It's been a relatively uneventful week locally marked only by a few lingering species and the arrival of hordes of White-crowned and White-throated Sparrows and Dark-eyed Juncos. Three Blue-headed Vireos were seen north of the city at disparate locations over the long weekend and there was a Red-eyed Vireo at Bedford Mills on Monday. Warblers of note included a Cape May at Prince Edward Point on Monday, a Nashville and an Orange-crowned at Bedford Mills on Tuesday and another Orange-crowned at Elginburg, also on Tuesday. Chipping, Field and Fox Sparrows were also reported along with good numbers of both kinglets and Yellow-rumped Warblers. Other passerines noted were Brown Creeper, Winter Wren, Hermit Thrush, and Purple Finch.
Raptor reports are down, possibly because both islands are being served by smaller ferries while the Wolfe Islander is in for repairs. However there was a Cooper's Hawk at Bedford Mills and an adult Bald Eagle at Otter Lake on Tuesday and 2 N. Saw-whet Owls on Amherst Island on Monday. A paddle down Collin's Creek on Monday produced a large flock of Rusty Blackbirds, a Sora and a calling Least Bittern. 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/
