The second local Red-shouldered Hawk survey was completed last Saturday along
the Canoe Lake Road. There were 29 hawks and an almost equally impressive 21
Barred Owls.(A pair of Barred Owls sang a duet that same day near Bedford
Mills.) There have not been many migrants at the usual spots but a few birds
have taken advantage of the clear nights, despite the north winds, and moved
directly to breeding territories. Also along the Canoe Lake Road were a Least
Flycatcher, a House Wren, a Nashville Warbler, 10 Pine Warblers,2 Louisiana
Waterthrushes and 6 Field Sparrows. Other birds found along this route were a
Red-bellied Woodpecker and 4 Rusty Blackbirds.
Waterfowl don't seem to generate as much interest this time of year when they
have to compete with all the other species. Nevertheless it was very nice of
the 5 Harlequin Ducks to remain at Prince Edward Point for many observers. On a
KFN field trip to PEPt last Sunday we also had excellent looks at all three
scoter species. A pair of Red-necked Grebes was off Howe Island on the 25th and
there was another and 4 Horned Grebes at PEPt on Monday.
Shorebird migration has yet to begin in earnest. At the Kaiser X-road in Prince
Edward County there were a Pectoral Sandpiper, a Greater Yellowlegs and a pair
of Am. Golden Plover last Sunday. ( The plovers were still present yesterday).
High count for the Wilton Creek near Morven was 6 Greater Yellowlegs last
Friday. Other shorebirds noted were a Spotted Sandpiper and a Lesser Yellowlegs
at the lagoons on Sunday and an Upland Sandpiper at PEPt on Monday.
Other new arrivals this week; Blue-gray Gnatcatchers at Waupoos and Chaffey's
Lock on the 25th and 28th respectively, N. Waterthrush at Chaffey's on the 28th
and the Canoe Lake Road on the 29th, Great Crested Flycatcher at Chaffey's on
the 28th, a Common Moorhen in a marsh near Yarker and a Broad-winged Hawk near
Desoronto, both reported yesterday.
Cheers,
Peter Good
Kingston Field Naturalists
613 378-6605
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