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 send records
directly to me - contact details below. Please note that some sightings may
require review and remain unconfirmed unless stated otherwise.
Highlights:
There were further signs of warbler migration this week but shorebird
habitat remains in short supply this year with correspondingly poor numbers.
Banding (and birding) picked up a little earlier in the week at Prince
Edward Point with good numbers of BAY-BREASTED and BLACKPOLL WARBLERS moving
through. Here are the highlights of the last week:
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER - an amazing 7 birds (all adults) were seen at
Frontenac Provincial Park on 17th.
PEREGRINE FALCON - birds were noted near (15th) and in Kingston on 18th.
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET - the first bird of the season was seen near Verona on
16th.
GREY-CHEEKED THRUSH - the first record the season was of a bird banded at
Prince Edward Point on 15th, with further records from Amherst Island on
19th and Kingston on 20th.
PALM WARBLER - plenty of reports by the end of the week, but the first was
noted near Verona on 14th.
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:markdread@gmail.com markdread@gmail.com
Blog: "Confessions of a Global Birder" http://markdread.blogspot.com
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eBird Guidelines for Reporting Sensitive Species
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