Kingston Field Naturalists (KFN) maintains records in a 50km radius of MacDonald Park, Kingston. Birders using eBird are encouraged to share their sightings with 'Kingston FN'. Alternatively, please email or post records directly to me - contact details below. Please note that some sightings may require review and remain unconfirmed unless stated otherwise.
Highlights: The weather over the also 2 weeks has alternated between mild, extremely cold and cold again. With a fairly good dumping of snow, conditions have been favourable to the flocking of birds to feeders and open water. With some of the areas CBCs already wrapped up and published, this report will be a quick summary of some of the highlights. GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE - 2 were seen and photographed on the Napanee River on 10th. SNOW GOOSE - a total of 95 were recorded on 18th on Wolfe Island. CACKLING GOOSE - 2 at Cataraqui Bay on 11th and 13th; 2 on 9th Line, Wolfe Island on 10th. HARLEQUIN DUCK - 2 birds briefly off Old Front Road, Kingston on 18th. GREEN-WINGED TEAL - a pair were seen at Big Sandy Bay, Wolfe Island on 18th. WOOD DUCK - a male continues to be seen at Napanee Springside Park, Napanee. RUDDY DUCK - 2 were seen in Kingston's Inner Harbour on 18th. ICELAND GULL - 4 sightings: 1 at Cataraqui Bay, Kingston on 11th and 18th; 1 Big sandy bay, Wolfe Island on 18th and 1 Amherst Island on 19th. LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL - an adult was seen at Joyceville waste facility on 21st. GLAUCOUS GULL - the bird at Invista on 18th may well be the same individual also seen at the Wolfe Island ferry the same day; 1 at Lansdowne dump on 20th; 1 at Gananoque on 21st; 1 at Joyceville waste facility on 21st and 23rd. EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE - still some debate about this bird but 1 seen in the Balsam Grove area on 12th and 18th. SNOWY OWL - not too many birds around this year. The Kingston CBC tallied 6, all on Wolfe Island. YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER - separate birds were seen at Aldolphustown and Wilton Creek, Morven on 11th; another was seen in Kingston's east end on 18th. TUFTED TITMOUSE - birds continue at Millen Bay, NY (2) and Gananoque (1). Two further birds are regular to a feeder near Poole Island, just outside the circle on the St Lawrence parkway. MARSH WREN - 1 at Marshlands CA, Kingston on 18th. RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET - 1 on Washburn Road, Sunbury, on 21st. HERMIT THRUSH - 1 on Howe Island on 21st. GREY CATBIRD - a great winter find with a single bird seen at Gananoque on 21st and 22nd. NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD - 1 at Button Bay Road, Wolfe Island on 15th; 1 on 11th Line, Wolfe Island on 18th; and 1 in Kingston on 22nd. PINE WARBLER - one was seen at Prince Edward Point on 17th. YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER - 4 birds at Prince Edward Point on 17th. FOX SPARROW - 1 near Camden East on 15th; 4 in Kingston's west end on 18th. WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW - 3 at Waupoos, Prince Edward on 10th; 1 near Millhaven on 15th and 16th; 1 at Sydenham on 22nd. HARRIS'S SPARROW - a single photographed bird was seen on private property on Amherst Island on 15th and 16th. SAVANNAH SPARROW - a single bird was seen on Wolfe Island on 18th. SWAMP SPARROW - 1 Big Sandy Bay, Wolfe Island on 18th with another in the NW section the same day; 1 on Washburn Road, Sunbury on 21st. RUSTY BLACKBIRD - 8 at Prince Edward Point on 17th; 1 Kingston on 18th; 2 at Pitts ferry on 21st. COMMON GRACKLE - 1 at a feeder near Gananoque all month; 1 on Howe Island on 18th and 21st. In order to minimise disturbance to wildlife and property, Kingston Field Naturalists has adopted the KFN Sensitive Sightings Policy. Also note that, as requested by the landowners, sightings of owls at the privately-owned Owl Woods must not be shared 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, a big thank you goes to all who have submitted sightings over the last couple of weeks. Mark. Mark D. Read 337 Button Bay Road, Wolfe Island, Kingston, Ontario K0H 2Y0 Canada Mobile: +1 (613) 217-1246 Home: +1 (613) 385-1651 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 (OFO) - 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 Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
