Kingston Field Naturalists (KFN) maintain records in a 50km radius of MacDonald Park, Kingston. Birders using eBird are encouraged to share their sightings with ‘Kingston FN’. Alternatively, please email records directly to me – contact details below. Please note that some sightings may require review and remain unconfirmed unless stated otherwise. Species in bold type require completion of a rare bird report available on the KFN website or directly from me. If indicated, an OBRC report may be required instead ( http://www.ofo.ca/site/Obrcreport). Please note: Owl Woods on Amherst Island will be closed from 21 November through to 11 December during the hunting season. Thank you everyone for your patience and respect to the owners of the property who have allowed us for many years to enjoy this treasure. *Overview*: A good range of late migrant vireos, warblers and shorebirds passed through. Migrant waterfowl numbers are starting to build, with nice rafts of American Wigeon and Greater Scaup in evidence along with early scouting parties of Northern Pintail and Northern Shoveler. The top prize for late-staying migrants goes to the Great Egrets – they normally leave by mid-September but this year significant numbers have been loafing around well into October. *Highlights: * CACKLING GOOSE – two were seen on 15 October near Napanee at the farm ponds east of the intersection of County Roads 8 and 9. TUNDRA SWAN – six were observed along the south shore of Amherst Island on 16 October. SEMIPALMATED PLOVER – up to six birds were seen at Parrott’s Bay CA on the 19th, 20th and 21st. BAIRD'S SANDPIPER – two were seen at Parrott’s Bay CA on 19 October, one on the 20th, and two again on 21 October. LEAST SANDPIPER – one at Parrott’s Bay CA on 19 October. WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER – nine were present at Parrott’s Bay CA on 19 October. PECTORAL SANDPIPER – not unusual at this time of year, but a flock of ten at Parrott’s Bay on 20 October was a good count. SOLITARY SANDPIPER – a single bird was seen at Prince Edward Point on the 16th, and a long-staying bird lingered at the Amherstview sewage lagoons until at least 21 October. GREAT EGRET – they were everywhere!: one at Cataraqui Bay and one in the Inner Harbour on 14 October; two at Belle Park on the 15th; five at the Invista property, two at the Little Cat CA and five near Marysville on the 16th; 25 were seen leaving Marysville (just east of the General Wolfe Hotel and restaurant) at last light on the 17th; two were south of Belle Island also on the 17th; two were at Cataraqui Bay on the 18th; one at Marshlands CA on the 19th; three were seen from 100 Foot Park on 20 October; two near Lilla Burke Park on the 21st; and three at Belle Park also on the 21st. The best spot to see these birds in good numbers is in the shallow bay near Marysville. It seems to be a pre-roost location where they congregate before departing to Middle Brother Island. BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON – singles were seen at Hillview Pond on 19 October and at the Invista property on the 21st . These sightings were about one month past the average departure date. YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER – one was seen on Highway 15 near 401 on the 16th. BLUE-HEADED VIREO – one was spotted at Links Mills on 19 October. Single birds were also seen on the Murton Rd to Harrowsmith stretch of the K&P Trail, at a home near Bedford Mills, and at Big Sandy Bay on Wolfe Island, all on 21 October. RED-EYED VIREO – one was at the Prince Edward Point NWA on 16 October, and another was at Big Sandy Bay on the 21st. FISH CROW – the long-staying pair was heard at McDonald Park on 14 October. HOUSE WREN – singles were observed at the Prince Edward Point NWA on 14, 16, and 21 October. CAROLINA WREN – one was at Links Mills on 19 October. GRAY CATBIRD – singles were observed at the Gananoque Waterfront Trail on 16 October, and at Parrott’s Bay CA and the Invista property on 21 October. SWAINSON'S THRUSH – three were seen at Gananoque Lake and one at Point Traverse Woods on 15 October, and a single was seen in Kingston on the 16th. EVENING GROSBEAK – one at Prince Edward Point on the 16th and 17th. NASHVILLE WARBLER – two were seen at the Bird Observatory on 15 October, and one at Prince Edward Point on the 16th. AMERICAN REDSTART – one at Point Traverse Woods on 16, 17, and 18 October; one at Marshlands CA on the 18th; and another spotting at Point Traverse Woods on the 20th. CAPE MAY WARBLER – one at Prince Edward Point NWA on the 16th. BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER – two were seen at Point Traverse Woods on 15 October, one at Prince Edward Point on the 16th, and one at Point Traverse Woods on the 16th. Likely the same bird but reported against two different ebird hotspots. PALM WARBLER – one at Prince Edward Point NWA and another at Parrott’s Bay on 21 October. PINE WARBLER – one at Point Traverse Woods on 16 October. BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER – two at Point Traverse Woods on the 16th, and one at Burbrook Road Trail on the 17th. In order to minimise disturbance to wildlife and property in the recording area, Kingston Field Naturalists has adopted the KFN Sensitive Sightings Policy <https://kingstonfieldnaturalists.org/wildlife/kfn-sensitive-sightings-policy/>. 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. Permits are being checked on a regular basis at Amherstview and those without are being evicted. KFN members wishing to enter the Invista property must enter through the west gate and show their membership card to security. As always, a big thank you goes to all those who have submitted sightings directly or via eBird. Anthony N. Anthony Kaduck Kingston, Ontario Email: kaduckintransit « at » googlemail.com -- "The simple step of a simple courageous man is not to partake in falsehood, not to support false actions" -- Alexandr Solzhenitsyn