There's not a lot new in the Kingston area as we move into the birding doldrums of late June and early July. The Canoe Lake and Opinicon Roads continue to produce their specialties; lots of Cerulean and Golden-winged Warblers, Yellow-throated Vireos and both cuckoos. This week both Alder and Olive-sided Flycatcher were also reported. In the city Common Moorhens and Green Herons were noted. A late report had a lone Canvasback in the Amherstview sewage lagoons on May 31st.
There were two species of lingering birds that caught our attention. A Snowy Owl was on Simcoe Island on June 6th and from adjacent Wolfe Island reports of a pair of Bald Eagles. Given the lateness of these sightings nesting is entirely possible but not yet confirmed. The KFN is doing their 11th annual Bioblitz this weekend on a farm in southern Lennox and Addington County. The idea is to get an inventory of all the flora and fauna on the property in a 24 hour period and provide an opportunity for both professional biologists, amateurs, and the general public to get out and see what's there. The planned activities are meant to be both entertaining and educational. Barring any really unusual sightings I will give this weekly missive a rest and will reawaken it in July when those shorebirds start their fall migration well before any of us are actually thinking of fall. Have a great summer. 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/
