There have been no Cave Swallows reported locally as yet, but we were part of the Cattle Egret influx with one reported from Amherst Island last weekend. There were 3 Black-crowned Night-Herons at the Hillview Marsh as well as an Eastern Phoebe last Thursday. N. Harriers and Short-eared Owls have returned to Amherst in good numbers. An Osprey was near the Leo Lake Road until at least last Thursday and that same day a Northern Goshawk was at the Amherstview sewage lagoons. Shorebird numbers are down considerably but Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Dunlin and Pectoral Sandpipers were all seen this week. Lots of Purple Finches and a few Pine Siskins are moving through and there were several reports of Fox Sparrows. There was an Eastern Bluebird near Sydenham on Wednesday. Am. Pipits seem to be the most abundant passerine with flocks in excess of 200 birds seen on Wolfe and Amherst Islands on the 23rd and 28th respectively. 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/
