Kingston Field Naturalists (KFN) maintains records in a 50km radius of MacDonald Park, Kingston. Birders already using eBird are encouraged to share their sightings with 'Kingston FN'. Alternatively, please email, phone or post records directly to me - contact details below. Note: some sightings may require review and remain unconfirmed unless stated otherwise.
Highlights: A glimmer of shorebird passage has begun this week but the focus has, of course, remained on Amherst Island where one lucky observer added a real bonus to what was already a great day. Highlights include; TRUMPETER SWAN, WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, GREATER & LESSER YELLOWLEGS, SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER, LARK BUNTING, HENSLOW'S SPARROW, and ORCHARD ORIOLE. City of Kingston One of the resident PEREGRINE FALCONS was seen over St Mary-on-the-Lake Hospital on 3rd where a MERLIN was also seen later in the day. GREAT EGRETS continue to be seen and one spot with at least one recurring individual is on Perth Road just north of Little Cataraqui Creek CA. Amherst Island The male LARK BUNTING first found on 19th June continues to be seen well by visiting birders and doesn't yet seem to have given up hope of finding a partner. A second impressive find was a SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER seen and photographed on 2nd Concession on 28th. As noted in a previous post, one was reported at Lemoine Point CA, Kingston on 17th, just over 10km to the east - surely the same bird? Also noted on the island, was a WHITE-WINGED SCOTER on 29th, a pair of TRUMPETER SWANS on 1st and an ORCHARD ORIOLE, on Emerald 40 Foot on 28th. At the Martin Edwards Reserve, WILSON'S PHALAROPE, GREAT EGRET, AMERICAN BITTERN and BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON continue to be seen but 2 LESSER YELLOWLEGS seen on 2nd would be early passage birds. If you have submitted an eBird checklist recently from the island, I would really appreciate a copy (shared with 'Kingston FN') for the records. Please note that you must be a member of the Kingston Field Naturalists (KFN) or be accompanied by a member to access the Martin Edwards Reserve. Other Sightings North of Kingston, near Elginburg, GREEN HERON, RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER and EASTERN WHIP-POOR-WILL continue to be seen. Likewise, the Napanee Plains continue to produce UPLAND SANDPIPER, LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE, GRASSHOPPER SPARROW and CLAY-COLOURED SPARROW. East of Gananoque, at Haig Farm, early shorebird movement was noted on 3rd with 8 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 5 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, and a single SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER. Across the border, at Perch River WMA, Jefferson County, NY, 2 HENSLOW'S SPARROWS were noted on 3rd. In order to minimise disturbance to wildlife and property, the KFN Executive will no longer be reporting owl sightings via the Internet. To maintain records for conservation purposes, sightings are welcomed through all the normal channels. As always, thanks to all those who submitted sightings over the last week. Mark. Mark D. Read 47 Ellerbeck Street, Unit 1, Kingston, Ontario K7L 4H5 Canada Mobile: +1 (613) 217-1246 Email: [email protected] Blog: "Confessions of a Global Birder" http://markdread.blogspot.com <http://markdread.blogspot.com/> Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/markdread/ eBird Guidelines for Reporting Sensitive Species <http://help.ebird.org/customer/portal/articles/1006789-guidelines-for-repor ting-sensitive-species> _______________________________________________ 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 Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
