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.
A REMINDER RE OWL WOODS: A condition of being allowed continued access to the Owl Woods is that observations of owls seen there are not posted to the Internet (in any form) during the current season. Notices explaining the reasons for this are posted at several locations in the woods. Currently the landowners allow access but this may change if the rules are broken. I am happy to answer questions on their behalf privately. Highlights: It was a very quiet week in the Kingston area. Here are the highlights of the last week: TRUMPETER SWAN - the remarkable number of birds at Lower Brewers Lock continued for a 3rd week with 83 seen there on 10th. At the nearby Upper Brewers Lock, 100 were seen on 11th. Birds are also being seen at Chaffey's Locks with a maximum of 34 seen there on 10th. NORTHERN PINTAIL - a single male was seen at the Wolfe Island ferry dock on 10th. BLACK SCOTER - a single bird was seen at Prince Edward Point on 10th. KILLDEER - visiting birders photographed an obviously confused bird on Wolfe Island on 9th. SNOWY OWL - it remained a very quiet week for this species on Wolfe Island with a 'high' of just 2 birds seen on 10th. A high of 17 was noted on Amherst Island on 9th. Please keep your distance to reduce negative impacts and always respect private property. GYRFALCON - there was another inland sighting this week in the vicinity of Loughborough Lake on 11th. EVENING GROSBEAK - up to 22 birds have been regular at a private feeder near Brewers Mills for the majority of the week. PINE GROSBEAK - birds were seen at just a single location near Gananoque this week, where a high of 5 were present today (15th). COMMON REDPOLL - there were continued widespread sightings across the region this week, with birds being consistently seen at a feeder near Verona where 300 were present on 13th and 15th. HOARY REDPOLL - a single bird was seen on Amherst Island on 10th. LAPLAND LONGSPUR - there was just 1 bird seen this week, on Wolfe Island, on 10th. SNOW BUNTING - most records this week came from islands, with 100 birds seen on Wolfe on 10th and just 10 on Amherst, also on 10th. 75 birds were seen on the mainland, north of Kingston on Ida Hill Road, on 12th. COMMON GRACKLE - marginally outside the area, 10 birds were seen at South Bay, Prince Edward, on 10th. In order to minimise disturbance to wildlife and property in the recording area, Kingston Field Naturalists has adopted the KFN Sensitive Sightings Policy <http://kingstonfieldnaturalists.org/birding/KFN_sensitive_sightings_policy. pdf> . Please note that you must be a card-carrying member of Kingston Field Naturalists (KFN), or be accompanied by a member, to access both the Martin Edwards Reserve and Amherstview Sewage Lagoons. As always, a big thank you goes to all those who have submitted sightings directly or via eBird. Mark. Mark D. Read 337 Button Bay Road, Wolfe Island, Kingston, Ontario K0H 2Y0 Canada Mobile: +1 (613) 217-1246 Email: <mailto:markdr...@gmail.com> markdr...@gmail.com 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 birdalert@ontbirds.ca 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
