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
Posting for Roger Frost, Compiler
Margaret Bain.
The 47th Port Hope-Cobourg Christmas Bird Count was held on December 16, 2017.
A total of 38 field observers and 5 feeder watchers tallied 20,357 birds of 82
species.
The weather in general was good, with light winds and a high of -5°C.
Most of the bird sightings at Presqu'ile Provincial Park in the past
week have been made during the one-day Christmas Bird Count on Sunday,
with few reports on other days.
Periodic freezing of most of Presqu'ile Bay has restricted the number of
ducks, which are now all typical winter species.
Yesterday David Beadle viewed and photographed the Goldeneye that I reported as
a Barrow's on Sunday and, after circulating the photos to some people much more
knowledgable about goldeneyes than I, it has been determined that it is in fact
an orange-billed female Common. Still an interesting
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