Kingston Field Naturalists (KFN) maintains records in a 50km radius of MacDonald Park, Kingston. Birders using eBird are encouraged to share their sightings with 'Kingston FN'. Alternatively, please email 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 much change from last week, though a brief ice storm and following snowfall messed up the roads for a couple of days. A rise in temperatures got rid of that, though a cold snap is predicted for next week. Here are the highlights of the last week: SNOW GOOSE - Just 2 birds were seen this week (white and blue), both at Bath on 26th. CACKLING GOOSE - A single bird was seen at Bath on 25th. WOOD DUCK - The male continues to be seen at Napanee Springside Park, Napanee. Two males were also seen at Cedar Point SP, NY on 21st. COMMON LOON - A single bird was seen on the crossing to Wolfe Island on 22nd. DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT - A single bird was seen at the Lafarge Cement Factory on Bath Road on 22nd and 25th. RED-SHOULDERED HAWK - a single adult was seen at Napanee on 25th. ICELAND GULL - Not so many sightings this week with just 1 at Lansdowne Dump on 23rd and 3 at Bath on 25th. GLAUCOUS GULL - As with Iceland Gull, birds were seen at just 2 locations - 2 at Lansdowne Dump on 23rd and 2 at Bath on 25th. YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER - a returning bird to a private feeder near Washburn on 25th. TUFTED TITMOUSE - The single bird continued at Gananoque all week. CAROLINA WREN - a single bird was heard at a residence just east of Kingston on 26th. EASTERN BLUEBIRD - A good winter for this species with records this week as follows: 4 at Crosby on 21st; 10 near Lansdowne on 21st; 4 near Enterprise on 21st; and 1 near Sydenham on 23rd. YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER - 6 birds, in a single flock, were seen at Hay Bay on 22nd, with 2 seen at Prince Edward Point the same day. SWAMP SPARROW - singles were seen at Big Sandy Bay, Wolfe Island on 21st, and just north of Bath on 25th. RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD - Fewer birds around this week with 1 at Chelsea Rd, Kingston on 21st and 3 at Florida Road on 22nd and 6 there on 25th. COMMON GRACKLE - A single bird was seen at Elginburg on 26th. And as a FYI, a first winter ROSS'S GULL is currently being seen at Tupper Lake (NY) - that's about 100km from both Brockville and Cornwall (150km from Kingston) as the crow flies. In order to minimise disturbance to wildlife and property, Kingston Field Naturalists has adopted 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 shared 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, a big thank you goes to all 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 Home: +1 (613) 385-1651 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 (OFO) - 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 Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
