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. Please note that some sightings may require review and remain unconfirmed unless stated otherwise.
Highlights: And just like that, it's summer! This is a short report as not too many sightings were noted this week but some of the highlights include; BRANT, LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE, PRAIRIE WARBLER, and ORCHARD ORIOLE. City of Kingston Just a couple of notables this week beginning with a late BRANT seen hanging out at MacDonald Park on 3rd. Great Egrets are being seen more regularly with continuing reports from the Westbrook Marsh area, as well as Arbour Ridge Park. Also seen at Westbrook Marsh (on 4th) were a couple of BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERONS - another was at Hillview Pond on the evening of the 5th. Amherst Island The only report from the island this week concerned a first year male ORCHARD ORIOLE that was seen at a feeder on 3rd Concession on 2nd. Ferry services to both Amherst and Wolfe will be disrupted until the end of June - the Wolfe Island ferry is being serviced and has been replaced by the Amherst Island ferry, in turn replaced by the Glenora ferry, essentially halving capacity on all 3. Plan accordingly and car-pool if you can. Please note that you must be a member of Kingston Field Naturalists (KFN) or be accompanied by a member to access the Martin Edwards Reserve. Other sightings The Napanee Limestone Plain IBA has produced sightings of LOGERHEAD SHRIKE this week as well as UPLAND SANDPIPER and both CLAY-COLOURED and VESPER SPARROWS. At nearby Camden Lake, PIED-BILLED GREBE, BLACK TERN, GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER and GRASSHOPPER SPARROW were all seen this week. However, it is the northern areas of the Kingston circle that are pulling most of the birders these days hoping for woodland shield specialities. Opinicon Road, and in particular Queens University Biological Station where regular point counts are conducted, has seen good numbers of the 'regular' species, including YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, CERULEAN WARBLER and SCARLET TANAGER. This week, 2 separate PRAIRIE WARBLERS were also reported on their property. A similar suite of birds, less the Prairie Warbler, are being regularly seen at a private property near Verona. In order to minimise disturbance to wildlife and property, Kingston Field Naturalists has adopted the KFN Sensitive Sightings Policy <http://kingstonfieldnaturalists.org/birding/KFN_sensitive_sightings_policy. pdf> . Also note that, as requested by the landowners, sightings of owls at the privately-owned Owl Woods must not be distributed on the Internet (this includes posting as 'Amherst Island' on eBird) by KFN or anyone who visits. To ensure continued access to this location, please respect their wishes and follow the guidelines posted on-site. To maintain records for conservation purposes, sightings from that location are welcomed through all the traditional channels. As always, thanks to all those who have 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
