Despite the continued north winds more migrants are arriving. There have been several reports of Greater Yellowlegs, Golden-crowned Kinglets, Belted Kingfishers, Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, E. Towhees, Savannah Sparrows, and Loggerhead Shrikes. There were 8 Rusty Blackbirds at Newburgh last Friday, an Upland Sandpiper on Amherst Island and a Pine Warbler at Chaffey's Lock on Saturday, and a Lincoln's Sparrow at the Queen's Biological Station, a few N. Rough-winged Swallows along the K&P Trail and 2 Caspian Terns at the Cataraqui Conservation Area yesterday.
Large numbers of raptors seem to be moving through. High counts of 21 Snowy Owls and 80+ Rough-legged Hawks were tallied on Amherst last Sunday. Most observers don't even bother to count the Red-tailed Hawks, N. Harriers and Am. Kestrels. There was also a single Short-eared Owl on Amherst seen both Saturday and Monday. Tree Sparrows, Dark-eyed Juncos and Pine Siskins continue to frequent feeders. Unexpected, however, were two large flocks of Bohemian Waxwings; 100 at Burridge near Westport and 80 near Elginburg, both seen last Sunday. A single Evening Grosbeak at Bedford Mills today was also a bit of an anomaly. 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 information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
