Presqu’ile Bird Report for Week of 14-20 Dec 2018
By Doug McRae
Highlights: RING-NECKED DUCK, CANVASBACK, DUNLIN, ICELAND GULL, GLAUCOUS GULL,
CHIPPING SPARROW, PINE GROSBEAK, RED CROSSBILL
Once again coverage was light this week with the exception of Sunday Dec 16
when the Presqu’ile CB
Hi everyone,
At approximately 4:21 PM, I had an adult Little Gull at the Point Edward
lighthouse (Lambton County). This small gull was battling the strong NNW
winds as it was attempting to fly out to the lake, favouring the Michigan
side of the lake. Black underwings obvious against the overcast s
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
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It was a good day for observing: cloudy until mid-morning and then clear; calm
most of day, and temperatures from minus 10 to minus 7 C. Lakes were mostly
ice-covered but Mary Lake had extensive open water, and the river was entirely
ice-free. However, it was a very quiet count for birds! Prelim
The weather was more birder-friendly this week, which resulted in more reports.
Noteworthy for Algonquin were: a NORTHERN SHRIKE photographed just east of km
43 (Dec 15); nine BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS near the Visitor Centre parking lot feeder
(Dec 18); and two SNOW BUNTINGS at the Visitor Centre (Dec
Hello Everyone:
Yesterday at 0755 hrs I was at the 403/401 junction SE of Woodstock and saw
what must have been at least 200 crows North of the highway. The sky
contained this immense black cloud. I've never so many in one place.
I post partly because they have their CBC tomorrow.
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Many thanks
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