We seem to be in the midst of loon and grebe migration this week. Over 100 Common loons and 42 Horned Grebes were seen from Amherst Island on the 10th, then another 40 C. Loons and 2 Red-throated on Wolfe Island Wednesday. A third Red-throated Loon was seen yesterday off the Bath Road near Millhaven.
Waterfowl are abundant and no doubt enjoying the wet weather. There were 12 Tundra Swans amid the usual ducks in Elevator Bay on Tuesday. The Eurasian Wigeon was still present on Wednesday. Four Snow Geese put in an appearance on the 15th, 3 on Wolfe and another near Odessa. A lone Brant was at the Steam Museum in downtown Kingston yesterday. A Ruddy Duck was on Wolfe and the sewage lagoons had 15 N. Shoveler and a Hooded Merganser, also on the 15th. The Owl Woods on Amherst has at least 15 Long-eared Owls; no Saw-whets this week. Still on Amherst, one Rough-legged Hawk was reported on the 10th and a Peregrine Falcon on the 15th. Other birds of note include a Hermit Thrush and an Eastern Phoebe on Amherst on the 10th,a Red-bellied Woodpecker near Gananoque on the 11th, a White-throated Sparrow on the 12th and 2 E. Bluebirds on the 13th, both near Elginburg, and a Belted Kingfisher on Wolfe on Wednesday. The two best birds of the week; a Red Crossbill on Amherst last Friday and an incredibly late male Wilson's Warbler seen by a group of 15 birders on Wolfe Island on Wednesday. Cheers, Peter Good Kingston Field Naturalists 613 378-6605
