This post has been approved by the Ontbirds Coordinator. The new Birds of the Kingston Region, second edition, 2008 is ready for pre Christmas ordering at a reduced rate of $25. The price will be $30 after Christmas. Contact Owen Weir at 613-354-1877 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://kingstonfieldnaturalists.org/ for a look at the book cover. A great Christmas present!
Birds of the Kingston Region, Second Edition, 2008, 611pp Kingston Field Naturalists Ron D. Weir The second edition of the Birds of the Kingston Region is completely revised from the original version that appeared in 1989. The new work includes an analysis of all the KFN records since 1948 of which over 500,000 are new since 1988. The species accounts number 371 which is an increase from the 343 species known in 1988, and include average arrival and departure dates for the migrants and breeding species, their earliest and latest known dates of occurrence. Egg dates and brood dates are provided for the 192 species that have been confirmed breeding in the Kingston area. Dr. Martin Edwards has written the Foreword. There are 19 appendices that contain tabulated information easily read. Among the appendices are the updated official Checklist of the Birds of the Kingston Region, the summary table showing the average arrival and departure dates based on calculations for up to 60 years of records, the results from the several local Christmas Counts and Midwinter Waterfowl survey results since 1988. For the first time are provided the estimated number of pairs of flycatchers, vireos, swallows, wrens, thrushes, warblers, sparrows and blackbirds that nest in our area, each ranked within its own family in separate appendices to make for easy reading. Also for the first time are presented a summary from some of the surveys from the night time counts of migrant songbirds over one station in Kingston. A special Appendix has been prepared by Dr. D.V. Weseloh (Canadian Wildlife Service) in which he has provided a summary of the current status of the colonial water birds in our region that incorporates survey findings unpublished to date. Within the Literature Cited, there are about 461 references provided of which 172 have been published since 1988. The text is supported by two indices, one that contains the English and Latin names and the second French to English names. The second index has been included to help the increasing numbers of birders from Quebec who travel to Kingston to see the birds. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
