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: As things really begin to settle down for the summer, surprises still occasionally pop up. Highlights of the week include; LEAST BITTERN, NORTHERN GOSHAWK, LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE, LOUISIANNA WATERTHRUSH, CERULEAN WARBLER, and YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT. Beginning out in Prince Edward County, a male REDHEAD was seen at the somewhat unusual location (for the time of year) of Prince Edward Point. The Napanee Limestone Plain IBA has again produced sightings of LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE (16th) and as many as 8 adult UPLAND SANDPIPERS (18th). A flurry of LEAST BITTERN sightings has come from 2 locations - Moscow Marsh and VARTY Lake. AMERICAN COOT was seen within the private grounds of Bath Generating Station on 17th. However, the real highlight of the week was a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, seen and photographed on Fishing Lake Road, near Elbow Lake Environmental Education centre on 15th. Also seen along that road was a suite of GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, BREWSTER'S WARBLER and BLUE-WINGED WARBLER - the latter still present on 18th. Some concerted research this summer in Frontenac Provincial Park has yielded results - with good numbers of CERULEAN WARBLERS reported. Breeding NORTHERN GOSHAWK has also been noted. On the nearby Canoe Lake Road, LOUISIANNA WATERTHRUSH was seen and heard on 18th. As with Frontenac PP, research at Queen's University Biological Station is yielding good results - the highlight this week again being a single PRAIRIE WARBLER. Finally, Perch River WMA, Jefferson County, NY has again had HENSLOW'S SPARROWS this week - 3 were reported on 17th. This location is within easy driving distance of the Thousand Islands Bridge. 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
