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 send records directly to me - contact details below. Please note that some sightings may require review and remain unconfirmed unless stated otherwise. Species underlined in bold type require completion of a rare bird report available on the KFN website or directly from me. If indicated, an OBRC report may be required instead (http://www.ofo.ca/site/Obrcreport).
Highlights: Summer has arrived but several great observations were still reported this week including a Little Blue Heron and Yellow-breasted Chat. The Prince Edward Chuck-will's-Widow also continued at Hill Top Road. Here are the highlights of the past week: BRANT - a flock of 35 birds at Cataraqui Bay, Kingston, on 11th were on the late side. CHUCK-WILL'S-WIDOW (OBRC report required) - outside the area at Hill Top Road, Prince Edward, the individual that first showed up in 2014 continues to be heard. WILSON'S PHALAROPE - with fewer people visiting the number of sightings has dropped off but birds continued at the known breeding location of Martin Edwards Reserve, Amherst Island, throughout the period. LITTLE BLUE HERON (OBRC report required) - this bird was last seen at Howe Island on 7th. ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK - a single bird was seen near Lower Brewer's on 20th. BLACK TERN - Camden Lake remains the best place to see this species locally. RED-HEADED WOODPECKER - birds were noted at Frontenac Provincial Park and Wilton during the period. PEREGRINE FALCON - birds were seen at several locations including Bath, Kingston, Gananoque and Wolfe Island. LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE - there were only a handful of reports from the known breeding location of Napanee Limestone Plains IBA with an additional observation from Odessa, a few kilometres south of the core area. SEDGE WREN - 1-2 birds continued at Miller Road, near Tamworth, with another 1-2 on Burridge Road, north of Fermoy. CAROLINA WREN - there were several reports during the period including continuing birds at Lake Ontario Park and Old Front Road, Kingston, with additional sightings from Gananoque and just east of Grass Creek Park. NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD - birds were seen on Amherst Island, at 2 locations in Kingston, and at Napanee Limestone Plains IBA. YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT (KFN report required) - the single bird first seen on Canoe Lake Road on the morning of 4th continued to at least 16th. ORCHARD ORIOLE - birds were reported from several locations with the most consistent being Lemoine Point CA, Kingston, the winter ferry dock on Wolfe Island, and on Amherst Island's south shore. LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH - 2 birds were noted at the known location of Canoe Lake Road on 25th. CERULEAN WARBLER - by far the best place to catch up with this species is Frontenac Provincial Park. In order to minimise disturbance to wildlife and property in the recording area, Kingston Field Naturalists has adopted the <https://kingstonfieldnaturalists.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/KFN_sensiti ve_sightings_policy.pdf> KFN Sensitive Sightings Policy. Please note that you must be a card-carrying member of Kingston Field Naturalists (KFN), or be accompanied by a member, to access both the Martin Edwards Reserve and Amherstview Sewage Lagoons. Permits are being checked on a regular basis at Amherstview. As always, a big thank you goes to all those who have submitted sightings directly or via eBird. 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/> http://www.flickr.com/photos/markdread/ <https://support.ebird.org/en/support/solutions/articles/48000803210-sensiti ve-species-in-ebird> eBird Guidelines for Reporting Sensitive Species -- Ontbirds and Birdnews are moderated email Listservs provided by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) as a service to all birders in Ontario. Birdnews is reserved for announcements, location summaries, first of year reports, etc. To post a message on Birdnews, send an email to: [email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns, contact the Birdnews Moderators by email at [email protected]. Please review posting rules and guidelines at http://ofo.ca/site/content/listserv-guidelines During the COVID-19 pandemic, all Ontario birders should be taking extra precautions and following local, provincial, and federal regulations regarding physical distancing and non-essential travel. To find out more about OFO, please visit our website at ofo.ca or Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists.
