Kingston Field Naturalists (KFN) maintains records in a 50km radius of MacDonald Park, Kingston. Birders already using eBird are encouraged to share their sightings with 'Kingston FN'. Alternatively, please email, phone or post records directly to me - contact details below. Note: some sightings may require review and remain unconfirmed unless stated otherwise.
Highlights: Migrating geese brought the majority of this week's highlights, though other migrants continued to filter through, and some old stalwarts were still hanging around. Highlights of the week include; SNOW GOOSE, ROSS'S GOOSE, BRANT, CACKLING GOOSE, RED-NECKED GREBE, KING EIDER, GOLDEN EAGLE, NORTHERN GOSHAWK, SANDHILL CRANE, BONAPARTE'S GULL and RED-HEADED WOODPECKER. City of Kingston CANADA GEESE came through in large numbers on 1st and 2nd of the month and with them came widespread sightings of SNOW GEESE, though mainly in low numbers. However 150 were noted in Reddendale on 1st and 152 on Washburn Road, also on 1st. The odd CACKLING GOOSE has also been observed, with 4 noted on the ice at Lower Brewers Mills on 3rd. A RED-NECKED GREBE was seen in the Inner Harbour on 31st and the Invista bird was last seen on 1st. TREE SAWLLOWS have begun to arrive in greater numbers as have SONG SPARROWS, OSPREY, DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, GREEN-WINGED TEAL and EASTERN PHOEBE. Amherstview Sewage Lagoons A visit to the lagoons on 3rd produced an assortment of waterfowl including NORTHERN SHOVELER and LESSER SCAUP. A single BONAPARTE'S GULL was also seen. Please note you must be a member of Kingston Field Naturalists (KFN) or obtain permission from the municipality in order to gain access to the lagoons. Prince Edward Point/County The KING EIDERS first seen at the end of February near the Bird Observatory were seen again on 29th March and a juvenile NORTHERN GOSHAWK was observed near Lake-on-the-Mountain on 30th. At Kaiser Crossroads, numbers of waterfowl have increased as the ice melts and flood water fills the fields. As many as 700 SNOW GEESE have been seen there this week along with good numbers of NORTHERN PINTAIL, AMERICAN BLACK DUCK, AMERICAN WIGEON and GREEN-WINGED TEAL. Also present in lesser numbers were NORTHERN SHOVELER and TUNDRA SWANS. Other Sightings North of the city, a GOLDEN EAGLE was seen on Whitechurch Road on 31st. On Opinicon Road, near Herbert's Bog, SANDHILL CRANES were heard flying over, also on the same day. East of the city, the RED-HEADED WOODPECKER at Gananoque was seen again last weekend. However, it was the migrating CANADA GEESE that brought the highlights with them, with over 1000 SNOW GEESE reported at 2 separate locations near Lansdowne. Incredibly, 2 BRANT were also reported on 1st on Woodburn Road - the previous earliest record for the area was 5th April, 1952. A ROSS'S GOOSE was also noted the same day north of the Thousand Islands Bridge, as were a couple of CACKLING GEESE. In order to minimise disturbance to wildlife and property, the KFN Executive will no longer be reporting owl sightings via the Internet. To maintain records for conservation purposes, sightings are welcomed through all the normal channels. As always, thanks to all those who submitted sightings over the last week. Mark. Mark D. Read 47 Ellerbeck Street, Unit 1, Kingston, Ontario K7L 4H7 Canada Mobile: +1 613 2171246 Email: [email protected] Blog: "Confessions of a Global Birder" http://markdread.blogspot.com <http://markdread.blogspot.com/> Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/markdread/ eBird Guidelines for Reporting Sensitive Species <http://help.ebird.org/customer/portal/articles/1006789-guidelines-for-repor ting-sensitive-species> _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
