A KFN field trip to Prince Edward Point last Sunday gave a good snapshot of
late September migration. On the water there were several Common Loons, 3
Red-necked and 3 Horned Grebes. Two small flocks of White-winged Scoters also
flew by near Little Bluffs. In the woods there were significant numbers of
Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, Golden and Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Red-breasted
Nuthatches, Brown Creepers, White-throated and White-crowned Sparrows,
Dark-eyed Juncos and Purple Finches. There were, as expected, lots of
Yellow-rumped Warblers and we did have nine other species of warbler but only
in one's and two's.
There was an excellent night flight over Kingston in the wee hours of this
morning; lots of thrushes, sparrows and others.
The variety of waterfowl is starting to increase. Three Greater Scaup and a
Common Goldeneye were at Dupont on Sunday and the lagoons had a N. Pintail and
3 Bufflehead as well as dozens of other ducks on Monday. Also at the lagoons on
Sunday were a Rusty Blackbird, a Barn Swallow, 25 N. Rough-winged Swallows, and
a Little Gull amongst the 100+ Bonaparte's Gulls.
Some lingering species that make the birding interesting include a
Ruby-throated Hummingbird on Howe Island last Sunday, a Solitary Sandpiper at
Camden East on Monday, an Osprey on Tuesday and a Whip-poor-will on Wednesday
both at Bedford Mills.
Cheers,
Peter Good
Kingston Field Naturalists
613 378-6605
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