At -21C this morning it will be a better day to feederwatch than scan the fog for waterfowl. However, last weekend the KFN participated in the annual Mid-winter Waterfowl Count and tallied 113,000 birds between Ivy Lea and Prince Edward Point. Almost half of these were the 48,000 Greater Scaup off the east end of Prince Edward County. Rarities included 3 Cackling Geese and 3 Barrow's Goldeneye. There were 2 Wood Ducks at Napanee on Tuesday and another two at Kingston Mills yesterday. Owls reported this week were an E. Screech on Howe Island last Sunday, 2 Barred at Lemoine Pt. on Wednesday and another at Bedford Mills yesterday. A Sharp-shinned Hawk visited Bedford Mills on Friday and Wednesday and an injured N. Goshawk was picked up at Queen's this week and delivered to the Sandy Pines Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre at Napanee. Depending on your particular feeder you are getting at least a few if not a lot of Am. Tree Sparrows, Dark-eyed Juncos, Am. Goldfinches, Pine Siskins and Common Redpolls. At least two Hoary Redpolls were seen this week. Other sightings of note were a N. Shrike on Howe Island on Sunday, 76 Wild Turkeys near Hay Bay on Tuesday and over a hundred Horned Larks (in two flocks) along the Palace Road south of Newburgh yesterday. 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 [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
