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. Overview: Passerine migration has largely tailed off over the past week. The only warblers being regularly seen are the late migrants: Yellow-rumped, Palm, and Nashville Warblers, plus Common Yellowthroat and American Redstart. Shorebirds continue to trickle through and migrant duck numbers are starting to increase. Late migrating sparrows – Fox, Lincoln’s and White-throated – are starting to appear. All in all a typical start to October. There are no rarities to report, just early arrivals and late lingerers. Highlights: SURF SCOTER – an early arrival was spotted at Prince Edward Point on 7 October. RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD – a continuing bird on Amherst Island was seen as late as 5 October. WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER – seventeen birds were seen on Salmon Island on 4 October – a spectacular number for a bird that is not often seen in the area, and rarely more than one at a time when it does show up. SPOTTED SANDPIPER – one bird lingered at Amherstview Sewage Lagoons until at least 2 October. SOLITARY SANDPIPER – single birds were seen at Wilton Creek on 6 October and Prince Edward Point on the 7th. RED-THROATED LOON – a single example was reported on Devil Lake on 5 October – about three weeks ahead of schedule. TURKEY VULTURE – three birds were seen on Wolfe Island on 3 October. GOLDEN EAGLE – one was seen over Prince Edward Point on 3 October. NORTHERN GOSHAWK – an adult was observed on Amherst Island on the 3rd. LONG-EARED OWL – a rare visitor was banded at the Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory on 4 October. EASTERN KINGBIRD – a very late migrant was seen at Devil Lake on 2 October. PHILADELPHIA VIREO – one bird was reported at Gananoque sewage lagoons on 5 October. RED-EYED VIREO – a single bird was seen on 5 October on the K&P Trail north of Kingston. WOOD THRUSH – one was sighted at Devil Lake on 4 October. EVENING GROSBEAK – two were seen near Amherstview on 5 October. CLAY-COLORED SPARROW – a single was at the Russell Road wetland complex on 5 October. FOX SPARROW – the leading edge of the wave was seen with birds at Prince Edward Point on 2 October, on the K&P Trail north of Kingston on the 5th (high count of six birds), and Amherst Island and Gananoque on the 7th. NELSON’S SPARROW – one was seen on Amherst Island on 1 October. CAPE MAY WARBLER – a single bird was observed at Prince Edward Point on 3 October. NORTHERN PARULA – a late migrant was at Prince Edward Point on 7 October. BAY-BREASTED WARBLER – one lingered on Amherst Island until at least 3 October. PRAIRIE WARBLER – one was discovered in Bath on 4 October. SCARLET TANAGER – singles were seen at Prince Edward Point and on the K&P Trail north of Kingston on 5 October. 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