15 birders joined me on a great day out in the Kingston area for the OFO outing to Amherst Island. On the island we visited the Martin Edwards Reserve and the Owl Woods and then on the mainland we visited the Amherstview Sewage Lagoons.
It was a great day to be out with lots of birds everywhere we visited and a total of 88 species. Highlights included: -1 "blue morph" Snow Goose flying over at the Martin Edwards Reserve (MER) -1 Cackling Goose at Amherstview Sewage Lagoons -1 Northern Goshawk seen by the whole group amongst a small raptor flight at MER -1 Snowy Owl at MER (has been present all summer) -point blank views of a breeding plumaged Horned Grebe off MER -2 Lapland Longspurs and 5 Snow Buntings at MER -late Pine and Palm Warblers along the north shore of Amherst Island and a late American Redstart in the Owl Woods -hundreds of sparrows of 11 species Please note that you must be a member of the Kingston Field Naturalists (KFN) or be accompanied by a member to access the Martin Edwards Reserve. The same holds for the Amherstview Sewage Lagoons (or obtain permission). Here are the full results from each location: Hwy 401 carpool lot: http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S20280499 Amherst Island Ferry: http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S20280549 North shore road to MER: http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S20280629 Martin Edwards Reserve: http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S20280900 South shore road between MER and Owl Woods: http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S20280939 South shore road between Owl Woods and ferry dock: http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S20280964 Ferry: http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S20281101 Amherstview Sewage Lagoons: http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S20281156 Thanks to everyone on the trip who helped spot birds and made for a fun day out. Mike --------------------------------------------------------- Mike Burrell [email protected] http://burrellbirding.ca/ Blog: http://mikeburrell.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________ 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 Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
