There were no real rarities reported last week. Widespread land bird migrants included NORTHERN HARRIER, both KINGLET species, HERMIT THRUSH, DARK-EYED JUNCO, SONG, FOX, WHITE-CROWNED and WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS, COMMON GRACKLE as well as RUSTY and RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS. Good numbers of GREAT BLUE HERONS, TURKEY VULTURE, DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, BELTED KINGFISHER and EASTERN PHOEBE were still being reported. A few AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS had returned. There had been fairly good numbers of PINE SISKINS across the Kingston area. PURPLE FINCHES had been reported here and there as were a few flocks of EVENING GROSBEAKS.
City of Kingston A single BOHEMIAN WAXWING was near Queen's University campus. The Cataraqui River had MUTE SWAN, GADWALL, AMERICAN WIGEON, AMERICAN BLACK DUCK, NORTHERN SHOVELER, GREEN-WINGED TEAL, REDHEAD, RING-NECKED DUCK, both SCAUP species, COMMON GOLDENEYE, COMMON and RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS, 1 BONAPARTE'S GULL and AMERICAN COOT. Birds around the Royal Military College campus included 1 COOPER'S HAWK, 1 KILLDEER, 1 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, 1 ORANGE-CROWNED, 1 YELLOW-RUMPED and 1 NASHVILLE WARBLER. Opinicon Road Up to 3 TRUMPETER SWANS could be found at Chaffey's Lock. Other waterfowl on Lake Opinicon included 14 NORTHERN SHOVELER and 1 NORTHERN PINTAIL. Locally unusual fly overs at Queen's University Biological Station (QUBS) included GREATER YELLOWLEGS, HORNED LARK, LAPLAND LONGSPUR and 2 RED CROSSBILLS. A RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER also put in appearance at QUBS. Prince Edward Point Some of the more interesting birds at the Point this week were 14 COMMON LOONS, 125 HORNED GREBES, 5 RED-NECKED GREBES, 4 SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS, 1 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, 1 BONAPARTE'S GULL, AMERICAN KESTREL, 8 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES, 26 EASTERN BLUEBIRDS, 35 CEDAR WAXWINGS, 110 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, 10 CHIPPING SPARROWS, 3 FIELD SPARROWS, 1 EASTERN MEADOWLARK and 125 PINE SISKINS. Other observations There was a RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH and a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER visiting a feeder on Howe Island. Another RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK and up to a dozen EVENING GROSBEAKS were at Bedford Mills. A GREAT HORNED OWL was singing at Glenburnie. There was a MERLIN, RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, SWAMP SPARROW and CHIPPING SPARROW near Odessa. There were 4 KILLDEER at Loughborough Lake. Thanks to all those who contributed sightings this week. Mark -- Mark Andrew Conboy Operations & Research Assistant and Outreach Coordinator Queen’s University Biological Station 280 Queen's University Road Elgin, Ontario, Canada K0G 1E0 phone: 613-359-5629 fax: 613-359-6558 email: [email protected] or [email protected] QUBS website: http://www.queensu.ca/qubs/index.html QUBS blog: http://opinicon.wordpress.com/ QUBS flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/qubsoutreach/ _______________________________________________ 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/
