy waterfowl that are still around will be confined to the Dupont lagoon or the ferry channels to Amherst and Wolfe. There were 2 Mute Swans in the lagoon last weekend and 5 Tundra Swans were seen on Wolfe last Sunday.
As well as the usual Red-tailed and Rough-legged Hawks there were 5 Snowy Owls and a Merlin on Wolfe on Sunday. Other raptors reported included 2 Bald Eagles in Frontenac P.P. on the 22nd. The Red-breasted Nuthatch continues to visit the Bedford Mills feeder along with a Brown Creeper. There were 3 more Brown Creepers and a Winter Wren found in Frontenac P.P. last Friday. Large flocks of Common Redpolls continue to visit local feeders with up to 2 Hoaries at Bedford Mills all week and a singleton at Camden East yesterday. Three Pine Grosbeaks were in Camden East on Tuesday and a lone Evening Grosbeak was at Bedford Mills yesterday. Seventy-five House Finches at Bath late last week were the largest concentration reported all winter and a Song Sparrow at the Cataraqui Conservation Area last Saturday was the first for the year in the Kingston area. 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
