Special Notice: Amherstview Sewage Lagoons is temporarily closed for a scheduled 'Wetland Construction Project' that began Monday 27th July and is predicted to continue into early October. The site is now designated as a 'construction zone' and access is strictly prohibited. I will notify birders as soon as access to the lagoons is once again permitted.
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: Not too much to report this week I'm afraid, though we still managed to pull off a couple of good sightings. Highlights of the week include; RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, SEDGE WREN, and ORCHARD ORIOLE. A very good sighting of 5 SEDGE WRENS came in last week (24th), reported at a location just northwest of Verona. Another good record was of a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER seen at Lemoine Point CA, Kingston on 30th. Staying in Kingston, the resident PEREGRINE FALCON was seen downtown on 25th, and the Lemoine Point CA ORCHARD ORIOLE was again seen on 25th. Before closing for scheduled maintenance, Amherstview Sewage Lagoons held 4 WILSON'S PHALAROPE, 1 PECTORAL SANDPIPER, 3 SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, and 10 BLUE-WINGED TEAL. At Wilton Creek, near Napanee, shorebirds were also to be found this week - the most unusual being a SANDERLING seen there on 28th. And that's it - I said it was short. 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 337 Button Bay Road, Wolfe Island, Kingston, Ontario K0H 2Y0 Canada Mobile: +1 (613) 217-1246 Email: <mailto:[email protected]> [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
