There were excellent night flights over Kingston late last week. In the wee
hours of Friday morning thousands of Swainson's Thrushes and hundreds of Hermit
and Gray-cheeked could be heard flying over the city. Warbler and vireo
movement continues apace. Last weekend there were 18 species of warbler at PEPt
including Hooded and Connecticut and 14 species at QUBS and at Bedford Mills
this week. Blue-headed Vireos became more abundant and the number of migrant
sparrows is on the increase. Three Lincoln's were near Camden East on Wednesday
and a flock of 15 Chipping Sparrows was at the start of the Rideau Trail this
morning. White-throated Sparrows are popping up all over the place. Scarlet
Tanagers and N. Flickers were also more widely reported this week.
There's nothing unusual to report on the shorebird front; before yesterday's
rain the Wilton Creek at Morven was almost dry and devoid of birds; the lagoons
have lots of puddle ducks and Bonaparte's Gulls but the only noteworthy
shorebirds were 2 Stilt Sandpipers on Wednesday and 2 Short-billed Dowitchers
today. Last Friday on Amherst there were Stilt, Baird's and Pectoral Sandpipers.
QUBS continues to report both Barred and Screech Owls and a pair of Great
Horned sang a duet near Yarker last Sunday.
New arrivals this week included Golden-crowned Kinglets at Bedford Mills and
Morton and Ruby-crowned Kinglets at PEPt and Bedford Mills. Dark-eyed Juncos
were at Morton and PEPt on Saturday and an Evening Grosbeak put in an
appearance at Bedford Mills on Saturday and Tuesday.
Cheers,
Peter Good
Kingston Field Naturalists
613 378-6605
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