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. Please note that some sightings may require review and remain unconfirmed unless stated otherwise.
Highlights: It would appear that the birds are on their way with good numbers of geese and other migrants moving through the area this week. Our end of the lake is still ice-bound however, though signs of a thaw are on their way. Highlights of the week include; SNOW GOOSE, CACKLING GOOSE, EURASIAN WIGEON, OSPREY, SANDHILL CRANE, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, GYRFALCON, EASTERN PHOEBE, TREE SWALLOW, CAROLINA WREN, FOX SPARROW, and EASTERN MEADOWLARK. City of Kingston The Invista lagoon again pulled in one of this week's highlights - a male EURASIAN WIGEON that stopped by briefly yesterday (1st). Also seen there for the first time this year was an OSPREY. DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS have been scarce until yesterday when 10 were also found at the same location. The 31st march saw thousands of CANADA GEESE moving through, with a good number of SNOW GEESE mixed in for good measure. Over 4000 were noted though some of these may have been repeat observations at nearby locations. TREE SWALLOWS were seen in Kingston's Inner Harbour today (2nd) but the first were noted at Millhaven earlier in the week. A PIED-BILLED GREBE was also seen there today. An EASTERN MEADOWLARK was seen at Portsmouth Olympic Harbour on 1st and an EASTERN PHOEBE was seen there on 2nd. PINE SISKINS continue to be seen nearby. Near the Tett Centre, a CAROLINA WREN was seen at a feeder on 29th and another was at Cartwright Point on 31st. The first AMERICAN WOODCOCK of the season was at Sibbit Ave, just east of the city on 30th. Amherst Island A minimum of 35 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS were counted on the island on 28th and many still remain as of yesterday. Newly arrived today (2nd) are EASTERN PHOEBE and NORTHERN FLICKERS. Singles of CACKLING GOOSE, FOX SPARROW and EASTERN MEADOWLARK were all seen yesterday (1st) and small numbers of SNOWY OWLS can still be found. Please note that you must be a member of Kingston Field Naturalists (KFN) or be accompanied by a member to access the Martin Edwards Reserve. Other sightings In Prince Edward County, a white morph GYRFALCON was seen last Saturday just east of Little Bluffs Conservation Area, and 5 CACKLING GEESE were at Cressy Point later the same day. The first Tree Swallows of the season were noted at Millhaven on 28th. North of Odessa, the 2 SANDHILL CRANES were seen again on 28th and 30th but not since. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen at Elginburg on 31st. In order to minimise disturbance to wildlife and property, Kingston Field Naturalists has adopted the KFN Sensitive Sightings Policy <http://kingstonfieldnaturalists.org/birding/KFN_sensitive_sightings_policy. pdf> . Also note that, as requested by the landowners, sightings of owls at the privately-owned Owl Woods must not be distributed on the Internet (this includes posting as 'Amherst Island' on eBird) by KFN or anyone who visits. To ensure continued access to this location, please respect their wishes and follow the guidelines posted on-site. To maintain records for conservation purposes, sightings from that location are welcomed through all the traditional channels. As always, thanks to all those who have submitted sightings over the last week. Mark. Mark D. Read 47 Ellerbeck Street, Unit 1, Kingston, Ontario K7L 4H5 Canada Mobile: +1 (613) 217-1246 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 Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
