With autumn migration in full swing and a reduced workload for me, it's time to start posting reports from the Kingston area again. Shorebirds were coming through in good numbers this past week as were warblers and other passerines. Widespread migrants included PHILADELPHIA VIREO, AMERICAN REDSTART, BAY-BREASTED, NASHVILLE, CHESTNUT-SIDED, BLACK-THROATED BLUE, YELLOW-RUMPED, BLACK-THROATED GREEN, TENNESSEE, MAGNOLIA, BLACKBURNIAN, BLACKPOLL and BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT and SCARLET TANAGER.
City of Kingston Notable birds at the Marshlands Conservation Area off Front Road were COOPER'S HAWK, MERLIN, PINE and CANADA WARBLERS and a GREY-CHEEKED THRUSH. Amherstview Sewage Lagoons The lagoons were host to shorebirds and waterbirds including WOOD DUCK, GADWALL, BLUE-WINGED TEAL, AMERICAN BLACK DUCK, NORTHERN SHOVELER, AMERICAN WIGEON, NORTHERN PINTAIL, GREEN-WINGED TEAL, HOODED MERGANSER, both SCAUP spp, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, SPOTTED, SOLITARY, STILT and PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, both YELLOWLEGS spp, SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER and up to 2 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS. Also of note was a LITTLE GULL among the BONAPARTE'S GULLS on the 31st. Opinicon Road Opinicon Road continued to be a productive birding site with loads of migrant warblers passing through. Also of note at Queen's University Biological Station were BARRED and GREAT HORNED OWLS, YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, OVENBIRD, PINE, 1 PALM, 1 WILSON'S and 2 CAPE MAY WARBLERS as well as NORTHEN PARULA. Prince Edward Point Notable birds and select migrants on the point included GREEN HERON, BALD EAGLE, BROAD-WINGED and SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, COMMON RAVEN, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, 1 CONNECTICUT WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER, PALM WARBLER and 1 early WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW. Other Observations A GREAT EGRET was along Perth Road near the Cataraqui Creek Conservation Area on the 3rd. Near Elginburg there was RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, four VIREO spp. and NORTHERN PARULA. Amherst Island Although there were no observations to report from AI this past week, there is a notable bird-related event occurring on the island next week. On Tuesday September 10, the Kingston Field Naturalists (KFN) will be unveiling a sign at their nature reserve on the east end of Amherst Island. The sign will name the property the “Martin Edwards Reserve” in honor of our recently departed, Honorary President. Dr Edwards was a world renowned physicist, naturalist, conservationist and birdwatcher who accumulated a life list of 8,456 species of birds among many other accomplishments. Over the years Martin was President of the Federation of Ontario Naturalists, the Canadian Nature Federation and he was Canada’s representative on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Martin contributed greatly to major conservation efforts made by the KFN, including the establishment of both our nature reserves and the Prince Edward Point National Wildlife Area. A ceremony will take place at 10:15 a.m. on the property near the south end of the Lower Forty Foot Road. We'll go for a bird walk after the formalities. Ferries run on the half-hour from the mainland and return to the mainland on the hour (cost $9). For more information contact Erwin Batalla at 613-542-2048, [email protected], or visitwww.kingstonfieldnaturalists.org. Thanks to all those who contributed observations. 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: 613-533-6617 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 including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
