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.
A REMINDER RE OWL WOODS: A condition of being allowed continued access to the Owl Woods is that observations of owls seen there are not posted to the Internet (in any form) during the current season. Notices explaining the reasons for this are posted at several locations in the woods. Currently the landowners allow access but this may change if the rules are broken. I am happy to answer questions on their behalf privately. Highlights: It was again a relatively quiet week in the Kingston area, though some great birds were found by those braving the roads and elements. Here are the highlights of the last week: TRUMPETER SWAN - the remarkable number of birds at Lower Brewers Lock continued with 110 seen there on 3rd. None of these birds are tagged. NORTHERN PINTAIL - a single female was seen at the Wolfe Island ferry dock on 3rd. HORNED GREBE - not a typical wintering bird in the area, a single was seen at the Glenora ferry on 5th. GLAUCOUS GULL - a number of sightings this week with 1 at Lansdowne Dump on 6th, 1 on the Amherst Island ferry on 5th, and 2 on Amherst Island on 6th. RED-SHOULDERED HAWK - a nice adult showed well for an observer near Gananoque on 7th. SNOWY OWL - it remained a very quiet week for this species though a high of 17 was noted on Amherst Island yesterday (9th). Please keep your distance to reduce negative impacts and always respect private property. GYRFALCON - late reports of an immature grey bird at Howe Island on 16th and 17th January surfaced late last week, with further reports of a grey individual in the Kingston area on 3rd and 4th Feb (Wolfe Island ferry) and on 7th (Invista). CAROLINA WREN - two birds continued just east of Kingston over the week, with a further bird in downtown Kingston, also all week. HERMIT THRUSH - a continuing bird was seen at marshlands CA, Kingston, on 4th. EVENING GROSBEAK - up to 19 birds have been regular at a private feeder near brewers Mills for the majority of the week. PINE GROSBEAK - there was just one report this week of 15 birds at Gananoque on 7th. COMMON REDPOLL - there were continued widespread sightings across the region this week, with a high count of 200 being consistently seen at a feeder near Verona. HOARY REDPOLL - a single bird was seen on Wolfe Island on 3rd. LAPLAND LONGSPUR - a late report from Wolfe Island on 2nd concerned a total of 54 birds, with continued reports of far fewer birds all week. SNOW BUNTING - there were surprisingly few records this week, though a high count of 800 was seen on Wolfe Island on 26th. OREGON JUNCO - an example of the Oregon form of Dark-eyed Junco was seen near Gananoque on 7th. RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD - 2 birds were seen on Amherstview Sewage Lagoon on 6th. COMMON GRACKLE - a single bird was seen on Amherstview Sewage Lagoons on 6th. In order to minimise disturbance to wildlife and property in the recording area, Kingston Field Naturalists has adopted the KFN Sensitive Sightings Policy <http://kingstonfieldnaturalists.org/birding/KFN_sensitive_sightings_policy. pdf> . 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. 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:markdr...@gmail.com> markdr...@gmail.com 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 birdalert@ontbirds.ca 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
